{"id":695138,"date":"2025-10-16T13:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:30:19","slug":"amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f241db1f57\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f241db1f57\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/#Half_a_Million_Board_Feet_Replace_Steel_and_Concrete\" >Half a Million Board Feet Replace Steel and Concrete<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/#Natural_Light_and_Reclaimed_Water_Replace_Industrial_Standards\" >Natural Light and Reclaimed Water Replace Industrial Standards<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/#Zero_Carbon_Certification_Could_Change_1200_Global_Stations\" >Zero Carbon Certification Could Change 1,200 Global Stations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/#The_Real_Test_Starts_Now\" >The Real Test Starts Now<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Amazon\u2019s new delivery station in Elkhart, Indiana, looks nothing like the concrete and steel boxes that dot America\u2019s logistics landscape. The 171,000-square-foot facility is built almost entirely from mass timber, using over 500,000 board feet of southern yellow pine to create walls and ceilings that breathe warmth into an industrial space. ZGF Architects designed the building as a living laboratory where Amazon plans to test more than 40 sustainability strategies that could reshape how the company builds its next 1,200 delivery stations worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zgf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZGF Architects<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"25c934e79aa80c1b86ff0c5e-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"25c934e79aa80c1b86ff0c5e-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_03.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Half_a_Million_Board_Feet_Replace_Steel_and_Concrete\"><\/span>Half a Million Board Feet Replace Steel and Concrete<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The building sits on 39 acres near Elkhart Municipal Airport, employing over 200 workers who sort packages under exposed timber beams instead of fluorescent-lit concrete caves. Mass timber construction cuts carbon emissions dramatically compared to traditional methods since wood stores carbon rather than producing it during manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>The southern yellow pine came from sustainably managed forests, turning trees into structural elements that replace energy-intensive steel and concrete. Amazon isn\u2019t just making an environmental statement. They\u2019re gathering data on whether mass timber can handle the daily punishment of industrial operations while cutting construction costs and timelines.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_05.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"25c934e79aa80c1b86ff0c5e-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"25c934e79aa80c1b86ff0c5e-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_06.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Natural_Light_and_Reclaimed_Water_Replace_Industrial_Standards\"><\/span>Natural Light and Reclaimed Water Replace Industrial Standards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Walk inside and the differences multiply. Clerestory windows flood the space with natural light, reducing the need for artificial lighting that typically accounts for massive energy bills in warehouse operations. The building features circadian lighting systems that adjust throughout the day to match natural light patterns, keeping workers alert without the harsh glare of standard industrial fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>An underground rainwater reclamation system collects runoff for toilet flushing, while 170 EV charging stations prepare for an electric delivery fleet. Air-source heat pumps replace gas furnaces, and the concrete used in foundations contains significantly lower carbon content than standard mixes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_07.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_08.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Zero_Carbon_Certification_Could_Change_1200_Global_Stations\"><\/span>Zero Carbon Certification Could Change 1,200 Global Stations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The facility targets Zero Carbon Certification from the Living Future Institute, one of the toughest environmental standards in construction. This means the building must produce as much renewable energy as it consumes over a year. Amazon VP Daniel Mallory calls it a testing ground for technologies that will scale across the company\u2019s global footprint.<\/p>\n<p>If mass timber proves durable and cost-effective in Indiana\u2019s humid summers and freezing winters, hundreds of similar buildings could follow. The construction industry produces nearly 40 percent of global carbon emissions, making even modest improvements at Amazon\u2019s scale meaningful for climate impact.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Amazon Just Built A 171,000-Square-Foot Warehouse Using Only Wood\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/amazon-mass-timber-warehouse\/amazon_mass_timber_warehouse_yanko_design_10.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Real_Test_Starts_Now\"><\/span>The Real Test Starts Now<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This isn\u2019t Amazon\u2019s first experiment with sustainable architecture, but it\u2019s the first time they\u2019ve committed mass timber to daily industrial abuse. Graycor Construction completed the project after a two-decade partnership with Amazon spanning over 30 projects in 15 states. 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Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/15\/amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=amazon-just-built-a-171000-square-foot-warehouse-using-only-wood\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon\u2019s new delivery station in Elkhart, Indiana, looks nothing like the concrete and steel boxes that dot America\u2019s logistics landscape. The 171,000-square-foot facility is built almost entirely from mass timber, using over 500,000 board feet of southern yellow pine to create walls and ceilings that breathe warmth into an industrial space. 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