Germany Pure timber park to set new standards

The completion of the 27,000 sqm logistics hall is scheduled for Q3 2025. The investment volume amounts to around EUR 31 mln.

The timber logistics hall will be built on a 47,000 sqm leasehold site ready for construction, which the joint venture partners secured in the spring as one of the last large areas in the port of Straubing-Sand. The property is planned to have around 24,500 sqm of hall space, 1,500 sqm of warehouse space and around 1,100 sqm of office and social space. It is to be equipped with 24 dock levelers and nine covered sectional doors. Parking spaces for 70 cars and twelve trucks as well as 30 parking spaces for bicycles will be created on the outdoor area.

The new hall is a flagship project for us. It is our first logistics building that we are constructing entirely in timber. In addition to the entire supporting structure and the mezzanine levels, the entire façade will also be made of wood.
Adrian Zellner, a member of the executive board of Garbe

Spruce is currently being planned for the structure and Douglas fir for the façade. The total of around 4,400 cubic metres of wood required is sourced from the region and comes from sustainable forestry in Bavaria and Austria.

Significant support for the construction of the timber logistics hall also came from the Zweckverband Straubinger Hafen (Straubing Port Association), the groundlease owner of the property.

Garbe showed us very convincingly that they want to set a benchmark for a sustainable logistics property in Straubing. The clear commitment to timber construction was decisive for us when awarding our trimodal premium site in competition with other applicants.
Andreas Löffert, the managing director of the Straubing-Sand Port Association

Around 2,000 sqm of the roof area of the property itself are to be greened. A further 16,500 sqm are earmarked for a photovoltaic system with a peak output of around two megawatts to generate renewable energy. Inside, the hall will be equipped with LED lighting and a climate-friendly air-to-air heat pump so that fossil fuels can be completely dispensed with for the heating.

For the project development, Garbe Industrial Real Estate is aiming for DGNB 'Gold' certification.

The timber logistics hall in the port of Straubing is located near the B20 and B8 federal roads as well as the A3 and A92 motorways.

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