With millions of shipping containers lying empty at ports around the world, it may seem like repurposing them to construct buildings would be a clear environmental winner. The reality of building with ...

The lumber shortage and price increases on other building materials have forced many builders to think outside the box when it comes to living conditions. A company in Minnesota has created a home ...

This video follows the construction of a £1.5 million restaurant built from modified shipping containers. The project combines industrial design with commercial functionality, highlighting the ...

The housing world has never been constant. Every other time, something new comes up and takes over the space. One that has marked its spot and stuck to it is shipping container homes. Photo courtesy ...

Steve Taylor spent a year and a half building a treehouse in Ladonia, Texas, using four shipping containers. The 50-foot structure has a cantilevered design, where one end is supported by steel beams ...

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 ...

OGDEN — Ogden officials are launching efforts to see whether storage units have a place in the city's residential neighborhoods as a six-story apartment building in Salt Lake City made of repurposed ...

An effort pitching the idea of allowing shipping containers to be used in the town of Nashville as accessory buildings got little traction among council members last week. The council considered Build ...

UPPER POTTSGROVE — Township commissioners were recently presented with a plan to partially develop a self-described “eyesore” at the end of Commerce Drive. This is the plan Richard Almquist presented ...