The Levi Strauss & Co. European Distribution Center, developed by Delta Development, is the winner of the Logix Award 2025. The award ceremony took place on October 6 during Expo Real in Munich. A total of 27 projects were submitted to the jury for this year’s competition, a new record number of entries that underscores the high level of interest in the award. teamtosse was once again responsible for the organization and communication surrounding the event.

The Logistics Real Estate Initiative (Logix) has presented the Logix Award 2025 to Delta Development for the Levi Strauss & Co. European Distribution Center in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia. The award was presented on the evening of October 6 during a ceremony at the Expo Real real estate trade fair. With this award, Logix honors real estate developments that particularly meet the needs of local authorities, users, and investors. It also takes into account how the projects integrate urban planning, ecological, and social aspects. From a total of 27 projects submitted to the expert jury in 2025, six finalists were nominated in a three-stage application process.

Cradle-to-Cradle and climate neutrality are decisive factors

The winning project is Germany’s first logistics real estate development to be built according to the Cradle-to-Cradle philosophy. Among other things, building materials and other materials recovered during demolition work were reused. By avoiding CO₂ emissions during construction and operation, Delta Development ensures a positive overall greenhouse gas balance over the entire life cycle of the property. The assessment was carried out using a life cycle analysis (LCA) and was recently confirmed by the international research and consulting institute EPEA. The LEED Platinum-certified property covers a building area of around 73,000 sqm and was completed in October 2023.

A key factor in the property’s climate neutrality is the implementation and use of geothermal energy and photovoltaics (PV) to provide energy, heating, and cooling from fossil-free sources. This includes a PV system with a capacity of 3.45 MWp and a 1 MW battery storage system, which in this combination is also breaking new ground in the logistics real estate industry. In addition, there are WELL Platinum-designed workplaces that take social sustainability into account, as well as an architecturally attractive design of the building’s exterior.

“We are delighted to receive this award for our Levi’s distribution center, and it is a great honor for the entire team at Delta Development. With this property, we set ourselves the goal of breaking new ground in the field of sustainable project development in the logistics real estate segment, with a focus on the reuse of all building materials and climate-neutral development. We would like to thank the jury for recognizing this commitment with the Logix Award 2025,” says Edwin Meijerink, CEO at Delta Development Germany.

High standards in climate and environmental protection

“This year’s competition was all about effective and innovative measures to make logistics real estate fit for the future in terms of sustainability. The winning project impressively demonstrates the measures that are already possible today to not only reduce CO2 emissions, but to bring them down to zero. In conjunction with the cradle-to-cradle principle, the Levi Strauss & Co. European Distribution Center is far ahead of its time and can therefore be described as a beacon for logistics real estate,” says Prof. Dr. Christian Kille, jury chairman of the Logix Award and professor of retail logistics at the Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS).

“Delta Development deserves respect and recognition for its courage and pioneering spirit. The award for the winning project for its outstanding measures in the sustainable use of resources and CO2-neutral building development shows that the logistics real estate world is well on its way in terms of climate protection and has internalized the increasing demands of business, politics, and society. We would like to express our special thanks to the jury for their intensive examination of all the projects,” comments Dr. Malte-Maria Münchow, spokesperson for the Logistics Real Estate Initiative (Logix) and Head of Logistics Strategy at Deka Immobilien Investment.

teamtosse once again managed the entire award process, from the application phase to the award ceremony. It was a pleasure to once again provide organizational and communications support for the Logix Award. We look forward to the next time and congratulate the winner!