A RECENT story by Denise Salvaggio about steel-frame homes left out how environmentally expensive it is to use steel as a building material instead of wood. This is ironic in a story that focuses on a ...

Most of the energy that goes into building U.S. homes is consumed – not by the power tools, welding and trucking during construction – but during the manufacture of the building materials, according ...

American homebuilders love lumber. Can they learn to love steel? Last year, 94% of all single-family homes built in the United States were "stick built," according to industry data. Most of the ...

But now it is taking its steel building methods to new places, which could eventually make an impact on the construction of single-family homes. Last year, RNGD opened its 85,000-square-foot ...

If a local builder and his framer-contractor are right, this region — with its strong ties to steel manufacturing — will soon be home to many steel-frame houses going up. The team is currently ...

Hurricanes and termites make homeowners cringe. But they’ve become selling points for businessmen promoting steel home components. Andrew Marshall, co-owner of an Arabi company that manufactures steel ...

The concept of using steel to build single-family homes is an innovative approach that has not been widely accepted in the local construction business. But because of a house swap deal, Bill Linton in ...

Turkish prefabricated buildings constructor Karmod said on Thursday that steel-frame homes have become a focal point for those seeking homeownership, thanks to structural safety and streamlined ...

DANBURY -- Steven Timur Lang can fashion wrought iron into roses, and hammer dense rectangles of layered stainless steel into beautiful Damacus knives, the kind his Hungarian ancestors could have ...

(MENAFN) Turkish prefabricated building manufacturer Karmod announced on Thursday that residences constructed with steel frames are increasingly capturing the interest of individuals aiming to buy a ...