Zak World of Façades 2026

Zak World of Façades – Vancouver is a specialist conference on façade design and engineering, focusing on sustainable innovation and construction challenges related to the building envelope. The programme is aimed at architects, developers, main contractors, façade consultants and contractors, sustainability and ESD consultants, fire consultants, glass processors, structural and cost consultants, quantity surveyors, PMCs and related building specifiers. Session topics highlighted in the published agenda include façade design from concept to completion, panelised wall systems and movement joints in seismic regions, sustainability strategy across the building envelope, operational and embodied carbon, and the use of glass in biophilic design.

The listed speaker line-up includes Venelin Kokalov of Revery Architecture, Brad Carmichael of 4EA Building Science, Jordi Marasse of Reynaers Aluminium, Matias Reyes of Vitro Architectural Glass, James Cheng of James KM Cheng | Architects, Christina Chow and Jason Santeford of Gensler, Sarah Silva of Hiy̓ám̓ Housing, and representatives from Entuitive, JRS Engineering, GlasCurtain and Chandos Construction. Within the wider Zak World of Façades series, the event brings together design, engineering and product-supply perspectives on current façade practice in Canada.