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The LEGO Group has confirmed plans to construct an office building using engineered mass timber as part of its new manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County, Virginia, scheduled to open in 2027. …While the primary manufacturing buildings will rely on steel, concrete and glass …The office component will use engineered mass timber, with early project modelling indicating a reduction in embodied carbon of up to 40 per cent compared with conventional structural systems. The approach reflects a targeted substitution strategy, applying timber where it can materially reduce carbon intensity without affecting structural performance or delivery timelines. Designed by LS3P with Gray | Hourigan as general contractor, the building will draw on timber sourced from regions close to Virginia, including native species. This localised supply approach reduces transport inputs while aligning with regional forestry outputs. The link between LEGO’s product logic and the construction approach is hard to ignore.