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WELCOME TO FACADES+ TORONTO!

The Architect’s Newspaper is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of our publication, and the 11th year of Facades+. We are thrilled to welcome both new attendees and longtime supporters to the program’s dynamic dialogue. We bring fresh and relevant programming to each city, and have an exceptional group of projects for you to learn about today.

Facades+ Toronto brings together top professionals from the worlds of design, engineering, fabrication, and construction to consider how high-performance envelopes are evolving and transforming the built environment across North America and are responding to changing codes, climates, new technologies, and client expectations.

I’d like to thank our conference Co-Chair, Anthony Fieldman of DIALOG who has brought together this amazing program of design leaders. We invite you to connect with presenters and your peers during networking breaks in the Methods+Materials Gallery.

Please get to know the industry-leading sponsors exhibiting in the Methods+Materials Gallery, and learn how they will help you shape the future of facade design and technology. Has Facades+ struck a chord with you? Have a look at our upcoming events held in 14 cities across the U.S. & Canada. Visit our website to learn more about our other events and additional opportunities to earn your CEUs.

We are eager to hear from you about how we might improve the Facades+ experience. Talk to us. And please spread the word—help us to continue to grow the Facades+ dialogue and community.

All the best,

Diana Darling President AN Media Group

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

DIANA DARLING Conference Director, Cofounder, CEO, The Architect’s Newspaper

DIONNE DARLING VP of Brand Partnerships, The Architect’s Newspaper

MARTY WOOD Program Director, The Architect’s Newspaper

6 AIA / OAA HSW CEU's

8:00 AM CHECK-IN & BREAKFAST | Methods + Materials Gallery

9:30 AM WELCOME:

Diana Darling | The Architect's Newspaper

Anthony Fieldman | DIALOG

9:40 AM PARTNER WELCOME: Clayton Terbrock

9:45 AM PANEL | Circularity: The Future of Facades Construction and Delivery

Presenters:

Tim Coldwell | Chandos Construction

Anthony Fieldman | DIALOG

10:15 AM PANEL | Net Zero Design for Higher Education: Dynamic Facades

Presenter:

Rob Clairborne | DIALOG

11:00 AM METHODS + MATERIALS BREAK

11:25 AM SPOTLIGHT | Thermally Active Façade Retrofits- A Radical Approach

Presenters:

Peter Russell | Hydronic Shell Technologies

11:50 AM PANEL | Material Futures: Advances in Architectural Products & Processes

Presenter:

Aaron Alterman | STI Specified Technologies

Kayla Natividad | Pilkington

Clayton Terbrock | Eastman

12:30 PM NETWORKING LUNCH

1:30 PM ROUNDTABLE | Beyond the All-Glass Facade: Opacity, Energy, and Performance

Presenters:

Tim Coldwell | Chandos Construction

Rob Clairborne | DIALOG

Peter Russell | Hydronic Shell Technologies

Anthony Fieldman | DIALOG

Kelly Alvarez Doran | Director—Ha/f Research Studio University of Toronto

2:15 PM SPOTLIGHT | Facades in Focus: Churchill Meadows Community Centre

Presenters:

Tyler Walker | MJMA Architecture & Design

Ian Mountfort | Blackwell

2:45 PM METHODS + MATERIALS BREAK

3:15 PM PANEL | High-Performance Envelope Research & Innovation

Presenter:

Angela Mejorin | Western University

4:00 PM SPOTLIGHT | Sustainable Envelopes for Cultural Preservation: Library and Archives of Canada

Presenters:

Mark Berest | B+H Architects

David Stavros | B+H Architects

4:30 PM CLOSING REMARKS:

Diana Darling | The Architect's Newspaper

Anthony Fieldman | DIALOG WI-FI

NETWORK: @hyatt_meeting

SPEAKERS

Co-Chair

ANTHONY FIELDMAN - Partner, Architect / DIALOG

Anthony builds on nearly 30 years as a practicing architect. With a reputation for looking beyond prevailing norms to focus instead on what’s possible, his approach to design is without constraints. Anthony’s body of work across typologies and geographies reflects his innate curiosity, and has been widely recognized, exhibited, and published. He has won more than 50 international design awards. Included among these notable projects are the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Maryland, Hong Kong International Airport –Terminal Two, New York City Police Academy, and the Kuwait University College of Education, which earned an award at the prestigious World Architecture Festival. Before joining our practice, Anthony served as National Design Director and Board of Directors Member at a global design firm, based in Toronto. Prior to that, he founded and ran his own design firm, was a Principal and Design Director, and an Associate Partner and Lead Designer for two global practices, all while based in New York City. In these roles, Anthony became a renowned thought leader, authoring many of each practice’s most innovative commissions.

AARON ALTERMAN Curtain Wall & Facade Specialist / STI Specified Technologies

Aaron is a Curtain Wall & Façade Specialist for the Strategic Accounts Division of STI Specified Technologies, covering the central United States and Canada. Aaron joined STI Specified Technologies in 2015 and has over 30 years of experience in construction materials. He has conducted firestop trainings for STI, The International Firestop Council and to a variety of groups including; architects, engineers, consultants, code officials, inspectors and all types of trades. He is certified at Level 2 of Firestop Instructional Training (FIT II).

MARK BEREST Principal / B+H Architects

Mark Berest joined B+H in 2003 and was appointed Principal in 2011. He’s been involved in the practice of architecture since 1987 and is a LEED Accredited Professional. In the course of his 28-year career, Mark has developed expertise in healthcare, postsecondary, sports and recreation, residential, commercial, accessible, and sustainable design. He’s led the development and success of the B+H Sport Practice. Mark has extensive experience in all aspects of the profession, from project level to professional business leadership, with a focus on the management and design of complex, large-scale projects. He has broad experience with an array of Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP) models serving as project lead on both the proponent and compliance sides.

