Why are houses in the USA mostly made of wood?

The structural uses of wood are so well known, that I have span tables developed, and published to allow me to engineer the beam and joist sizing for houses, for any species wood, grade of wood, and loads, fast and easily. read more

Some Americans build their homes with bricks, some with wood, and some live in prefabricated trailers that are towed to the site. Others live in houseboats. There is no one universal American house building material. But wood is very common for residential single family construction in the US. read more

As in most parts of the world, construction of homes is based mostly on the availablilty of building materials. If you live in a country that has an abundance of wood, you will typically build houses using wood. read more