In the part of the US I'm in (California) they omit the insulation step, but otherwise yeah pretty much. Folks in the US do produce real homes, but it's in ver

In the part of the US I'm in (California) they omit the insulation step, but otherwise yeah pretty much. Folks in the US do produce real homes, but it's in very small numbers as a pseudo-artisanal thing. http://www.vermontframes.com http://www.vermontframes.com are pretty neat, for example. The trend in timber framing has been to use structural insulating panels (which are actually pretty good and also, funnily enough, insulate) for infill between the timbers. Technically you can make the entire house out of SIPs, although they're not amazing looking.