BUILDING MORE SUSTAINABLE logistics FACILITIES with ECOPacT
Real estate developer SEGRO used ECOPact low-carbon concrete to revitalize a former coal mining area in Germany by building a new logistics park on the site, delivering substantial CO₂ savings and achieving the German Sustainable Building Council's coveted Gold Certification status.
33% of CO₂ emissions saved: a total of 825 tons
ECOPact helped the site win the German Sustainable Building Council’s (DGNB's) Gold certification
9 500 m³ of ECOPact low-carbon concrete fulfilled the project's sustainability requirements
GOING FOR GOLD CERTIFICATION WITH DGNB
The new state-of-the-art SEGRO Logistics Park Oberhausen, in the heart of Germany’s Ruhr region, is a revitalization project on a former coal-mining site.
Covering 21 hectares, the site is the same size as 30 football fields, and has a storage area of about 120 000 square meters. All the buildings onsite have all been designed according to the latest standards for sustainable and energy-efficient construction.
With this project, SEGRO aimed for, and achieved, the German Sustainable Building Council’s (DGNB) Gold sustainability certificate, achieving an impressive 71% score across environmental, economic, sociocultural, technical, process quality and site quality criteria.
SEGRO wants to become climate-neutral by 2030. The use of Holcim's low-carbon concrete helps us a lot because indirect CO₂ emissions are one of our biggest challenges. Reducing these emissions not only helps us to achieve our climate targets, but is also a good argument in exchanges with municipalities and tenants.
LOW-CARBON AND LOCAL ECOPACT
Holcim Germany supplied ECOPact, the world’s broadest range of low-carbon concrete, offering a minimum of 30% lower carbon emissions compared to standard (CEM I) concrete. Even better, the ECOPact was produced in our nearby Oberhausen operations, optimizing transport efficiency and further decreasing its environmental footprint.
Holcim delivered a total of 9 500 m³ of ECOPact, of which 7 500 m³ consisted of ECOPact with steel fibers, designed for loads from forklift traffic with a maximum of approximately five tons. The remaining 2 000 m3 were used for the foundations and other building elements.
At Holcim, our vision is to be the leading partner for sustainable construction, with the broadest portfolio of solutions for industry. We're pleased that our efforts in this regard are being welcomed by our customers – builders as well as contractors. We are already specifying ECOPact for further projects with SEGRO.
A MODEL FOR GERMAN INDUSTRY
Thanks to ECOPact, 825 tons of CO₂ were saved in Oberhausen, representing an emissions reduction of 33% compared to the German industry reference. ECOPact reinforced with steel fibers also enabled the reduction of reinforcement materials by 40%, helping SEGRO to reduce construction dead weight and accelerate the project.
Holcim solutions helped SEGRO's Oberhausen site set a new benchmark for modern industrial development - delivering high-load structural resilience, while achieving one of Germany's most advanced sustainability certification standards.
