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Conference | 18 June 2026, Dubai
2nd Desert Architecture Mena ForumWe are pleased to announce that Anees Backer and Irina Tadello will participate in the 2nd Desert Architecture MENA Forum in Dubai, contributing to key discussions on the future of building in extreme climates.
On day one, Anees Backer joins the panel ‘Future Facades: Balancing Aesthetics, Performance, and Climate Resilience’, exploring how facade systems can adapt to heat, glare, and dust while balancing energy efficiency, cultural relevance, and long-term performance.
On day two, Irina Tadello moderates ‘Designing the Net Zero Desert’, discussing how architectural innovation, renewable energy systems, passive design strategies, and cross-disciplinary collaboration can support the UAE’s journey toward Net Zero 2050 in extreme desert environments.
Across both sessions, one point becomes clear: the performance of the building envelope under extreme conditions directly influences energy demand, durability, and occupant comfort.
We look forward to exchanging perspectives on what resilient architecture must deliver in practice today.
Further information is available at
www.desertarchitectureforum.com
Exhibition/Conference | 10-11 June 2026, Hanover
REAL ESTATE ARENATwo Days at the Real Estate Arena – Who’s In?
On 10 and 11 June, Thierry Feike will be attending the REAL ESTATE ARENA.
A perfect opportunity for conversations, spontaneous encounters, and genuine exchange beyond calls and emails.
For us, the Real Estate Arena is at its most compelling when brief encounters evolve into substantive discussions—about projects, interfaces, and the challenges currently shaping our planning and implementation processes.
If you’re in Hannover and open to a short conversation:
Thierry looks forward to reconnecting with familiar faces and meeting new ones.
See you next week at the Real Estate Arena.
You can find an overview of the Real Estate Arena programme here:
www.real-estate-arena.comPassed Events 198
Media | May 2020, London
EME Outlook – Issue 36 | Interview with Micha Pawelka“We love challenging facade designs, parametric shapes, curved or just complicated forms and our clients are great in doing such designs,” says Micha Pawelka.
Do you want to know a bit more about us and gain insights into some of our projects, the challenges, and services?
Learn more in the interview with Micha Pawelka on page 52 included in
the latest edition of EME Outlook.
Lecture | 20 April 2020, Dubai
Technal Facade Webinar Series - Episode 2Technal, a part of the Hydro Group, is launching its facade webinar series which tackles key topics on building envelopes. Part of this second episode is also Micha Pawelka with the topic “Sustainable Facades”.
Curious? Join the webinar at Technal on 20th April 2020, 3:00 PM (UAE Time) via Zoom.
For more information and registration, log onto
Technal Facade Webinar – Episode 2
News | April 2020, Großbeeren/Berlin
Results of our collaborative R&D project ArKolCheck out the final results of our collaborative R&D project ArKol on the facade integration of solar thermal systems BIST for energy harvesting and efficient solutions for opaque and transparent facade areas.
Stay tuned for upcoming developments and facade implementations following the concept of ArKol!
Read more on
www.baunetzwissen.de
Lecture | 17 March 2020, Dubai **POSTPONED**
ZAK World of Facades Middle EastJoin us once again with Micha Pawelka delivering his presentation entitled “Sustainability in the Facade Life Cycle – Let’s Dig into this Trend!” at the Zak World of Facades Middle East in Dubai. See you there!
For more information on the conference and the initial lineup of speakers, log onto
www.facades.ae
News | 09 March 2020, New York
R&D’s “Active and Adaptive” are among the top 6 finalistsCongratulations to our R&D-Team on being a top 6 finalist at “Metals in Construction 2020 Design Challenge: Transform a Facade” in New York!
Special congrats to Paul-Rouven Denz and Puttakhun Vongsingha – so proud of your accomplishments with “Active and Adaptive”.
The competition’s challenge: “Submit your vision for transforming 63 Madison Avenue’s facade to increase penetration of sunlight into the interior and enclose the building using a curtain wall system that balances transparency, views, and energy performance.” (Quote from metalinconstruction.org)
What a great opportunity to work on such an important topic. We really enjoyed the competition and conference!
Congratulations to all the other finalists and winner of the award – we were in great company!
Photos of the award event can be found on our LinkedIn company page
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News | 09 March 2020, Großbeeren/ Berlin
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Lecture | 22 January 2020, Riad
World of Technal Seminar on Sustainability & Building EnvelopesLet’s start 2020 off right away with a lecture about “The facade in the context of Saudi Arabia’s future master developments”, presented by Micha Pawelka at the Radisson Blue Hotel, King Abdul Aziz Street, Riyadh.
Looking forward to meeting you there!
For registration, please visit
World of Technal
Lecture | 28 November 2019, Frankfurt am Main
Workshop DGNB Real Estate CommitteeOur Head of R&D, Paul Denz, will present and discuss the topic of “Energy and Facades” at the DGNB Real Estate Committee.
For more information about the DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council), please visit
www.dgnb.deMemberships
