Pictures: Amazon’s new £40-million delivery station built using wood and low-carbon materials
Amazon has officially opened a £40-million delivery station in the UK which is built to a new, low-carbon design standard.
The Stockton-on-Tees delivery station, which opened its doors on Monday 2 November, is built according to the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, as nd is the first of Amazon’s buildings to meet the Living Future Institute’s latest Zero Carbon Certification.
The logistics building is built using a timber lower-carbon steel, as well as low-carbon concrete, wall panels, and roofing materials.
Amazon said the building is designed to set a new standard for low-carbon construction in Europe, tackling emissions at every stage.
The 10,800m² delivery station uses almost 1,500 tonnes of lower-carbon steel with high recycled content that is produced using renewable electricity.
200 tonnes of mass timber beans are used within the steel structure of the building, and the low-carbon concrete used in the construction prioritised locally sourced suppliers, Amazon said.
These efforts have resulted in total carbon emissions associated with the construction of the Stockton-on-Tees being at least 20% lower than the company’s previous design standards.
The building is being used to test carbon reduction technologies that could be rolled out across its global network of logistics centres.
It is fitted with all-electric systems and rooftop solar panels, and it uses electric heat pumps instead of gas heating, as well as air curtains at doors that maintain stable temperatures despite constant vehicle traffic.
These and other improvements mean the Stockton-on-Tees centre is expected to use around half the energy of a typical logistics building.
Amazon said the delivery station created 100 jobs in the local area, with salaries for full time operations positions starting at £31,000 per year.
Amazon Stockton-on-Tees delivery station
