Enhancing Indoor Environmental Quality and Fire Door Protection

Explore how high-performance façades, glazing systems and thermal joinery contribute to healthier, more comfortable and energy-efficient buildings. This session covers thermal breaks, condensation control, airtightness and acoustics, with practical insights into improving building performance through smarter window and façade design.

10am - 11am | Dyann Stewart | Technoform

Synopsis: Enhancing Indoor Environmental Quality: Façade Strategies for Comfort, Acoustics & Healthy Buildings in New Zealand Conditions: This presentation explores how window and façade design influence indoor environmental quality (IEQ), with a focus on thermal comfort, condensation control, acoustics, and occupant wellbeing. Attendees will gain practical insights into how thermal breaks, airtight detailing, glazing systems, and installation practices work together to create healthier, more comfortable buildings. Using New Zealand-specific challenges and examples, the session demonstrates how better perimeter design can improve occupant outcomes, reduce heating reliance, and support more usable indoor spaces

Key Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

• Explain the relationship between façade performance and occupant comfort, including the impact of surface temperatures, radiant asymmetry, draughts, and condensation risk.
• Identify practical design and detailing strategies that improve thermal performance, condensation resistance, airtightness, and acoustic performance around windows and façade interfaces.
• Evaluate how improved perimeter performance contributes to healthier, more usable and energy-efficient buildings, supporting better indoor environmental quality outcomes for education, residential, and commercial projects.

11am - 12pm: Alex Holly | Omega Windows and Doors