Affordable, eco-friendly and fast to build, shipping container homes offer no end of architectural possibilities. These extra-tough units can be stacked in almost any layout, not to mention customised ...

Chuck Lemieux thinks he's hit on the perfect home for modern families: an affordable structure that offers durability and a flexible floor plan and one that can easily expand, with all the renovations ...

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 containers aren’t just for shipping anymore. In Australia, and even here in Canada, they’re being converted into backyard swimming pools. In Edmonton, at least for the moment, they’re being ...

[Artist’s rendering of a new shipping container home on the Honomobo Facebook page.] A new Edmonton venture is looking to help homeowners earn passive income by putting renters up in shipping ...

The world is getting creative with their living accommodations. With the rising house prices in places like Toronto and Vancouver, homeowners are looking to shipping containers to as an innovative ...

DETROIT — An unusual home taking shape inside General Motors’ sprawling Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant is intended to be part of a movement to rebuild the city’s economy and deteriorating, ...

A Kelowna company is hoping to make living small a big idea. Devon Siebenga, the owner of Honomobo, is showing off his shipping container homes to the Okanagan this weekend. They come in four ...

These extra-tough units can be stacked in almost any layout, not to mention customised with every luxury amenity under the sun. From metal mansions to stylish industrial retreats, we've rounded up the ...

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