I can recall two barn frames; one 24' x ~53' with a 5' knee wall, 14/12 pitch and eleborate roof system, and an ~ 32' x 46' Queen post truss barn which both went out with over 60,000 pounds of wood, for the frame alone.
My buildings are generally, pound for pound, far more wood intensive than most stick frames would ever be.
Though, there is another variable; Time. There are countless examples of timber structures surviving the ages, and none yet of Platform houses doing so. If it proves that the average, well-built, well cared for, timber frame can be expected to weather two centuries, and many more, How does this figure into the efficency in terms of wood usage versus a wooden structure which lasts far, far less, despite it's using fewer board feet?
