It requires zero load-bearing interior walls and costs a fraction of traditional framing. Yet, it is heavily gatekept. Architectural Review Boards and municipal zoning laws frequently classify them as "agricultural" or "industrial," making them illegal to build as primary residences in city limits. This gatekeeping ensures that homebuyers are forced into $300,000+ mortgages for fragile "stick-frame" wooden boxes that fuel the lumber and home insurance industries.