Speakers at Facade 2024 - Circular!

 Felix Thies, Ilmer Thies Architekten AG, Title: Circular Building Müllerstrasse

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Adrian Roiz, Arup, Title: Circularity & Sustainability above and beyond the ideal world: a few practical notes and an example

He is an Structural Engineer by training, and joined Arup in 2006. In these 18 years, he has been involved in a wide range of projects in 5 continents, of different scales and including a variety of façade typologies, materials and systems: from standard curtain walling to geometrically complex structural glass, from commercial buildings to stadiums and airport terminal buildings. His approach to projects is defined by three key drivers: integration of complementary disciplines, technical acumen and sustainability.

Adrián led the engineering scope within the Arup team working on the envelope for the Real Madrid stadium full refurbishment, and is the key account manager for the Spanish giant fashion retailer Inditex. He has been for several years the chairman of the Spanish mirror committee of AEN/CTN-140/GT3.

 Andreas Haug, baubüro in situ ag, Title: New and Improved: Re-use in Façade Construction

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Basil Rudolf, baubüro in situ ag, Title: New and Improved: Re-use in Façade Construction

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Serenella Mauri, WSP, Title: From Waste to Wonder: Circular Economy in Facade Engineering

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Stefan Göddertz, FKG, Title: Re-Glass, Status of guidance

Stefan studied at the Academy of Beaux arts, Nuernberg, Germany from 1991 to 1995, graduating with a ‘Diplom Ingenieur’.  Between 1996-2006 he collaborated with Schneider + Schumacher, Frankfurt; Erik van Egeraat Architects, Rotterdam; Dominique Perrault Architecte, Paris; and Burckhardt & Partner, Zurich.

He began his collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron in 2006, becoming an Associate in 2008. Stefan focuses on the building envelopes for projects such as Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Germany, M+ Hong Kong and triangle Paris, France.

He has developed various projects and was involved in construction in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, England, Israel, Russia, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Canada and the USA.

Stefan is engaged in the SZFF ( Schweizerische Zentrale Fenster und Fassaden ) and heads, together with Martin Teich and Michael Elstner the "Sustainability" working group of the FKG ( Fachverband Konstruktiver Glasbau e.V. ).

Philippe Willareth, Dr. Lüchinger+Meyer Bauingenieure AG, Title: Re-Use and On-Use of Spandrel and Window Glass for Façade Cladding

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Henri Beranek, Josef Gartner GmbH, Titel: Circular façades – practical examples and future prospects

Henri Beranek is Sustainability Manager at Josef Gartner GmbH and holds a Master of Science in Strategy and Sustainability. He works on solutions that promote the transformation of the construction industry towards sustainability. His focus is on establishing business ecosystems to combine circular economy and financial business goals.

Annalena Stetter, Josef Gartner GmbH, Titel: Circular façades – practical examples and future prospects

Since graduating from the DHBW Mosbach in 2019, Annalena Stetter has been working in the structural department at Josef Gartner GmbH. She deals with both structural calculations and approvals for special constructions including projects like the Letzi Tower in Zürich and the Sagrada Familia cross in Barcelona. She is currently writing her Master's thesis on dissipative brackets at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences.

Xabier Garcia, Inasus, Tile: Bespoke facades: Our sustainability approach

Xabier Garcia has an Executive Master in Business Administration (MBA), Computer Science Engineering Degree, MSc in Health and Safety. He specializes in several management areas as Corporate Strategy, Global Purchasing, Cost Control, Quality, Health and Safety, Internationalization or TIC. He joined Inasus in 1.999 and became Managing Director in 2.018, leading a highly skilled team responsible of important façade projects in 12 countries of 3 different continents.

Ron Jacobs, Jansen AG, Title: Reversible façades

Ron Jacobs (Amsterdam 1965) is Project Sales Manager International and has been working for Jansen AG for thirty years. After completing his studies at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, he settled in Belgium in 1994 and became directly involved in the construction industry there. Active until 2021 as Jansen's distribution partner in the Netherlands and Belgium, Ron built a large network of construction professionals from all disciplines; from design, construction to maintenance. Reuse may be added to that. Since January 2022, he has been committed to promoting the unique properties of steel façade systems to architects, clients and universities on an international scale. Research plays a major role in the further international expansion of the Jansen brand. The LCA and related reuse potential of steel is of such significance that Ron has become closely involved in several international (research) projects and case studies. Architects and building professionals know Jansen references such as the award-winning Battersea Power Station in London, Depot Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam and Gare Maritime in Brussels. Renovations and transformations of existing buildings have now become commonplace. Architects will increasingly repurpose and reuse existing buildings (adaptive re-use). So let us design the new buildings we build today fit for re-use in the future.

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Susanne Gosztonyi, HSLU T&A, Title: Building without Material 

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Susanne Gosztonyi is professor and research group leader for integral building envelopes at the Institute of Civil Engineering at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland. Her work combines architecture, building physics, façade technology and biomimetics to develop sustainable and energy-efficient building envelope systems.

Previously, she worked as a researcher at Lund University in Sweden and at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology in Austria, as well as a project architect for international architecture firms in Europe, Australia and South America. She holds a PhD in Architectural Engineering from TU Delft and Master's degrees in Architecture and Urban Planning, and Climate Engineering. She is a member of the European Façade Network efn and is involved as a consultant and reviewer in several scientific journals, research programs and conferences.

Thaleia Konstantinou, TU Delft, Title: Building components design as an enabler for a circular built environment

Dr.Ing Thaleia Konstantinou is an Associate professor in the Department of Architectural Engineerin and Technology of the Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology.  Her activities, related to research and education, focus on energy efficiency, sustainability and circularity, façade design and constructions, industrialisation, product development, and integrated approaches to decarbonise the built environment.

She is the editor-in-chied of the Journal on Facade Design and Engineering, and a member of the European Façade Network (EFN) and her faculty's cross-over research Themes "Circular Built Environment" Hub. 

She has participated in several national and international research projects, such as the H2020 project ENSNARE:  ENvelope meSh aNd digitAl framework for building Renovation, and the nationally funded project JUST PREPARE - Putting REsident Practices And REsidential areas at the center of a JUST and effective energy transition in underprivileged neighbourhoods. Furthermore, she has participated as co-chair and task leader in consortia such as the IEA-EBC Annex 75 and the COST Action CA16114 RESTORE:  Rethink Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy. 

Miren Juaristi, Eurac Research Bolzano, Title: Facade Circular Lab: Experiencing facade disassembling to close the loop

Senior researcher at EURAC Research – Institute for Renewable Energy (Bolzano, Italy),

Miren Juaristi Gutierrez, Senior Researcher at EURAC Research, has a degree in Architecture and a PhD in Environmental and Technological Design in Architecture from the University of Navarra, Spain. Her research focuses on the development of innovative façade technologies. Adaptability, circularity and prefabrication are the main pillars of her R&D activities. She is also an active member of the European Façade Network and contributes to façade education programmes.

Ornella Iuorio, Politecnico di Milano, Title: Deconstruction and Reusing Lightweight Facade Systems: Possibilities, Carbon Impacts and Challenges

Ornella Iuorio is Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano. Formerly, Full Professor and Chair of Architecture & Structures at the University of Leeds. Iuorio passion and experience are in developing sustainable and resilient building systems, with special attention to lightweight systems, prefab, circular economy, and digital constructions. She was recognized as One the “Top 50 Women in Engineering in UK: Invertors & Innovators” by the Guardian in 2022.