Colon: venue of the first LEED industrial park in Queretaro

Construye Industrial announced the beginning of the works of their Industrial Park Kaizen, in the municipality of Colon, with a total investment of 8,000 million pesos.

This development with LEED certification is anticipated as a mixed-use space where 70 % will be addressed to the industry, and the rest if for the settling of commercial and services companies.

Likewise, was announced the first vertical building in the state for the light and logistics industry. It will have four storage plants for mini-warehouses and well equipped with all services required by the sector.

For its efficiency, it will be built with a high technology thermal acoustic isolation, and natural and mechanic vents will be installed to keep the interior environment fresh and pure.

With a total of 520,000 square meters of property land, in which buildings will be installed for logistics and manufacturing, lots for Build to suit, offices, a Data & Call Center, which amount 265,824 square meters; a shopping center, a gas station and an electric load center, besides a hotel of 150 rooms with all amenities, which will include 67,582 square meters; and services establishments on 7,171 square meters.

Its location in the state highway 100 connects it directly to state highway 200, the Queretaro Intercontinental Airport (QIA) at 4.5 kilometers, the Intermodal terminal of Cargo at 30 kilometers, Queretaro’s downtown is at 25 kilometers, and the Arkansas University at less than 5 kilometers.

And since the development of residential complexes nearby is expected, work will be done together with municipal and state authorities to establish public transportation lines. Internally, Kaizen will promote the efficient use of automobiles, bicycles and other sustainable transportation means. 

One of the most important parts in the design of this Industrial Park, will be the generation of a peaceful environment, through green areas and walk roads. This way, Kaizen enters the 45 existing industrial parks in the entire state of Queretaro, which mainly include the automotive, aeronautics, manufacturing, real estate, construction, and transportation sectors.

SUSTAINABILITY

Quality and environmental care are the subjects that concern the most to Kaizen developers, that is why the Industrial Park has LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design,) an evaluation system for sustainable buildings created by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Regarding the environmental impact, this system will have energy benefits with savings of 30 to 70 %, as well as savings in water consumption of 30 to 50 %; while in economic terms it will allow the reduction in costs of wastes from 50 to 90 %, the increase of the value of its assets to up 7 % and an investment return of 2 to 5 years.

LEED certification for the Kaizen Industrial Park is aligned with the 17 sustainable principles established by the United Nations that are looking to generate community, peace, justice, and economic development.

Currently, buildings produce 39 % of the greenhouse gases, consume 13.6 % of the water on the planet and 42 % of the total world energy, said Lourdes Salinas, director of Tree Consultoria, during the ceremony.

However, sustainable buildings have the potential of reducing the consumption of energy in 24 and 50 %, gasses emissions up to 39 % and the water to 40 %, everything by sustainable terms for the company.

Mexico has the ninth position with more LEED certifications, list lead by China, followed by Canada, India, Brazil, Germany, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. There are more than 419 certified projects in our country and more than 689 registered. Queretaro, in turn, occupies the fifth place with more certifications of this type of 21 projects, although any is a complete campus.

“We will to it because it is the correct thing to do and that has been the mechanic that we have to do throughout this project which today begins its construction,” explained Lourdes Salinas.

REGION

In 2015, the municipality of Colon had 3 industrial parks and will close 2019 with a total of 11. Besides, it intended 15 hectares for a residential area that serves the Military Air Base, which is located on one side of the QIA.

The event was presided by Benjamin Mizrahi, general director of Construye Industrial; Jaime Mizrahi, president of Carrera Corporacion, Chema Mizrahi, Elias Janous and Jose Lati, partners of Carrera Corporacion; Alejandro Ochoa Valencia, mayor of Colon; and Adam Gardizabal, secretary of Sustainable Development in the municipality of Colon.