1. Storage and Warehousing Techniques
Warehouse Management, 3rd edition by Gwynne Richards
Published November 2017 (Kogan Page)
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2. The Environment and the Future of Warehousing
Section 15

3. Optimise Storage Space
The Wheel of Green Logistics 3
Optimise Storage Space 4 2
Optimise Goods Movement & Handling
Renewable & Efficient Energy Usage 1
Green Warehousing 5
Construct Green Warehouses
Reduce Inventory
Green
Pollution Prevention
Emission Control
Logistics
Reduce
Cost
Fast
Deliveries 1
Appropriate mode selection
Reverse Logistics
Green Transportation 6
Reduce
Fossil Fuel Consumption
Maximise utilisation 2
Reduce movements and optimise routes
Fleet Management 5
Adapted from Emmett & Sood (2010) 3 4
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4. Environmental drivers
The Environment Act 1995
Noise, vibration and visual intrusion
Exhaust emission and waste management
Waste management (WEEE- Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
ISO Environmental Management
Health and Safety
Hazardous product handling
Ergonomics
Absenteeism
Fatigue
High error rates
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5. Trends in Warehousing: The impact on the Environment
Potential Impact
Increasing size of warehouses (height and floor space) / Increasing the number of warehouses
Increased energy consumption
Increased requirement for building materials
Working longer hours
Local of impact of transport ( goods and staff) arriving and leaving at unsociable hours
More new buildings
Marchant (2010) in McKinnon, Cullinane, Browne & Whiteing, (2010)
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6. Building new warehouses
Opportunity to ‘design in’ environmental considerations.
Design Considerations
Carbon Management
Energy Efficiency
Ecology
Waste Management
Embodied Carbon
Operational Carbon
Good insulation & Airtight construction = less heating
Increased use of daylight
Embodied Carbon: Emissions associated with material manufacture, delivery and construction of building
Operational Carbon: Emissions relating to the ongoing operation of the building
A ‘carbon footprint’ measures the total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by a person, organisation, event or product.
Developed from Dalton, ProLogis Developments Ltd
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7. Measurement of Environmental Impact
Impact measured by Voluntary Sustainable Building Award schemes:
(Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) – UK
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) – USA
– Australia
CASBEE (Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency) – Japan
Has led to developers such as ProLogis delivering warehouses that use 69% less energy and carbon than a typical 15 year old distribution centre.
Look at direct energy, water and land usage and indirect energy embedded in construction materials and process. New build and some refurbishments.
Have own rating systems- promote construction / thought about environmentally considered buildings.
No international comparability but catalyst for change.
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8. Example of Eco-warehousing
Gazeley Chatterley Valley Staffordshire UK
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9. JCB: Chatterley Valley
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10. Environmental Initiatives at Chatterley Valley
Roof lights optimise natural daylight into the warehouse, minimise night time light pollution and generate power for use in the building
Naturally heated air used for internal heating
Solar thermal hot water system pre heats water for use in the offices
Roof mounted photovoltaic panels supplement the building’s electrical power supply
Under floor heating to warehouse
Energy efficient lighting in the offices linked to movement detectors
Air tightness
Utilisation of thermal mass within the offices providing heating and cooling savings
Natural ventilation within offices
Rainwater collection for re-use in offices
Low water use sanitary appliances, leak detection and enhanced water metering
Kinetic energy plates provision in the access road produce power when driven over by vehicles entering or leaving the site
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11. M&S NDC, Castle Donington
900,000 square feet, 25 metres high.
Over 140 dock levellers.
3 Storey offices.
Purpose built rail freight terminal.
Opened in 2013.
Designed to achieve an ‘Excellent’ BREEAM rating.
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12. M&S Environmental Features
Carbon neutral.
Part built using concrete from a former power station.
UK’s largest single roof mounted solar panel array- 24,272 panels. Generates nearly 25% of energy required for the site.
Rain water harvesting.
Airtight building fabric- 4 times as airtight as current building regulations specify.
Plenty of natural light- roof lights to minimise artificial lighting.
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13. John Lewis at Magna Park Milton Keynes
CO2 Emissions Saving 40% CO2 pa (1,100,000 kg)
Energy Usage Saving 18% pa (2,500,000 kwh)
Water Usage Saving 45% pa (1,500,000 litres)
Operating Cost Saving € 250,000 pa
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14. Environmental improvements for all warehousing
Energy efficient lighting systems
Skylights and clerestory windows
Area for onsite recycling
Water conservation measures
Low-emitting sealants, adhesives and carpet systems
Bicycle, hybrid and carpool vehicle parking
Using zoned or time-controlled thermostats
Prologis 2011
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15. Warehouse energy usage
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