I am rebuilding my home from the ground up What is the most economic exterior material but not vinyl siding?

This rebuilding is the result of Hurricane Katrina destroying my entire home. I am trying to find the best price for exterior material excluding brick and vinyl siding. Also where can I get it wholesale if possible. (ship to New Orleans). Thanks.

Log Cabins, a Real Necessity in the Current Economic Climate

In the current economic climate log cabins has become more than never a real cost effective alternative against renting an office, self-storage unit or even a bigger home in case the family has group up. That’s why at Cedexx Log Cabins (http://www.logcabinbuildings.co.uk)we’ve dedicated our time and efforts in finding a real solution to the current [...]