Amazon has started construction on a new UK delivery station aimed at being the first building in the country to achieve Living Future’s zero-carbon certification.
The site in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, marks a step in sustainable construction and combines “advanced building techniques with smart technology” to limit environmental impact.
Living Future is a non-profit organisation dedicated to regenerating the construction and building industry.
The £40m investment will also create around 100 jobs in the area and aims to set new standards for lower-carbon logistics buildings.
Amazon said the building’s innovative sustainability features “could reshape how Amazon and the wider industry approaches construction”.
It will use lower-carbon steel and high recycled content produced by using renewable electricity, and test four “cutting-edge” technologies at the station.
AI-powered carbon tracking to monitor emissions, cement-free paving, carbon-storing building materials and photo-based material tracking will all be leveraged as part of combining smart tech with sustainability.
Rooftop solar panels, all-electric heating and cooling systems, and water-saving plumbing fixtures will also be implemented.
The combination of local supply chains and lower-carbon materials and practices mean construction emissions are forecast to be at least 20% lower than Amazon’s former design standards.
The site will be fully operational in autumn this year and it is expected to use around half the energy compared to a typical logistics building.
Amazon Logistics UK director Prajvin Prakash said: “Decarbonising buildings means tackling both how we build and how we operate.
“This site shows how we’re using smarter materials, advanced technology, and AI-driven insights to cut emissions from day one and improve performance over the long term.”
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