Sustainable Design Features
Our logistics real estate facilities are constructed to include geographically relevant sustainable design features. In Brazil, this includes:
| Features | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Cool roofs | Reduce energy demand and increase the indoor environment comfort |
| Energy-efficient lighting | Reduce energy consumption and operating costs |
| Bicycle bays with locker rooms and parking spaces for vehicles with low carbon emissions | Incentive of the use of alternative transport and of low emission of carbonic gas |
| Use of recyclable materials in construction | Reduction of the use of natural resources |
| Use of materials with low volatile compounds (VOCs) | Cleaner and healthier environment for future occupants |
| Construction waste management | Reduction of waste sent to landfills |
| Recycled and regional materials | Support to the local market and reduction of the impact and resources spent on transport |
| Natural ventilation | Reduction in the need to use mechanical equipment |
| Skylights and clerestory windows | Maximize use of natural sunlight and reducing energy consumption |
| Water conservation | Reduces natural resource usage |
Prologis Energy
We manage energy projects across the logistics real estate industry, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean energy and energy storage. Our project managers are skilled at finding ways to reduce costs, increase sustainability and generate revenue while meeting geographically appropriate sustainability standards and securing sustainable building certifications.
Prologis Japan's Feed-In Tariff Solar Program
Japan's 2009 pilot solar project was a 1 megawatt (MW) rooftop installation in Tokyo. In 2012, when the Japanese government initiated a national feed-in tariff program to encourage solar adoption, Prologis was an early mover in securing opportunities to participate in the program and deliver clean energy to the electric grid. Launched in 2013, a four-phase project at sites in and around Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya Fukuoka and Tohoku has been successful and continues into 2017. As of year end 2016, Prologis' solar portfolio in Japan totals nearly 32 MW across 25 warehouses.
Kona Solar
Prologis partnered with Bright Plain Renewables and D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments to design and build solar plants at Prologis-owned warehouses in Southern California. The three sustainably designed warehouses—in Ontario, Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga—total over 1.3 million square feet. At nearly 6.2 megawatts, the project produces an estimated 9.8 million kilowatt hours per year. D.E. Shaw is the long-term owner of the installations, leasing roof space from Prologis, which owns the warehouse. D.E. Shaw sells the energy produced to Southern California Edison through its solar photovoltaic program.
UK Rooftop Solar
ln 2014, as part of a larger effort to incorporate sustainable design features into our warehouses, Prologis UK made its initial investment in rooftop solar on a build-to-suit project for Amazon. Subsequently, in partnership with a wider range of customers, Prologis UK has added over 5 megawatts of solar to its warehouse portfolio. The Prologis UK team chose four sites in Northampton, Dunstable and Brogborough for rooftop solar, designed to offset 10 percent of the facilities’ electrical consumption and produce over 600 kW/m2 of clean energy per year. Two of these rooftop solar projects were completed in 2016, and two are under construction.