With millions of shipping containers lying empty at ports around the world, it may seem like repurposing them to construct buildings would be a clear environmental winner. The reality of building with ...

Anyone who has ever been a fan of The Boxcar Children book series may have found the thought of living in a railroad car intriguing. In fact, that is probably more likely the case now than ever before ...

A Texas couple spent $60k building their dream home in a charming rural area near their big city hometown — using just two 40 ft. shipping containers. Lexi Newkirk, 24, and her husband, Diego, 25, ...

Converting a shipping container into a garage is a very real possibility, but there are some important factors to take into account before you get started.

The housing world has never been constant. Every other time, something new comes up and takes over the space. One that has marked its spot and stuck to it is shipping container homes. Photo courtesy ...

One of the fastest-growing trends in prefabricated housing is the use of shipping containers to build homes. These properties ...

In the Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles, a new affordable multifamily housing project using shipping containers resulted in 24 micro-units for formerly unhoused residents, according to Fast Company. ...

An effort pitching the idea of allowing shipping containers to be used in the town of Nashville as accessory buildings got little traction among council members last week. The council considered Build ...

Architect Akash Dudhe of SAGI Architects has one solution to India’s burgeoning building scene — shipping containers.

The company’s sustainable and durable spaces address a core need in the B2B sector, an $11 billion market that comprises RV parks, campground accommodations, vacation rentals, and other use cases ...

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UPPER POTTSGROVE — Township commissioners were recently presented with a plan to partially develop a self-described “eyesore” at the end of Commerce Drive. This is the plan Richard Almquist presented ...