Wish I was made of composite!
I was thinking along the lines of my body not being able to rot, warp, fade, or split.Seems Waco wants to be screwed down, pressure washed once a year and walked all over. Very odd thing to wish for me thinks.
The yaller wood is fine if it gets air on all sides and especially fine if you stain/seal it with something intended for the purpose...on all sides.
I don't know about metal studs, but for outdoors, it's pipe, purlin, and I-beam for me. If it needs decked and can't be made out of rock or concrete, it's plastic.
When putting wood into contact with cement, lay a piece of closed-cell Styrofoam between the cement and wood. A surplus asphalt shingle works too.