At Urban Berlin Design, we assist in the development of sustainable, resilient and energy efficient buildings.

We offer high performance, Passive House certified sustainable products for the building envelope, from a wood aluminum clad window and facade system to an integrated exterior shading system.

We offer consulting services to architects, engineers, developers, builders and home owners, with the goal of designing and constructing a healthy, comfortable, resilient and high performing building.

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The Objective

The objective is to support and work with the client, design, construction and certification team to achieve the desired certification.

The Process

Making smart decisions based on facts while keeping focus on the objective will be the way to success!

Developing strategies, implementing best practice and learnings form previous projects will help throughout the process of creating a sustainable, resilient and ultimately high permanence building.

Together as a team we have the ability to find the best solution that will elevate the project while keeping the focus on sustainability, constructibility and the most economical approach.

What we believe in

We believe that collaboration, paired with science-based facts in combination with know-how, passion and the willingness & flexibility to create better buildings can and ultimately will lead to achieving the goals of even the most ambitious and complex projects.

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Our Journey

Managing Director

Thomas Wimmer

After starting out in the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning industry, followed by military service and police service, I have decided to move from Germany to Canada.
Arrived in Canada, I started working in the window and door industry and found it interesting and far behind from what I knew - I wanted and needed to do better. A few years and challenges in and working with many different systems, I explored a "step up" and have received my designation as a Certified Passive House Consultant in 2021. This achievement has increased my interest to do better and assist in developing high performing construction projects. In 2023, I successfully received the seal as a Construction Verifier from the Passivhaus Institute in Germany.

The Firm

Urban Berlin Design

Urban Berlin Design was founded in December 2015. It all started with replacing windows and doors in mostly residential buildings with a few exceptions. After many replacements, the step into new construction developments was made and the focus became the higher performing European window and door systems out of materials such as uPVC, aluminum and wood aluminium clad. After continuously noticing the need for improvement of the most suitable assembly configuration and integration of fenestration products in the building envelope, our Passive House journey began and we had a deep dive into best practices . Thomas has consulted and helped two wood aluminum clad manufacturing businesses to enter the North American market and sold projects of various scales in this market.

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