Washington University and WINCO Window Company Partnership Spans Decades

Washington University and WINCO Window Company Partnership Spans Decades

WINCO Window Company in St. Louis is just a stone's throw from one of the world’s most prestigious universities — Washington University. For more than 30 years, WINCO has been supplying windows for the University’s iconic Collegiate Gothic-styled campus, but the relationship has gone far beyond mere buyer and seller.   

WINCO and Washington University (called Wash U by the locals) have worked together as co-educators, exchanged new technologies, built architectural student projects together, and conducted plant tours for engineering and architecture students, faculty, and facilities managers. WINCO’s backyard proximity has saved the eco-conscious university countless dollars in shipping costs, and WINCO’s advanced energy-efficient window products have contributed to many LEED points across campus. WINCO donated windows for architectural students to use in the 2017 Solar Decathlon, a design competition that challenges student teams to build full-size, solar-powered houses. The group designed and constructed an 800-square foot, 100-percent solar-powered house to demonstrate sustainability and resilience.  Additional projects are planned for the future.

WINCO played an important role in three of the East End buildings, all under the University’s engineering programs, Preston M. Green Hall, Jubel Hall, and McKelvey Hall.

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