A quiet revolution--save for the whine of screw guns--is underway at the corner of Culver Drive and Bryan Avenue in Irvine, where Lennar Homes is building 203 homes with steel-framed panels. The ...

Some odd-looking, silvery studs are popping up amid the wood framing of new houses. They’re made from 25-gauge, galvanized steel. The new product, called the Carpenter’s Steel Stud, was introduced in ...

Dear Jim: We are planning to build our dream home. It must be strong to resist severe storms and also be efficient. It seems as though most businesses and factories are built from steel. Would this ...

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 ...

Antonio Matarranz is building a new house with a one-stall garage. But when it’s finished, the house will contain two cars. That’s about how much recycled steel — former autos turned into construction ...

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 ...