Scenes from the Day
A cruise ship pulls out into Sydney Harbour with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background, as viewed from 33 Alfred Street.
Robin Fiala, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Strategy, Otis Elevator Co., delivers the sponsor’s welcome to the Opening VIP Reception.
CTBUH Chairman-Elect Steve Watts, Partner, alinea Consulting, talks to a delegate at the Opening VIP Reception.
Attendees engage with the Modular High-Rise Construction Workshop, convened to establish the most salient issues, challenges and trends in high-rise modular, with an ultimate goal of developing a CTBUH Technical Guide on High-Rise Modular Construction.
The PassivHaus for High-Rise Workshop meets to establish the most salient issues, challenges and techniques for achieving PassivHaus high-rise buildings economically, with an ultimate goal of forming an international committee and developing a CTBUH Technical Guide on PassivHaus High-Rise Construction.
The PassivHaus for High-Rise Workshop meets to establish the most salient issues, challenges and techniques for achieving PassivHaus high-rise buildings economically, with an ultimate goal of forming an international committee and developing a CTBUH Technical Guide on PassivHaus High-Rise Construction.
The Urban Habitat & Urban Design Workshop gets an update on the activities of the UH/UD Committee from Chair James Parakh, Urban Design Manager, City of Toronto, who frames the Committee’s 2018 agenda.
The Urban Habitat & Urban Design Workshop hears from Chris Proctor, Ethos Urban, host of the meeting.
The Tall Timber Workshop takes stock of the growing number of tall timber structures rising around the world, and works to establish classification standards and best practices for high-rise timber construction.
The Tall Timber Workshop takes stock of the growing number of tall timber structures rising around the world, and works to establish classification standards and best practices for high-rise timber construction.
CTBUH Chairman-Elect Steve Watts, Partner, alinea Consulting, greets his new constituency and outlines his plans for the Council.
CTBUH Research Office Manager Dario Trabucco updates Leaders on the activities of the CTBUH Research Office and Research Division.
Simon Lay, Director, Olsson Fire & Risk, describes the research project undertaken by his colleague, Dr. Kate Swinburne, to be conducted with funds from the 2017 International Research Seed Funding Award, in conjunction with the Fire Performance of Facades Working Group.
James Parakh, CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee Chair and Urban Design Manager, City of Toronto Planning Department, provides an update on the recently published and upcoming Technical Guides in the category, as well as the future plans to expand on and enhance the Global Walking Tours.
Ron Klemencic, Co-Chair, Performance-Based Seismic Design Working Group, Chairman & CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, provides insight on the group’s recent publication of a Technical Guide and future plans.
Goman Wai-Ming Ho, Co-Chair, Outrigger Design Working Group, Director, Arup, summarizes the updates made in the new second edition of Outrigger Design for High-Rise Buildings.
Rob Foster, Co-Chair, Tall Timber Working Group, Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland, details the work of the Tall Timber Workshop and plans to standardize classification of tall timber construction methods.
David Scott, Chair, Fire Performance of Facades Working Group, distills the outcomes of the Pre-Conference Workshop and outlines future plans and outputs.
Daniel Safarik, CTBUH Editor and former CTBUH China Office Director, brings the Leaders up to speed on the activities of the CTBUH China Office.
Brian Wooldridge, CTBUH Australia Country Representative, Partner, Opus International Consultants, provides an update on the Australia Chapter’s work, and the outcomes of its CTBUH Funding grant.
Brian Wooldridge, CTBUH Australia Country Representative, Partner, Opus International Consultants, provides an update on the Australia Chapter’s work, and the outcomes of its CTBUH Funding grant.
Rodrigo Carazo, CTBUH Costa Rica Country Representative, President, Rodrigo Carazo Arquitectos S.A., summarizes the prior Trustees meeting, signboard dedication, and other developments in the country.
Anil Hira, CTBUH Mumbai City Representative, Regional Director, BuroHappold Engineering, provides information about the past accomplishments and future ambitions of CTBUH India.
Ilkay Can-Standard, Co-Chair, CTBUH New York Young Professionals Committee, Founder, GenX Consultants, reports on one of the Council’s most active groups, including the outcomes of its CTBUH funding grant.
UK Country Executive Committee Member Javier Quintana de Una, Director, IDOM UK Ltd., runs down the latest developments in the CTBUH UK Chapter.
Also new this year is a special booth devoted to CTBUH Membership and Global Initiatives. Drop by to learn how you can get involved.
