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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DECOR UNDER $300 THE NEWEST ARRIVALS Gifting ALL SHOPPING Traditional craftsmanship meets modern innovation in the work of New Jersey–based Scandic Builders. The environmentally conscious builder ...