GF
Whilst looking for something else I came across this:-
http://www.airbum.com/articles.html
Budd has an 11 article series telling you all that you need to know about home building.
I'll let you into a secret, I know Budd pretty well, if you forget all the American hype/spin he is a pretty down to earth guy and generally talks a lot of sense.
Enjoy
Stik