TIM COLDWELL President / Chandos Construction

Tim Coldwell is a Mohawk entrepreneur focused on leading by serving, culture, and the monetization of ideas. He serves as President of Chandos, a purpose driven national technical builder leading change in the Canadian construction industry. Chandos is the largest B-Corp certified contractor in the world and is proud to be one hundred percent employee owned. We believe value is created when leaders combine the power of purpose with existing business models to solve the world’s greatest problems.

ROB CLAIRBORNE Partner / DIALOG

Robert is an award-winning architect with more than 25 years of international experience, particularly in civic, cultural, and urban spaces. His commitment to architecture and authentically understanding each project comes from a deep interest in the challenges and opportunities of our time. Robert’s work relates architecture to the forces that influence each project. By engaging site and environment, program, context, and client, he finds unique and inspired design responses to these conditions that allow each building to express a greater cultural meaning. A consistent voice for the confluence between architecture and the arts, his approach reinforces the role of creativity as a catalyst for building more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive communities.

KELLY ALVAREZ DORAN, OAA, MRAIC Director—Ha/f Research Studio University of

Toronto

Kelly leads MASS Design Group’s London studio, overseeing work in East Africa and Europe. He joined MASS in 2014 to lead its Kigali office and grew the practice from eight employees to 80 over a five year period. Kelly has led the design and implementation of several of MASS’s projects across East Africa, notably the awardwinning Munini District Hospital and Rwanda Ministry of Health’s Typical Hospital Plans; headquarters for both the One Acre Fund and Andela in Kenya; and the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture. Kelly is a graduate of the University of Toronto, a recipient of the Canada Council’s Prix de Rome for Emerging Practitioners, and has held teaching positions at the Bartlett School of Architecture, Harvard University, and the University of Waterloo.

ANGELA MEJORIN

Postdoctoral Researcher / Western University

Postdoctoral researcher in wind engineering and building technology, with a focus on building envelope and façade design. Angela Mejorin is a designated expert for ISO, ASTM, CEN, and UNI standards development Committees. In 2022 she obtained a double Ph.D. from Western University (Canada) and Iuav University (Italy), with a thesis entitled “Wind-Borne Debris Resistance of Facades: Identification of Alternative Impact Test Requirements”. She has been involved in research activities related to tall buildings since 2017, when she joined the CTBUH Research Office at Iuav University for the research on “Cyclone-Glazing and Facade Resilience for the Asia-Pacific Region”.

IAN MOUNTFORT Principal / Blackwell

Ian Mountfort joined Blackwell in 1999, and became an associate in 2005 and a principal in 2008. He studied at McGill University in Montreal, where he obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in structural engineering. He brings a welcome perspective to all of our projects, and is focused on elegance, efficiency, and advances in building technologies. Ian leads Blackwell’s

SPEAKERS

sustainability design committee efforts, working to optimize structural systems while promoting the sustainable and efficient use of materials. He is proud to have led Blackwell’s efforts on the Churchill Meadows Community Centre in Mississauga, and the Neil Campbell Rowing Centre in Port Dalhousie; both projects showcasing innovative and sustainable building designs.

KAYLA NATIVIDAD Architectural Technical Services Engineer / Pilkington

Dr. Kayla Natividad, WELL AP, LEED Green Associate is the Architectural Technical Services Engineer for Pilkington North America. She received her PhD in civil engineering with a focus in glass design from Texas Tech University. A major focus of her work has been directed towards customer and product technical support, sustainability and green building initiatives, codes and standards development for North America, and glass industry advocacy and education.

PETER RUSSELL Partner / Hydronic Shell Technologies

Peter Russell has extensive experience in both design and management of all aspects of architectural project delivery, from concept through full project completion and from positions within academia, a large firm, and independently. He has experience managing large complex projects while interacting with stakeholders across multiple sectors and maintains a passion for social and environmental sustainability, and a deep knowledge of building efficiency strategies.

DAVID STAVROS Senior Design Principal / B+H Architects

David joined B+H in 1999 and was appointed as a Partner in 2005. He has expertise in conceptual design and design development of both large and small-scale institutional, educational, commercial and residential projects. David is an advocate of utilizing an interactive and participatory design process as the means of a higher level of design excellence.

CLAYTON TERBROCK Business Development Manager / Eastman

Clayton Terbrock is working at Eastman as the Business Development Manager for the Advanced Interlayers group in North America. He is responsible of overseeing the relations with architects and façade engineers, providing an experience of over 4 years with glass and laminated glass, in particular. With a background in Marketing from the University of Missouri, Clayton has been providing support to automotive glass laminators in the US and Canada for a few years now. He now brings his passion for glass to the architectural specifying community, offering training and relevant information on high performance laminated glass made with Saflex® and Vanceva® interlayers. He is based in Scottsdale, AZ.

TYLER WALKER

Principal / MJMA Architecture & Design

Tyler Walker is a Principal at MJMA who brings thoughtfulness and rigour to every project, balancing simplicity, functionality, and attention to materials to realize the aspirations of the communities with whom he works. Tyler believes that the primary aim of design should be furthering human well-being, and his focus at MJMA has been the research and advancement of sustainability, in particular mass timber structures. He has a wide-ranging portfolio that encompasses community, recreation, and campus architecture, with recent examples including the Churchill Meadows Community Centre in Mississauga, and the Neil Campbell Rowing Centre in Port Dalhousie.

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