In this era of scouring the earth for the magic bullet in home building, few ideas can compete with the weird, pragmatic beauty of the used shipping container. Cheap, strong and easily ...

Shipping containers have become quite popular lately seeing how they can be repurposed into all sorts of cool housing ...

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advertisement 03-05-2009 TECH Would You Live in a Shipping Container? Cheap, transportable and recyclable, Adam Kalkin’s container homes may be the next wave of prefab.

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What makes a shipping container home different from other prefabricated houses is the material — shipping containers are designed to withstand harsh conditions at sea, making them incredibly ...

When will the shipping-container-home fad die? Not greener, not cheaper, architects playing with Legos. — Lance Hosey (@LanceHosey) September 7, 2014 Lance is right about shipping containers.

See the full story on Dwell.com: Budget Breakdown: This Remote Prefab Hideaway Built From Shipping Containers Cost $300K Related stories: ...

$568,000 to make a shipping container into a home? Prefab is a better way to go, San Diego Dormitory-style housing and tiny homes have promise to reduce California’s housing crisis — not ...