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ZWOF Melbourne 2026

Melbourne · Australia · 26 February 2026

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ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia AluminiumAustraliaDurabilityCoatingsSelf-cleaning

Clean by sunlight: inorganic self-cleaning anodised aluminium

Fan Lee

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia Façade engineeringAustraliaComplianceRegulationProfessional practice

What is a façade engineer? The DBPA scope-and-competency panel

Tom Donald, Gareth Winstanley, Elizabeth Carpenter, Vera Tchikina & Alison Potter

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia AustraliaCondensationWindowsWeatherproofingWind load

From risk to resilience: awning windows, wind loads and condensation

Elissa Stirling

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia Building physicsAustraliaStructural glassCondensationWaterproofing

A pool with a view: keeping water out, in, and off the glass

Brian Hubbs

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia GRCFaçade engineeringGlassCurved glassAustralia

A veil of curved glass: the Paula Fox Melanoma Centre

Anne-Laure Chappat

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia Fire safetyAustraliaSustainabilityBIPVSolar façades

If it has to be solid, make it work: PV façades from design to delivery

Oliver Ng, Pete Kennon, Bobby Wei, Blair Stratton & Stefan Brey

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia Façade engineeringFabricationAustraliaStructural glassComplex geometry

The world’s most complex façades: hanging glass and structural trusses

Andreas Geyer

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia Fire safetyAustraliaSustainabilitySteelWindows

The master of materials: steel façades, windows and doors

Philippe Juliard

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia Embodied carbonGlassAustraliaComplianceCircularity

Halloween horror stories: façade failures and the façade as an asset

Rob Buck

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia Embodied carbonAluminiumAustraliaArchitectureSustainability

‘Design a place, not a building’: Harborside’s low-carbon façade

Gumji Kang

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia HeritageAustraliaArchitectureTerracottaLow-carbon

Crafting cities with terracotta: an ancient material, reinvented

Johan Hermijanto

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia Embodied carbonAustraliaReuseCircularityFibre cement

The circular façade: refuse, reduce, reuse and design for disassembly

Cedric Pinto

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia AustraliaCladdingSteelPrefabricationTesting

Built for speed: steel cladding that fixes on two sides

Michael Lette

ZWOF Melbourne 2026 Australia AluminiumAustraliaDurabilityCladdingTimber look

The beauty and longevity of aluminium: timber-look metal

Allan Ramsay