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Legal & General Modular Homes (LGMH) with Bristol City Council launched a modular-built neighbourhood.
A new housing development situated in North Bristol, UK, was launched last week in collaboration with Legal & General Modular Homes.
The development is scheduled to build 185 sustainable homes.
According to Legal and General, the homes have been designed for maximum energy efficiency: they will be EPC A-rated and 62% cheaper to run. The development is their first to offer Net Zero Regulated Carbon homes, which will be 73% cheaper to run than a standard new build home. This means Bristol residents at this scheme could save up to £1788 (AUD $3237) a year in energy bills.
Every new modular home will include solar panels, helping to reduce future residents’ carbon footprint and fuel bills, and air source heat pumps (an alternative to gas boilers), which will minimise energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions. The modules used to construct the homes are to be manufactured at LGMH’s factory in Selby, with an emphasis on thermal efficiency.
Legal & General Group CEO, Sir Nigel Wilson, said, “Across the UK, we need a housebuilding revolution so that homes can be produced sustainably and at a speed which meets local needs. Modular construction is that revolution: helping to accelerate the creation and delivery of high-quality, affordable, energy-efficient housing. Featuring our first net-zero regulated carbon homes to be delivered, this modular neighbourhood in Bonnington [North Bristol] is an exemplar of the future of housebuilding – supporting Bristol residents to save thousands of pounds a year in energy bills, whilst making a positive impact on both housing creation and the transition towards a low-carbon economy.”
Their offsite construction means the homes are set to be built more cleanly, quickly, and with less waste compared to traditional building methods.
Legal & General Modular Homes have had a number of financial setbacks, but now has a growing pipeline of 1200 homes.
