DHL Logistics Centre

DHL is lowering its carbon footprint in all operation

• The impressive colourful façade of this logistics centre in Oulu, Finland has been built using Ruukki life energy panels, which are made using recycled raw materials.
• Heating is a major consumer of energy in buildings. A wall structure built using Ruukki’s energy panel system cuts energy costs.

DHL aims to improve its carbon dioxide efficiency worldwide by 30%, compared to the 2007 reference rate, by 2020

• DHL Supply Chain in Oulu, Finland provides warehousing and distribution centre services for BRP Finland Oy, which specialises in power sports products. Opened in September 2013, the 8,000 m2 centre serves the Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Russian markets.
• The very airtight walls of the building have been made using Ruukki’s energy panel system. The measured air permeability rate of the building is q50 = 0.7 m3/h, m2, which is below Ruukki’s airtightness guarantee of 1.0. The value measured undercuts the minimum requirement of 4.0 m3/h m2 based on norms in Finland.

"The property will primarily support business. As for the building’s appearance, we wanted to create an expressive, vibrant façade rather than a boring one,” says Pekka Simonen, Director at DHL DBS Finland