The reasons for building shipping container homes are diverse and include the fact that these containers are globally ...

A Denver couple, who built their home out of nine shipping containers, claim the method can actually save money and be environmental friendly at the same time. Regan and Libby Foster first got the ...

SOUTH RANGE — Shipping containers have gained popularity in the construction realm with many options for creative use. This summer, a local family built Sölveig Stay, a shipping-container tiny house ...

CITRA — Terri McFarlane's metal shipping container home project is stacking up nicely. "I'm looking forward to having an upper story, basement, a deck to sit on with neighbors and the decorative ...

Millions — perhaps tens of millions — of shipping containers are sitting empty at ports all over the world. And they've been a treasure trove for architects Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano. "We found ...

Q: Can I put a shipping container in my backyard, next to my garage? I am in the city, and I’m not sure what I am allowed to do. — M.C., Fayetteville A: You can put a storage container on your ...

There's a lively debate about whether housing made from shipping containers makes sense. After all, shipping containers were designed specifically for transporting goods efficiently around the world, ...

LAKE WORTH BEACH — The most talked about home in Lake Worth Beach these days is a shipping container. Roger Bennett, a former public relations executive for Ford Motor Co., is building a two-bedroom, ...

At a typical home construction site, two-by-four beams build the skeleton of a home. Insulation and drywall complete the inner walls. A roof is placed on top; in Florida it’s usually made of shingles, ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - The Cargo District put the second stories on the first nine shipping container apartments in downtown Wilmington Tuesday morning. Developer Leslie Smith of LS Smith Inc. said ...

Taco Bell is an unintentional architectural icon. The fast-food chain’s aging white brick buildings from the 1970s and ’80s are unmistakable, even decades later, when so many have been inhabited by ...