If you’ve been searching for BONE Structure homes, you already know something most homeowners don’t: steel-framed residential construction is categorically superior to wood. You did the research. You found the system. And then the company disappeared.
You’re not alone. And you’re in the right place.
What Was BONE Structure?
BONE Structure was a Quebec-based company that designed and manufactured light gauge steel frame home kits for the Canadian and American residential markets. Their system was precision-engineered, architecturally distinctive, and built around a philosophy that the residential construction industry had been doing things wrong for a hundred years.
They were right about that.
BONE Structure homes were built with cold-formed steel framing systems that offered spans, ceiling heights, and structural performance impossible to achieve with conventional wood framing. The homes were modern, energy-efficient, and designed to outlast everything being built around them.
For nearly two decades, BONE Structure built a loyal following of homeowners, architects, and builders who understood what precision steel framing could deliver.
Why Did BONE Structure Close?
BONE Structure was a family-operated company built around the vision and leadership of its founder, Marc-André Bovet. Marc-André passed away on December 24th, 2023. The company he spent nearly two decades building closed following his death.
There was no failure of the product. No failure of the engineering. No failure of the market. The homes BONE Structure built still stand. The structural systems still perform. The homeowners who built with the system have not regretted it.
BONE Structure closed because the person who built it was gone — and the industry lost one of the few founders who genuinely understood what precision steel-framed residential construction could be.
That loss created the gap. STEEL Structure Homes exists to fill it.
What Happened to the Market?
The demand didn’t go anywhere.
Thousands of homeowners across Canada and the United States had researched BONE Structure, visited showrooms, started design conversations, or simply filed the idea away for when they were ready to build. Architects who had specified the system still had clients asking for steel. Builders who had worked with the framing still wanted to offer it.
The supplier was gone. The market was not.
That gap — a proven category with no primary supplier — is exactly what STEEL Structure Homes was built to fill.
STEEL Structure Homes: The Next Generation
STEEL Structure Homes Inc. was founded by Chad Briand, who spent close to a decade building BONE Structure homes across North America. He didn’t read about the system. He trained builders on it, worked directly with engineers, managed projects from design through assembly, and developed the kind of field-level expertise that no textbook or classroom produces.
He watched what worked. He watched what failed. He knew what the market wanted and what the previous system couldn’t consistently deliver.
When BONE Structure collapsed, Chad built the successor — not as a copy of what came before, but as a second-generation evolution. Smarter engineering. Better buildability. A more transparent commercial model. And a North American vision built in from day one.
STEEL Structure Homes is not BONE Structure. It is what comes after BONE Structure — built by someone who understands the system from the inside out, who has seen the entire lifecycle of the category, and who knows exactly what needed to change.
What Makes STEEL Different
The Engineering
STEEL Structure Homes designs and engineers precision steel-framed residential home kits using cold-formed steel systems adapted from the most proven approaches in the category. Every kit is engineered to North American building codes — NBC in Canada, IBC and IRC in the United States — and adaptable to the specific requirements of each jurisdiction.
The structural advantages over wood framing are not marketing claims. They are engineering facts:
- Non-combustible. Steel does not burn. In wildfire zones across the western United States and Canada — California, Oregon, British Columbia, Alberta — this is not an aesthetic preference. It is a life-safety decision.
- Seismic performance. Steel frames are engineered for lateral loads that shift wood frames off their foundations in earthquake events.
- Wind resistance. Cold-formed steel framing systems are designed to handle wind loads that exceed what wood-frame construction is built to withstand.
- No rot. No warp. No pest damage. Steel does not degrade the way organic materials do. A steel-framed home built today performs the same structurally in fifty years.
- Energy efficiency. Steel framing systems are compatible with the highest levels of insulation and air sealing available, enabling net-zero performance that wood-frame construction struggles to match.
The Model Collection
STEEL Structure Homes offers a curated collection of named residential home models — from compact modern designs to large estate-scale homes — covering the full range of what North American homeowners, architects, and builders are looking for.
Every model is a starting point, not a constraint. The steel framing system enables design flexibility that wood cannot match — longer spans, larger openings, higher ceilings, and configurations that would require expensive engineering workarounds in conventional construction.
Current models include the Chateau Briand, the Alpine Summit, the Okanagan Vista, the Coastal Retreat, the Muskoka Mocha, the Northern Slopes, and over a dozen others — each designed for specific climates, site conditions, and architectural preferences.
The Commercial Model
One of the consistent frustrations with the previous generation of steel frame home companies was cost opacity. STEEL Structure Homes operates on the Open Book Building Model — every line item is visible, every cost is explained, and the Project Delivery Fee is stated upfront rather than buried in a final invoice.
Preliminary benchmarks for STEEL structure kits start at approximately $80 per square foot for structure only. Final pricing is confirmed after design, engineering, and material selections are locked. Steel and freight pricing are always flagged as variable — because they are, and pretending otherwise does not serve the client.
Serving the BONE Structure Community
If you were a BONE Structure client, architect, or builder, STEEL Structure Homes wants to hear from you directly. Chad’s decade of experience with the system means conversations start at a level of technical depth that no generalist contractor can match. You don’t have to explain what steel framing is or why it matters. That conversation is already understood.
If you are a homeowner who discovered steel-framed construction through BONE Structure and has been waiting for the right time and the right company to move forward — that time is now, and STEEL is that company.
The Window Is Open
The steel-framed residential market across North America is underserved. The category has been proven. The demand exists on both sides of the border. The primary supplier that built that awareness is gone.
The homeowners, architects, and builders who understood what BONE Structure was building are actively looking for what comes next.
STEEL Structure Homes is the answer to that search. Built by the most qualified person in North America to build it, at the exact moment the market needed it most.
Ready to Build?
If you’ve been waiting for the right steel-framed home company to step into the space BONE Structure left behind, the wait is over.
View Our Home Models — explore the full collection of STEEL Structure Homes designs.
Book a Free Consultation — speak directly with Chad about your project, your site, and what a STEEL home looks like for your situation.
The structure is engineered. The system is ready. The only variable is when you decide to build.
STEEL Structure Homes Inc. designs, engineers, and manufactures precision steel-framed residential home kits for homeowners, architects, and builders across North America.
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