Case Studies - Supply Chain Network
ProLogis Pineham
Client Name:
ProLogis
Activity:
Owner, manager and developer of distribution facil
Project:
ProLogis Pineham, Northampton, UK
Date:
1st May 2008
"Our need to understand and tackle global warming is of vital importance. ProLogis achieves these environmental targets through actions, no better demonstrated than ProLogis Pineham. With dcarbon8, we will establish a legacy of low carbon buildings for the decades to come."
Ken Hall, Managing Director Global
Summary
Pineham sets a new benchmark for environmentally sustainable buildings, considering both energy in operation and the construction process. This development also represents the first carbon negative supply chain globally, and will be used by Sainsbury’s, the occupier, as its newest refrigerated and ambient food distribution centre.
Objectives
- Engage with the supply chain to measure quantities for
site enabling, building and full fit-out - Measure material delivery methods and distances
- Measure onsite waste, fuel, electricity and site visitors
- Provide a full, itemised embodied carbon footprint
from cradle to grave for the building and onsite
contractor activities - Source carbon from dcarbon8 Supply Chain members
- Invest carbon vouchers into third party assured carbon
offset projects - Compare operational carbon emissions to embodied
carbon emissions - Recommend greenhouse gas reductions of the embodied
carbon footprint for future builds - Provide an embodied carbon benchmark for future builds
Strategy/Delivery
The supply chain was engaged through onsite meetings and presentations to demonstrate the importance of embodied carbon. Following this, data was collected, processed, and openly communicated back to all to share the way forward for greater embodied carbon reductions.
After the embodied carbon footprint was measured and reductions were made, carbon vouchers were purchased from dcarbon8 to cover 110% of the remaining carbon footprint.
These carbon vouchers were then passed to Sainsbury’s giving them the chance to invest in carbon projects and corporate social responsibility projects in line with the their sustainability agenda.
Results
From the concept stage, this 650,000 square foot distribution centre was designed for low energy and low carbon.
This includes:
- Maximised air tightness and insulation
- Tri-generation combined heat and power
- Low energy PIR lighting
- 50 percent additional daylighting
- Solar wall
Overall, these measures are expected to reduce the annual carbon dioxide emissions by over 4,000 tonnes, which is equivalent to the emissions from heating and powering 700 average UK homes.
Green Award: European Property Awards 2007