Shipping containers are being transformed to provide housing. Can they be affordable? We are used to seeing shipping containers as a mode of transporting goods by land or sea. We see them on the backs ...

Reusing shipping containers to create homes can reduce the environmental impact of home construction and shipping container waste. Homeowners can take this a step further by adding energy-efficient ...

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 ...

Shipping container homes aren’t just a design trend – they’re a bold statement about sustainability, creativity, and ...

Could America's record balance of payments deficit with China be the solution to low cost housing? Might it even be an unprecedented opportunity to be Green? If that sounds like two really stupid ...

Company says its third-generation design blends spacious interiors with enhanced safety, sustainability and versatile use - ...

The shipping container home could offer residents an affordable option in an increasingly pricey part of the city.

The city of Fort Wayne added container homes to the zoning ordinance, which means requirements can be placed on their construction. Officials hope that allowing a new option of affordable living will ...

How Corpus Christi approaches a proposal to use shipping containers for affordable housing may set a precedent citywide. The concept proposed by developer Bryan Johnson would employ steel shipping ...

As more and more architects are embracing the reclaimed shipping container trend, houses such as this one are starting to ...

The initiative, pioneered and managed by Westmoreland Eastern Member of Parliament Dr Dayton Campbell, aims to provide a ...