Outside Södertälje, Stendörren is developing modern light industry and logistics properties with a focus on function, flexibility, and sustainability in one of the Stockholm region’s largest logistics and industrial investments.
At the beginning of January 2024, two light industry buildings, about 2,200 sqm in Almnäs, were completed. The team has worked to design sustainable buildings by building modern and adaptable assetts, choosing materials with a low carbon footprint and technical installations to optimize electricity consumption and enable flexible use of the assets.
In addition, requirements for a safe work environment and a safe workplace have been highly prioritized and addressed regularly.
Early in the process, the team focused on developing adaptable assets within the two buildings. Creating and building properties that are adaptive for future use is an essential measure to economize on resources and create long-term sustainable buildings. This results in fewer reconstructions and a building with a better LCA as the need for demolition is eliminated. Another early measure for the team was to work with climate calculations where different materials were compared against each other, where CO2 emissions/GFA are evaluated and enabled a broad palette as a basis for decisions.
The choice was a CLT- frame, wooden beams and walls of sandwich elements. Doors, doors and non-load-bearing building elements selected based on classification in the Building Products Assessment. Optimizing materials with the right amount of material in the right place was another sustainability aspect to keep the climate footprint down during the production of these two buildings. The industrial buildings will be certified according to BREEAM In-Use level Very Good. All choices and active work resulted in a reduction of CO2 by about 30% compared to if it would had been built with standard solutions.
An energy-efficient property has been created, where the energy performance lands at 49kWh/sqm/year* Technical installations include solar cells, district heating and demand-controlled ventilation that adapts flows to the presence in the building as well as electric charging stations.
When acquiring a contractor, requirements were set for a healthy workplace and a good working environment. Stendörren’s Code of Conduct applies to both the turnkey contractor and subcontractors on site. At each construction meeting, safety and order have been addressed, where great emphasis has been placed on regular safety rounds, where good order has been ensured at the site and the importance of safety equipment being used by everyone on the construction site. Regular follow-up of the agreed code of conduct has also been carried out on site.
Stendörren has identified that presence and being an active party throughout the process, from project to actual construction, leads to a more climate-, environmentally and socially sustainable building. It also generates a safer, more equal and safer workplace.
Both buildings are fully leased to several companies.