The new Town Hall for the Town of Valleyview, Alberta replaces a previous 40 year-old building.

The new building is located several blocks north of the previous building, placing it closer to the town’s main street. The large landscaped site, which was formerly a garden centre, creates a public plaza space and pocket park. The two-storey building is designed to maintain a compact form, while maximizing passive solar gains. The building provides sun shading devices on the south elevation to manage gains during summer months. Occupied program areas and windows are mainly located on this elevation to maximize gains and reduce heat loss.

The exterior envelope consists of super-insulated and thermally broken assemblies to reduce heat loss. The mechanical system consists of an air-source heat pump with a high-efficiency (>80%) heat recovery ventilator. The new facility allows the town to provide more efficient service and meet the rigorous energy efficiency goals of Passive House (80% energy use reduction) in order to reduce operations and maintenance costs and to set a new standard for sustainable design within the community.

As a design-build project, KZA served as the Owner’s Advisor and prepared the indicative design drawings and project statement of requirements. Design Development, construction drawings and contract administration services were provided by Flechas Architecture as the consultant for Scott Builders Inc.