Green Warehousing | LIUC - Cattaneo University

Topic

The increasing focus on the importance and value of sustainability is also affecting the logistics sector. Among the many areas of analysis, the warehouse plays a key role in helping the logistics chain to reduce emissions and energy consumption. Various sustainable solutions are being used in the warehouse: from new equipment for warehouse operations to the use of more sustainable building materials.

But what is a ‘green warehouse’? What are its characteristics from a real estate perspective?

Since 2017, researchers at LIUC Cattaneo University have been studying the logistics real estate sector through the OSIL Observatory, with a particular focus on sustainability for logistics warehouses.

Objectives

The research activity, carried out with the support of Assologistica and in collaboration with main players in the real estate sector, aims to analyse the “green” features of warehouses and and their importance in determining their level of quality.

VA.LO.RE. GREEN

Thanks to the contribution of experts from the advisory board, it was possible to update the VA.LO.RE. rating system by adding sustainability as an aspect of assessing the quality of logistics properties. Starting from the evaluation obtained through the VA.LO.RE. rating system, it is possible to identify the correct market value of one’s property and understand which interventions are a priority in order to increase its quality and, consequently, profitability.

ATLANTE GREEN

Green Transition Hub researchers are continuing their work on updating the Logistics Atlas, which consists of mapping warehouses present in the national territory with relevant sustainability characteristics. Currently, the main logistics nodes have been mapped, which today are over 3,500 warehouses for a total floor space area of more than 40 million square meters in the Italian territory.

Take part in the Logistics Atlas: fill the information about your warehouse in the following form.

Results

A summary of the research activity has been published in a special issue of the Logistica magazine and presented during the “Green Warehousing” conference at the Green Logistics Expo in Padua.

Research team

Coordinator: Eng. Martina Baglio (mbaglio@liuc.it)

Eng. Fabrizio Dallari (fdallari@liuc.it)

Eng. Martina Farioli (mfarioli@liuc.it)