Sustainable warehousing
Payel, Farah Tabassum (2020)
Payel, Farah Tabassum
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020052112765
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020052112765
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Bringing sustainability in warehousing is very crucial for the implementation of green logistics. It is estimated that industrial buildings consume 4% more energy than transportation and with growing population and less resources, the challenge of building green warehouse is getting harder. Building a green warehouse has two possible options, one is new construction and the other is renovation of existing warehouse. Both options require huge investments.
The main purpose of this research is to find the most common features for devel-oping the sustainability level in warehouses and the estimated implementation cost for the features. Green building, renewable energy, LED lights, district heating, electric forklifts and conveyors etc are the most common requirements for sus-tainable warehouse. Using renewable energy for LED lighting, district heating and electric warehouse equipment saves up to 50% of operational costs withing a 10-years’ time.
Making a sustainable warehouse can reduce the amount of carbon emission by as much as 32%, and only a few changes in traditional warehouses can bring this change to the environment. Investment in sustainable warehousing initially is very expensive, and often very difficult to convince the investors about its long-term benefits
The main purpose of this research is to find the most common features for devel-oping the sustainability level in warehouses and the estimated implementation cost for the features. Green building, renewable energy, LED lights, district heating, electric forklifts and conveyors etc are the most common requirements for sus-tainable warehouse. Using renewable energy for LED lighting, district heating and electric warehouse equipment saves up to 50% of operational costs withing a 10-years’ time.
Making a sustainable warehouse can reduce the amount of carbon emission by as much as 32%, and only a few changes in traditional warehouses can bring this change to the environment. Investment in sustainable warehousing initially is very expensive, and often very difficult to convince the investors about its long-term benefits