Steel framing material is significantly stronger than wood. So you know your home is more solid with steel. Your steel framed home is safer in earthquakes. Unlike wood framed homes, a steel framed home can be engineered for the highest seismic rating available for residential construction. Steel's strength and resiliency are part of the reason , plus the way a steel frame is constructed and fastened to the foundation.
Steel is unaffected by changes in the weather.
Individual members of a wood-framed home react differently and in varying degrees to climactic changes. Steel doesn't fuel a fire. Steel framing won't burn and add fuel to a fire. In some areas, a steel framed home may qualify for lower Homeowner and Builders risk insurance rates. Steel framing also provides you with a structure that can easily adapt to a family's changing needs.