This article makes all the usual points in favor of steel for house framing that one might find today in steel framing industry’s literature.
Steel House Frame Gives Skyscraper Strength (original article)
This article makes all the usual points in favor of steel for house framing that one might find today in steel framing industry’s literature.
Steel House Frame Gives Skyscraper Strength (original article)
This short article describes a house built mostly of bagasse lumber and sheathing.
“Sugar-Cane “Lumber” Resists Heat And Cold” (original article)
Bagasse (Wikipedia)
If you think steel-framed houses are a modern-day concept, think again. This short news items describes a steel-framed house from the distant 1921.
Fire, Storm, And Rat-Proof All-Metal House
Nuconsteel (Company providing the modern-day steel framing)
If you follow green building issues you might have encountered the idea of particle board made from bagasse. This article about proves this is a pretty old idea which still makes sense.
Sugar-Mill Waste Yields Durable Building Material