Why are residential homes still built out of wood when commercial buildings are built next to metal?

It just seems that if you built a residential home near metal studs versus wood studs the benefits would be greater.
-straight walls instead of bowed studs
-much stronger
-fire resistant
-mold resistant
-no termites

Answers:    It's cheaper to build with wood than with metal. Yes metal is the better, stronger, and safer choice but...wood is used because of how economical it is. It's also a code entity, it's required for almost all commercial buildings to be steel framed (for the exact reasons you hold listed) while code for residential buildings allows for just wood framing (light frame construction)
Yes but wood framing is generally lower cost. Some homes are built next to steel frame or masonry. Most people prefer to spend the money on things that show.
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