Autor: Ronja Ege

As transportation is accountable for around 87 % of total logistics emissions globally, scientific focus in the past laid on the moving elements of the supply chain and not the stop points in between, namely the warehouses. However, responsible for 13 % of emissions, logistics real estate should not be neglected. Thus, based on an extensive literature research, the article summarizes the current state of science in green logistics buildings. By discussing certain aspects of supply chain strategy development, location planning and warehouse construction, possibilities aiming to minimize the ecological lifecycle footprint are elaborated.