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- 800,000-Square-Foot Building Is Now The Largest Facility of Its Kind In
The World -

MORRIS, Ill., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — ProLogis (NYSE: PLD),
the world’s largest owner, manager and developer of distribution
facilities, and Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT), one of the world’s largest food
and beverage companies, announced today that an 800,000-square-foot
building near Chicago developed by ProLogis has been recognized for
advanced environmental design by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a
building industry nonprofit group that promotes sustainable development.

The distribution center, located in Morris, Ill., was completed in the
first half of 2007 and is currently leased to Kraft. Together, the
companies recently completed building improvements under the USGBC’s
“Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” (LEED) for Commercial
Interiors (CI) certification program. The building is now LEED-CI Gold
certified and is the largest facility of its kind in the world to achieve
this certification.

Kraft currently leases approximately 3.2 million square feet from
ProLogis at locations throughout North America. This building is the
company’s first distribution center to receive LEED certification.

“We are thrilled to announce our first LEED-certified distribution
facility,” said David Klavsons, vice president, logistics for Kraft. “This
is a great accomplishment for our company and provides tremendous momentum
for our future sustainability initiatives. We have a longstanding
relationship with ProLogis and, by leveraging their expertise in green
construction practices, the company has added an even higher value to our
partnership.”

“The improvements made to the building in collaboration with Kraft
helped it become our third distribution facility in the U.S. to receive
LEED certification, and we are excited about the incitement it gives our
green building efforts,” said Jack Rizzo, managing director of global
construction at ProLogis. “With nine additional warehouses currently
submitted for certification review and 8.3 million square feet in the U.S.
under design or construction to meet LEED standards, ProLogis continues to
demonstrate its commitment to becoming the global leader in sustainable
warehouse construction.”

The Kraft facility is located at ProLogis Park 80, a 168-acre
distribution park one mile north of the I-80 interchange, a major east/west
highway corridor. This is the first building in the park, which has
additional land available to support up to 2.1 million square feet of
additional development. Specific elements of environmental design employed
in the Kraft building include:



— Energy-efficient fluorescent lighting with multi-level lighting
controls, resulting in a 60 percent reduction in lighting energy usage;
— HVAC ventilation system that improves air quality and reduces power
consumption by 40 percent;
— Extensive use of recycled and locally sourced materials during
construction, with nearly 100 percent of construction debris diverted
to recycling centers rather than landfills;
— Use of wood-based construction materials harvested from Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forests totaling nearly 80 percent;
and,
— Interior paints, coatings, adhesives and sealants with low volatile
organic compounds (VOC) emission levels.

Total Logistics Control, a third party distribution services provider,
operates the facility for Kraft, handling day-to-day inbound and outbound
logistics for numerous well-known Kraft products.

“We value our longstanding relationship with Kraft and are happy to
meet their distribution needs in the I-80 submarket of Chicago,” said Doug
Kiersey, ProLogis senior vice president and Midwest regional director.
“This area is quickly becoming defined as a top location for regional and
national bulk distribution.”

ProLogis is one of the largest providers of industrial space in the
Chicago metro area, with a platform of more than 112 facilities and 26
million square feet owned, managed or under development. ProLogis customers
in this market include APL Logistics, Anixter, Clorox, Kuehne + Nagel and
UPS Supply Chain Services.

About ProLogis

ProLogis is the world’s largest owner, manager and developer of
distribution facilities, with operations in 121 markets across North
America, Europe and Asia. The company has $38.8 billion of assets owned,
managed and under development, comprising 526.3 million square feet (48.9
million square meters) in 2,817 properties as of March 31, 2008. ProLogis’
customers include manufacturers, retailers, transportation companies,
third-party logistics providers and other enterprises with large-scale
distribution needs. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, ProLogis employs
over 1,500 people worldwide. For additional information about the company,
go to http://www.prologis.com.

About Kraft Foods

Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) is one of the world’s largest food and beverage
companies, with 2007 revenues of more than $37 billion. For more than 100
years, Kraft has offered consumers delicious and wholesome foods that fit
the way they live. Kraft markets a broad portfolio of iconic brands in more
than 150 countries, including nine brands with revenues exceeding $1
billion: Kraft cheeses, dinners and dressings; Oscar Mayer meats;
Philadelphia cream cheese; Maxwell House coffee; Nabisco cookies and
crackers and its Oreo brand; Jacobs coffees, Milka chocolates and LU
biscuits. Kraft is listed in the Standard & Poor’s 100 and 500 indexes. The
company is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. For more
information, visit the company’s web site at http://www.kraft.com.



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Source: Real Estate Newswire