Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family home construction. But wood construction isn’t ...

It accounted for $44,748 or 10.5% of the construction cost of a new home in 2024. Excavation, foundation, concrete, retaining walls and backfill: $43,002 Other: $1,747 ...

Concrete Construction. Concrete is also gaining ground in American home construction, beyond concrete pad foundations, thanks to companies like ONX Homes, which builds factory-built concrete homes ...

Steel-frame homes are also less likely to be infested with pests, termites and mold compared to wood. They are faster to assemble because the steel is often pre-fabricated off-site, which reduces ...

Wood pointed to a magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan in the 1990s to illustrate how strong Sekisui buildings are built. “We had roughly 177,000 homes that had been built at that point,” he said.