Prologis Park Łódź with BREEAM Excellent certificate

The 17,000-square-metre DC1 building at Prologis Park Łódź is a build-to-suit manufacturing and warehouse facility that was constructed according to the individual needs of Ziehl-Abegg, a leading manufacturer and supplier of ventilation, control and drive technology.
Ziehl-Abegg's priorities were the facility's location in the centre of Poland, a transparent and simple lease agreement, as well as environmental issues. For this reason, the warehouse was designed and built in accordance with the idea of sustainability and was BREEAM-certified. Confirmation that it exemplarily meets the international requirements for sustainable construction is the receipt of a rating of Excellent.

"At every stage of the design and construction of the DC1 warehouse at Prologis Park Łódź, we strived for excellence. Our goal was to create a factory of the future that is both an efficient distribution centre and, above all, a place that is friendly to employees and the planet. The BREEAM certificate obtained at Exellent level is confirmation that the goal has been achieved. I would like to thank the Bremer team, the general contractor of the investment, for achieving this success together," - said Michal Stankiewicz, Senior Development Manager at Prologis.

Designed with an idea

The warehouse built for Ziehl-Abegg will be equipped with the latest solutions offered by the company. The entire roof area has been prepared for the installation of a photovoltaic system. In addition, destratification units have been placed in the building, which will enable heat recovery by drawing heated air from the ceiling level to the lower parts of the room. Up to 12.5% of the lighting is natural daylight - both in the office and in the hall. 

Designed to save

The building features increased thermal insulation in the walls and roof, which translates into reduced energy consumption for heating and cooling the rooms. It is equipped with systems to control and minimise energy consumption, such as an illumination control system analysing the amount of daylight, control of the external lighting system, metering of the systems responsible for the total consumption of 90% of the building's energy, and a system to control the facility's water consumption. The production and warehouse facility is a future-oriented construction, so an analysis was prepared of the possibility of installing heat pumps combined with heat recovery from the production technology used in the factory. In addition, it is equipped with press containers, which will reduce the amount of waste transferred - recycling reaches up to 95%.

Designed in harmony with nature

As part of the PARKlife™ initiative, the green areas of Prologis Park Łódź were landscaped and a sports field, a relaxation area with tables and benches, an outdoor self-service toilet and bicycle shelters with a repair point were built. An infrastructure prepared for electric car chargers has been installed right next to the building. Numerous trees and shrubs are automatically watered with recycled water from a retention tank. The biodiversity of the area meant that the beehives erected by Prologis quickly attracted industrious bees. Employees of the park's customers have already had the chance to taste the honey from the first harvest.

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