Discount Retail Chain Lidl Netherlands has started the construction of the most sustainable supermarket in the Netherlands, Lidl Zero Capelle. This CO2-neutral store will be located in the middle of Capelle, directly opposite the current location. Today, during the Week of the Circular Economy, Sjoerd Geissler gave the go-ahead for construction by driving the first pile into the ground.
Highest sustainability score
The new store will be the third Lidl Zero in the Netherlands. The starting points for the construction of this Zero are that the store has a low impact on the environment and that 'zero-on-the-meter' is realized. CO2 emissions are minimized by, among other things, building a lot with wood and giving old materials a second life. The limited CO2 released during the construction of the store is compensated by the private parking lot. The use of energy-efficient installations has limited the energy demand.
Lidl received a sustainability score (GPR) of 8.5 for the design. This is the highest sustainability score ever achieved in supermarket land. Thijs Frijters, manager of branch construction Lidl Netherlands: "After our experiences in the design and construction of our Zero stores in Woerden and Almere, we are taking the next step in Capelle aan de IJssel. A 'zero-on-the-meter' branch where the CO2 emissions to build the branch are limited and then CO2 is captured from the air by using olivine*. This makes this store not only energy neutral, but also CO2 neutral."
Focus on circularity
The environmental impact of Lidl Zero Capelle is kept low by reusing materials as much as possible. This includes a wooden support structure, prefab timber frame construction and insulation of old clothing. Existing piles, which date from the time of the Ford garage, are used to build the new store.
Zero-on-the-meter' thanks to more than 1,300 solar panels on the roof, façade and solar car parking
More than 1,300 solar panels will be installed over the entire roof, on the façade and on the roofs of the carports, which will ensure that the store will soon have '0' on the energy meter. Customers can charge their cars in the sustainable car park. From the distribution center in Waddinxveen, the store is supplied with electric trucks.
Greening and cooling the environment
Not only will there be a beautiful and sustainable store, the environment will also become greener and cooler. Lidl stimulates biodiversity by integrating trees and plants into the area and placing nesting boxes for insects. The parking lot will be equipped with grass concrete pavers, which promote water permeability and reduce heat.
Third Lidl Zero
Sustainability is in Lidl's DNA. For example, in 2019 the supermarket already opened a 'Lidl Zero' in Woerden, the first energy-circular supermarket in the Netherlands. In 2021, Lidl opened the second Lidl Zero in Almere. There, Lidl showed what was possible in the field of sustainable construction. A completely private park of 14,000 m2 was even built around the building to compensate for the CO2 released during construction. With this branch in Capelle aan de IJssel, Lidl is taking a new step!
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