QR codes are currently booming. You can find them practically everywhere: on information posters, advertising flyers and tickets to cultural events. In addition, a number of restaurants have started placing them on tables for contactless menus and payments during the covid-19 pandemic. Anyone who knows the use of QR codes from practice knows how fast it is to scan and retrieve information from them. Thanks to this, they have spread from customers to industries, including construction. Adam Heres Vostárek, an expert on the digitization of processes in the construction industry from the company PlanRadar, explains how this technology can be effectively used in construction and real estate management.
In the world of industrial real estate, there is a significant shift towards sustainable and energy efficient solutions. One of the main trends is green construction, which brings a number of advantages for both investors and the environment. A key aspect of this transformation is moving away from dependence on Russian gas and moving to alternative energy sources such as heat pumps. This proved to be an effective solution for covering heat consumption in warehouses and halls, especially in the logistics sector.
Developer P3 Logistic Parks will offer an atypical hall next year that can accommodate an entire train set. The P3 Lovosice Cargo project was designed for transshipment between road and rail transport, which represents an interesting opportunity in the context of strong pressure to reduce emissions in supply chains, according to the company.
VGP, the European owner, manager, and developer of semi-industrial and logistics real estate, is beginning construction of additional warehouses B and C at VGP Park Ústí nad Labem City soon after the first building has been put into operation. Building B is being prepared for the major Czech logistics company RTR – TRANSPORT A LOGISTIKA s.r.o. The company will lease 10,787 m2 of warehouse and office space from the total of more than 29,000 m2. The new hall will be developed to BREEAM Very Good green certification. Completion is planned for the 4th quarter of this year.
In the increasingly fierce competition with Poland, Slovakia or Hungary for the construction of industrial sites, including those of the strategic gigafactory type, the Czech Republic can shoot itself in the foot. In the Chamber of Deputies is a proposal for an amendment to the law of the Ministry of the Environment, which is to prohibit the construction of warehouses, shops and solar power plants on the highest quality agricultural land. Although the regulation does not explicitly mention production facilities, they cannot do without warehouse space and the tightening would also affect them. None of the countries of the European Union has such strict regulation
From logistics service providers to manufacturing companies. This is how industrial demand changed last year, according to CBRE, a world leader in commercial real estate services. Manufacturing companies, with their 53% share in total demand, achieved a year-on-year increase of 22 percentage points. A similar trend can be expected this year as well. Demand will be primarily driven by companies linked to the automotive and electronics industries.
The results, together with the recommendations, will serve to further improve measures for effective rainwater management in other industrial parks throughout the Czech Republic.
The largest number of buildings was built in the Karlovy Vary region, and the total volume in the Czech Republic reached 11.7 million m². On the other hand, demand weakened throughout the year and the vacancy rate increased by 94 basis points year-on-year to 1.74%, representing 205,500 m² of immediately available industrial or warehouse space. The highest attainable rent, the so-called "prime rent", decreased slightly at the beginning of the year and for the rest of 2023 it stabilized at the level of €7.50-7.70/m²/month. That's according to a survey by Colliers, a leading provider of diversified professional services in commercial real estate and investment management.
