L&G ditches structural timber in modular flats

By Joey Gardiner2019-12-11T13:00:00

Insurer tests prototype of concrete and steel apartments in offsite homes factory

Insurance giant and modular housing pioneer Legal & General (L&G) will not use timber as a structural material for its planned modular apartments, the company has said.

L&G, which has invested more than £50m in its modular housing business since its foundation in 2015, launched with the idea of basing its homes on cross-laminated timber (CLT) technology. It has yet to deliver homes at the scale originally envisaged, however.

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