Logistics centres

The typical logistics centre problem

• Dozens of dock doors opening constantly, each one a burst of lost heat.
• A staffed picking area sitting right next to a cold storage zone.
• Floor plates of 15,000 m² and up need zoning, not a single setpoint.
• Round-the-clock operation: three shifts, with different requirements by day and by night.

Recommended models

Zone	Model
Storage	OXA D
Dock area, air curtains	OXA SD
Picking and packing	OXA K, OXA FD
Energy-efficient ventilation	OXA AR

Worked example

A 15,000 m² hub, 14 m high, with a heat loss of 980 kW once dock infiltration is accounted for.

• OXA D-3 (100 kW at 80/60 °C) — 10 units across the storage area.
• OXA SD-2 — 6 units along the dock line, horizontal discharge working against infiltration.
• A single OXA-V2 terminal runs all 16 units across 5 temperature zones, with night setback.

The investor’s view: climate as a driver of rent

A logistics centre competes on occupancy. Reliable conditions in the picking areas and at the docks are exactly what pharmaceutical, food and e-commerce tenants look for — and they pay a premium for storage conditions they can predict.

• Docks are where the budget leaks: a 4×4 m door standing open in winter costs hundreds of kWh per shift; wall-mounted OXA-SD units cut the cold off at that exact point.
• Phase it without paying twice: the system scales from one section up to 1,024 units on a terminal, so CAPEX follows the leasing schedule.
• Zoning is 22 % cheaper than one setpoint for the whole building — a figure measured on a real 15,000 m² hub (case study below).
• Transparent OPEX: per-zone consumption monitoring gives you a ready basis for recharging utilities to tenants.

Case study

A logistics hub of 15,000 m² at 14 m: OXA SD at the docks plus OXA FD in the picking area. Zoning delivered a 22 % saving on heating against a single setpoint for the whole building.