Ecology enters warehouses

In 2020, despite the pandemic, the resources of modern warehouse space increased by nearly 10%, among others due to the intensive development of e-commerce. The logistics industry more and more often includes pro-environmental goals in its strategies. In the next episode of the Innogy ON AIR podcast, representatives of 7R and Innogy Polska talked about new trends in the design of warehouse space.

“More and more tenants of warehouse space are looking for environmentally neutral solutions and at the same time allow them to manage their finances responsibly. According to the Industrial Goes Green report released last year by Cushman & Wakefield, nearly 80 percent of potential tenants are looking for environmentally friendly spaces, and about 60 percent from this group also asks about the certification of buildings,”  Marcin Olechowski, manager of Innogy Polska for cooperation with the real estate industry, said.

The choice of ecological solutions more and more often goes hand in hand with cost rationalization. This happens at the design stage of the building. The optimization of energy consumption becomes a priority, which has a positive consequence in reducing electricity consumption and the negative impact on the environment. For companies in the logistics industry, the ecological design simply pays off. In 2021, a new capacity fee was introduced in Poland. It constitutes quite a significant cost and is an additional incentive for rational energy management.

(WBJ)