Turning an old shipping container into reliable storage took more than just cleaning it out. I reinforced the frame, added insulation, cut ventilation, and installed shelving to make the space both ...

What happens to shipping containers when they return to land after a trip across the ocean? Increasingly, they have become a place to live on both a short- and long-term basis. Eko Solutions offers ...

KIRKVILLE, N.Y. – During the Covid-19 lockdown last year, Andrea Nentwick and her fiancé Lucas Eastman were looking for a project to do together. “We had a lot of time on our hands,” she said. “We ...

Josh McBee first saw a shipping container home online one day in late 2012. His one-bedroom apartment in Venice Beach, California was feeling progressively smaller, and the blue guest house he saw ...

When the cost of a single-family home hewn from wood and traditional construction materials is out of reach for many low-income Phoenix residents, and hell, some middle-income earners too – the ...

Tacoma City Council member Kristina Walker — who’s well known for her environmental streak — sees them as an untapped resource, available in abundance and just waiting to be reused. In a growing city ...

Building a container home was a dream come true for homeowners Shawn and Mike McConkey. Mike, an architectural engineer and construction superintendent was able to do a good portion of the building, ...