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For many years, wood-frame construction has been providing the world with high-quality, affordable housing. This goes from town houses to multi-storey apartment buildings, and from single-family bungalows to large luxury houses. Wood frame houses are economical to build, heat and cool, and provide maximum comfort to occupants. Wood shells are approximately 1/2 of the cost of a comparable concrete shell. Wood construction is easily adapted to traditional, contemporary and most futuristic building styles. Its architectural possibilities are limitless. |
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The cost of residential construction remains one of the more important considerations to developers, builders and homebuyers. Wood frame structures require less transportation, labour and materials cost. Other factors reducing the cost of construction are high speed of manufacturing and on site installation: a 130 sq.m house, including interior finishing can be built and ready to move in within 2-3 months when factory produced components are used. As whole wood shells are approximately half the cost of a similar concrete shell, by using a wood shell the builder saves 25% on the total cost of constructing a finished home. |