Over 40% of warehouse space has green certificates

In 2012, the total stock of modern warehouse space in Poland slightly exceeded 7 million sqm, but now it is already approx. 25 million sqm. Of these, 41 percent are warehouses with green certificates, according to the "Sustainable Certified Buildings 2022" report by PLGBC. Just a year ago, this share was 28 percent. This sector is quickly chasing the office sector in terms of ecology. 

"New green technologies provide a real financial benefit. They save energy and water, and as a result, this increasingly means a shorter payback period," Emilia Dębowska, Sustainability Director at Panattoni, said.

This year's report by the Polish Green Building Council indicates that the period from March 2021 to March 2022 was another consecutive year of dynamic growth of certified space in the warehouse and industrial sector. A record number of 171 buildings were certified (86 a year earlier), thanks to which almost 400 certified warehouses are already in the market.

"The warehouse space market is moving towards green solutions. As a result, construction technology is bound to change, which we have already seen in recent years. Along with implementing the EU climate objectives, energy transformation will take place at a breakneck pace, and therefore the adaptation of technologies to new conditions," Emilia Dębowska added.

(Newseria)