Only one third of industrial properties are energy efficient

Competitive advantage is energy efficiency

Currently in Hungary, approx. It has 2.1 million square meters of modern, energy-efficient industrial property built for renting purposes, typically after 2000, with silver medals in Central Europe compared to the Czech Republic, but before Poland. The size of the so-called old industrial building stock is very difficult to estimate, but is probably 4 million square meters, twice as large as the size of modern buildings.

"Industrial real estate has primarily a revenue-generating function in which the energy efficiency of the property plays a decisive role, as it is irrelevant whether the tenants or owners of industrial buildings are required to devote their income to heating or cooling," said Tamás Aszódy, Knauf Insulation Kft. Managing Director. "It can therefore be stated that the energy efficiency of industrial real estate is a competitive advantage at the time of rising energy prices, which may even be the success of an enterprise," he added.

In the case of modern, non-sandwich panel insulated walls, rock wool, glass wool, or a combination of these two layers of up to 20 cm thick is now rare, and at the top it is 25-30 cm thick, stepped rock wool insulation, which also has the highest energy efficiency standards. compliance.

Proper insulation can reduce costs

The survey of Knauf Insulation and Raktár.info also shows that the differences in energy efficiency of industrial real estate are reflected in rental and operating charges.

“In the first half of 2018, the dynamics of rents increased further. The modern, high-tech, high-tech industrial / logistics property rental with state-of-the-art, fast-moving, office and service units is typically 4.3-4.5 Euro / m² and the average registered rent is 4 Euro / m², ” said Nesteror Mester, senior analyst at the House Map Group, who also operates the Raktár.info page.

On the other hand, depending on location, condition, size and technical possibilities, the rent of old industrial real estate may be half or a quarter of the rent of a modern, energy-efficient industrial building, because of the dramatic poor energy efficiency characteristics of these properties, higher heating and cooling costs additional operating costs for the tenant. Thus, all releases, regardless of the condition of the industrial property, are approximately the same, but not the comfort feeling.

Modern industrial properties were built in Hungary after the 2000s, typically in Budapest and its districts, as well as in large automotive and industrial investments, in Győr, Kecskemét, Székesfehérvár, Tatabánya and Miskolc. However, old warehouses or former sites located on the edge of large cities or even in the inner parts of the city will only attract investors if they can be rebuilt with building insulation, but with a good refurbishment cost, they can rebuild the property or give it a new function.

There is little empty energy-efficient industrial property

According to the data of the insulation manufacturer and the inventory portal, there were a large number of industrial properties for rent in all size categories since 2007 but during the years of the crisis, the number of which has been decreasing since 2013.

For example, in Budapest and its surroundings today, there are hardly any halls, warehouses or logistics centers for rent or for sale. In this part of the country, there is already a spare capacity in industrial buildings of less than 100 square meters or between 1000 and 5000 square meters, and it is almost impossible to find medium-sized property of 500-1000 square meters or large, over 5000 square meters.

Warehouses are packed alongside popular routes

Location is not only important for residential properties but also for warehouses. Choosing the right place can get rid of a lot of inconvenience, and you can save a lot of money and time.

Most warehouses are, of course, next to the bypass, the M0 highway, where dozens of warehouse complexes have been built since 2010. This is followed by the M5, which was much nicer in terms of M1, M3 and 2012 in terms of stock numbers. The line is closed by the M7 and M6 in the south towards Lake Balaton. It is clear that the highway depots are a good indicator of the economically popular regions of the country.

New Trend: Warehouse Office

Due to the high downtown office rentals, a new trend is emerging; more and more businesses are leaving the separate downtown office and decide to build their office in the warehouse. This is mainly the case for small and medium-sized companies, which even make use of this option if some of the employees are to travel to the suburbs or the agglomeration instead of the inner districts. This trend also puts the issue of energy efficiency in industrial real estate into a new dimension, as it is even more important to provide it with insulation that prevents large fluctuations in temperature due to winter colds and summer heat.

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