The initiative to transform shipping containers into permanent homes is gaining traction in Guantánamo as a response to the ...

Building a home from a shipping container is much like a large-scale Lego project. You can have an entire room delivered in one giant rectangular piece. Or, you can stack the containers together to ...

OREGON CITY, Ore. — A Portland developer is fighting climate change one four-ton shipping container at a time. Carl Coffman and his company Relevant Buildings are upcycling shipping containers into ...

After his longtime home was damaged in Hurricane Irma, a local artist/collector made the "impractical" choice to patchwork ...

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: The first of the shipping container homes will be ready to move in June 1, but is currently on the market. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – ...

What’s it really like to live in a shipping container home with two dogs? In this video, we take you inside our unique living ...

ST. LOUIS – Just down the street from the Crown Candy Kitchen in the Old North St. Louis neighborhood sits a home for sale that’s hard to miss. A house made of nine former shipping containers stacked ...

Backcountry Containers has designed lots of different types of shipping container homes, from large residential units to smaller rural retreats. For its Luke tiny house, the firm connects a large and ...

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DETROIT (WXYZ) — A revitalization project is breathing new life into an east side Detroit neighborhood that's turning decades-old vacant lots into modern shipping ...

EVANSVILLE — The first two container homes in Evansville are officially complete on Cody Street and awaiting potential buyers. The 640-square-foot homes − one at 1108 Cody St. and another at 1107 Cody ...

One of the most common uses for shipping containers is secure onsite storage. Construction companies, warehouses and retailers rely on them for tools, machinery and inventory. Their portability means ...