Jason,

Fixing OSB and nailing 16" on center epecially at the corners of structure give it its rigidity. Harding plank at 1/ 2inch and in it's siding form would not improve structure alone. Osb as the sheathing and Harding plank as the facia would help, brick facia also. Straps on the base plates nailed into the slab can prevent twisiting & Lifting of the frame of the frame this compliments the nailing of the sole plate. There is alot of wind shear design going on in architecture right now especially in high rised & commercial. In residential we still insist on placing a box on the prarie and hope nature will forgive us.
In GA I am seeing more and more poured basement pan & well structures under the proch. This provides an almost bunker type protection. Hope This Helps.

Believe it or not, I am using the 3/4" as a base on my mini-golf course...and I am saving about $75,000!! Works great.

check it out...i just watched the video again...

i have learned the hard way that MOST carpenters overdrive the fasteners, so have a talk with your guys on nail schedules and cranked up compressors.

in related news i saw a video on the stanley website for nails that were far more wind resistant than ringshanks. the video is impressive and shows the trusses breaking before the nails fail...since carpenters have long experience with ply and engineered woods i'd be more inclined to have them stay in their comfot zone and carefully adhere to the nail schedule with the stanley nails.