yup. time to go with steel framework &/or hempcrete blocks. wood looks cool, but...yeah, wasteful. starting to see post steel construction homes going up in places. metal roofs etc. is this a regional thing, or fairly widespread?
There’s a new steel house kitty corner from my property. Really nice. Very little upkeep. I see a lot of steel roofs. Somewhat regional. They make more sense here than California. Wood is good in earthquake country. It flexes. However with engineering, that becomes a mute point.
The news lately is of 3D printed houses using concrete and fiberglass. Advances in hybrid polymers using cellulose. Hempcrete if the market gets large enough. Modular homes made of sawdust…