> impact disrupted the glue and be whole side of the house (plywood, sheeting, siding) just fell off!

I don't believe this story can possibly be true. No one glues on plywood, sheeting, or siding. If you glued on the plywood sheathing, you'd have to nail it in place while the glue set anyway. Ditto for the siding. I guess you could glue the sheeting in place, but that's not structural so it wouldn't fall off as you describe here. Gluing the sheeting would probably cost considerably more than just stapling it in place, which is what actually happens.

If this story is true, the builder is doubly stupid, first for building a house this way, and second for spending more money to do so.

It was probably a decade ago, so the details may be foggy. But I recall shaking my head at the widely spaced studs that were very visible.

Fair enough. I can believe that a poorly built wall fell apart, even if all-glue construction of hard to imagine. There are some shady builders out there.

Just a side note, widely spaced studs isn't necessarily a bad thing. My house is built 24 on center. Leaves more room for insulation on exterior walls, and you don't actually need studs every 16 for strength. I believe there are additional code requirements for houses built with studs spaced 24 on center, though I don't know the details.

Yep, this is a real thing, and is actually an extremely good idea.

Google "advanced framing".

(Used to work for a tech startup providing services to green construction companies.)

Residential construction with 2x6 framed walls (for deeper insulation) are often studded 24" on center.