Constructed in accordance with the City of Vancouver’s guidelines via Secured Market Rental Housing Policy, Innotech provided and installed substantial assemblies of Tilt + Turn Windows, Fixed Windows, and Terrace Swing Doors for the prefabricated wall sections created by Mitsui Home Canada. Innotech windows and doors were chosen primarily for their exceptional energy efficiency (airtight construction), sound dampening qualities, and long-lasting build.

Performance Construction ensured that every element of the building's exterior worked cohesively to create a highly energy-efficient apartment complex. By collaborating with LEED® consultants via E3 Eco Group, the construction team secured LEED® Platinum certification for King Edward Villa – the highest distinction in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The windows and doors are a vital part of the super-insulated design, chosen to aid in lowering the building's overall carbon footprint. The double-glazed windows and doors, featuring LowE 366 coating, achieve a U-value of 0.26. Projections indicate that heating a 500-foot studio at King Edward Villa will only cost under $60 annually – a 75% reduction!

Kingsway Street, a major thoroughfare in Vancouver, experiences heavy traffic. Minimizing noise to ensure comfortable living spaces was a key objective when selecting the windows and doors for this project. To provide optimal sound attenuation throughout the building, various glass thicknesses, including laminated glass, were utilized depending on the location and dimensions of the windows and doors.

Durability was also a significant factor. Performance Construction carefully selected appropriate building technologies and materials to minimize the building's operating expenses over many years. Innotech's hybrid uPVC and steel windows and doors contribute significantly to lowering the building's energy consumption, offering an extended service life, and providing ease of maintenance – a crucial benefit for building owners.

Earth Day Tour at King Edward Villa

King Edward Villa is establishing a new benchmark for energy-efficient construction in a city recognized for having Canada's most stringent green building standards. In April 2016, the Pembina Institute and Performance Construction hosted a green building tour of King Edward Villa as part of Vancouver's Earth Day events. + Read more

Media Coverage

REMI Network: Winning with Wood

Vancouver Courier: King Edward Villa embodies vision for greener buildings

Metro News: Vancouver’s newest green building boasts annual heating bill of $60 or less

Breakfast Television: More green buildings are going up in the City of Vancouver (starts at minute 2:45)

Pembina Institute: Green Building Tour for Earth Day

E3 Eco Group: Green Building Tour for Earth Day

Vancouver Sun: B.C. looks to build faster, cheaper rental homes with prefabricated units