Lennar Homes, which builds 23,000 homes a year in the country--about 5,000 in California--had not used steel framing in a big way until last year, when Paul DiGiovanni, president of American Steel ...

Roberts thinks California builders should turn to steel, but not just any steel. His product is produced in a machine. It molds and cuts the material in minutes. It works like a steel-home ...

Metal homes can be anywhere between 30% and 50% cheaper than using traditional methods of construction, depending on the materials you choose, and on how much customization you need.

For example, steel homes stand up better against a hurricane than do wood homes and can survive winds in excess of 200 mph. Steel homeowners spend less on termite maintenance and some insurance ...

Centex Homes, Central Florida’s largest home builder, is using steel interior framing in about 35 percent of its houses, said Joel Sowers, Orlando Division president.

The steel industry thinks it can help Rayner and the other builders, large and small, who sell more than 9,000 homes annually in the Baltimore region.

Steel offers many advantages over stick-built lumber homes. Steel is very strong and will not burn. Even if the rest of the house catches fire, the steel frame will be left standing.

“We’re seeing an increase on an average home to be between $20,000 and $30,000 to the person that is building the house,” Hochhalter said.

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 tur… ...