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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> I am thinking very light weight metal, portable and slabless homes.

Have you spent much time in a totally metal building? They tend to be cold 
and lifeless. Metal conducts heat and cold very quickly so needs special 
insulation and ventilation design to disallow condensation and subsequent 
rot of interior wood. Humans respond to their abodes psychologically; it is 
important that certain design factors are employed. Have you read Pattern 
Language? Also suggest you research the Farraday cage effect.