Swan eyes steel alternative after CLT caught by post-Grenfell ban
A housing association with its own offsite factory has revealed it will look to use a steel-framed system on buildings over 18m after cross-laminated timber (CLT) fell foul of a government ban.
Essex-based Swan, which opened its factory in Basildon in 2017, has been forced to move away from CLT after admitting to Inside Housing a year ago that it would change its approach due to the post-Grenfell ban on combustible materials.
As CLT is combustible, it is banned for use in the external walls of buildings 18m or higher due to regulations introduced in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster... Read full article at
insidehousing.co.uk
