(AOF) – Cargan-Log, the joint venture concluded between Argan and Carrefour, has just started construction of a new logistics platform of 82,000 square meters which will be rented to the supply chain division of the distributor under a lease. a firm term of 9 years. This project is being developed on a former PSA industrial wasteland. The two groups specify that it provides for the conservation of existing trees and the planting of more than 11,000 others according to the principle of the “Miyawaki” forest.
A quarter of the building will have a refrigerated area, the rest will be dedicated to the storage of products at ambient temperature. The site will also accommodate 2,500 square meters of offices and social premises. The delivery of the set is scheduled for the summer of 2024.
As with all of Argan’s new developments, this site will be stamped Aut0nom. The installation of a photovoltaic power plant on the roof, coupled with energy storage batteries, will make it possible to produce and consume green energy on site which will cover all the site’s needs in terms of heating, cooling and cooling. ‘lighting.
Heating and cooling of the site will be provided by electric air/water heat pumps that consume much less energy than gas boilers, thus making it possible to divide CO2 emissions by 12.