Outstanding rating for Hemel Hempstead sheds 

By Liza Helps, Property Editor, Logistics Matters

THE DEVELOPER is incorporating a radical new design in three of the new units which range in size from 20,000 ft2 to 75,000 ft2. The units will be built with flexible mezzanine spaces above the dock doors. Making use of the space above loading dock doors is a new design approach, allowing for either office areas to be expanded, or configured to provide extra storage space, benchwork, assembly or racking, across the lifespan of the unit. 

Also featured in the new unit designs are terraces, directly accessible from the first-floor offices, increasing the amenity space available and employee wellbeing allowing them to easily access further outdoor space for breaks

Each of the new units will also come complete with well-appointed external amenities such as cycle shelters with green roofs and repair points, timber benches and extensive landscaping, as well as capability for electric bike charging.

The new units will have PV arrays generating between 49,000 and 228,000 kWh per annum.

All five of the units will achieve net-zero regulated energy use in line with the requirements of an EPC A+-rated building and embodied carbon will be measured, reduced and mitigated in line with the UKGBC net zero carbon framework.

Prologis UK VP Development Management Martin Cooper said: “These are exemplar sustainable buildings that are designed to suit our customers’ needs now, whilst ensuring long-term flexibility and future proofing.”

The units at Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead is set to be completed in January 2025.

Joint letting agents are Brasier Freeth, CBRE and Adroit Real Estate.