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Warehouse Environmental Issues
Warehouse Environmental Issues
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Presented by:
Nilashis Roy
Environment
Our environment is constantly changing.
There is no point of denying this. However,
as our environment changes rapidly, so
does we need to become more & more
aware of the problems attached to it. With
a massive influx of natural disasters,
warming and cooling periods, different
types of weather patterns and much more,
people need to be aware of what types of
environmental problems that our planet is
facing.
Warehousing
Large scale warehouse distribution and logistics
facilities are key components to the regional and
international goods movement system.In addition to
warehouse and logistics facilities, rail and highways for
transporting goods, and ports (including seaports,
airports) are national and regional entry points for goods.
International trade is expected to continue to expand,
and as a result, warehouses and facilities will continue to
be built along major transportation routes. Warehouses
can play an important role in mitigating the environmental
impacts of logistics activities through green initiatives
Noise
Traffic
Noise
Another potential environmental impact to consider is noise.
Noise is primarily generated from operations within facilities, as
well as from the truck traffic moving to and from facilities.
Operational noise can be mitigated by relocating the loading
operations away from noise sensitive areas, such as residences.
In addition, measures such as screen walls create effective noise
barriers, and even provide for visual screening of truck loading
and parking areas.
Another common strategy for reducing noise pollution is to build
driveways with direct access to arterial roads which often reduces
the need for trucks to be routed through residential
neighbourhoods. In some cases, limiting travel hours to daytime
periods on certain streets may be necessary to further reduce
noise impacts.
Traffic
Warehouses typically have far less employees
per square foot of building area than other
manufacturing or office buildings. Thus, the trip
generation rates for warehouses tend to be far
less, even when taking truck traffic into
consideration. Despite this, truck traffic does
have special characteristics that need to be
considered, therefore driveways, widths, internal
project circulation drive aisles, turning radii within
the warehouses and adjoining streets need to be
designed to accommodate big rigs and reduce
potential traffic.
Reducing Consumption
Reusing Materials
Conclusion
Implementation of Green supply chain is a challenge as it involves both
automation and material compliance meeting the carbon reduction. In an
effort to minimize costs and increase social responsibility, many
warehousing and fulfillment companies are looking to implement
environmentally friendly practices that minimize their carbon footprint and
reduce environmental pollution.
Logistics automation has virtually made inventory paperless and the use of
information technology is bringing warehouse operation towards the
greener side.
In addition, using construction materials that possess good strength and
durability proves to be of utmost importance like the precast as it reduce
the CO2 emissions. It plays an important role as the warehouse structures
are expected to exist and perform over long periods of time, and hence the
construction materials used should be compliant to sustainable standards
to bear the long-term wear & tear and reduce the cost of replacement to a
large extent. For e.g. the roof structures facilitating use of solar PV, usage
of skylight concepts will drive reduction in costs of alternative fuels on a
year-on-year basis, insulated steel panels will ensure lower consumption
through the grid and eventually play a crucial role in the green technology.