DB Schenker is building a green mega hub in Melbourne. According to plan, Schenker Australia will expand its forwarding and logistics operations with a new facility located directly at Melbourne's international airport in July.
The hub comprises of 11,000 square meters warehouse area for a wide range of logistics services and 2,500 square meters office space for 230 employees. The new building will bring teams together that currently work in four different locations.
The facility has a strong environmental focus. The mega hub will store 450,000 litres of rainwater, of which 350,000 litres are permanently stored for fire protection and 100,000 litres will be re-used for irrigation systems.
Additionally, toilets in the main office and warehouse block will be using rain water, which will reduce the water consumption for that purpose by up to 70 percent for the whole facility.
With the installation of solar panels, and conversion of 80 percent of all forklifts to electric forklifts, energy consumption will be significantly reduced.
Furthermore, the south facing office complex adjacent to the warehouse will minimise direct sunlight impact and lead to a 40 percent reduction in energy consumption for cooling.
The in-house recycling programs shall minimize landfill/general waste by 60 percent. The setup installation of office fit-out and services will achieve Green Star rating.
This is a comprehensive, national, voluntary environmental rating scheme that evaluates the environmental design and achievements of buildings. |
