Shipping containers have been used for years in the creation of buildings. In 2006 Peter DeMaria, designed the first two-story shipping container home in the U.S. that met the approval of building codes. Since that time, shipping containers are being used as homes, office buildings, art, hotels, pop-up stores, retail spaces, tree houses and more. Take an eco look at a few of our favorites.
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- 90% of bulk overseas goods are shipped by containers and most are a 1x use and sit rusting in yards.
- About 18 Million Cargo Shipping Containers worldwide,
- It is estimated that over 10,000 containers are lost at sea every year.
- Cost for new shipping container is about $20K.
- Used containers have different prices depend on the condition
This is a mixed use of recycled materials, old silos and shipping containers. Citiqe in South Africa built a low cost residents for students. (Source)
Here we have a Shipping Container City. The city was created for O+A as a temporary city for their annual festival called Over het IJ Festival which occurs annually in Amsterdams NDSM shipyard.
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Shipping containers are being used in a variety of Pop Up stores
Food Trucks
A simple Beach House in New Zealand
or a mansion-cottage in The Hamptons, New York
or on a beach in Sri Lanka.
How about in the desert? Build in the Mojave Desert in California.
In the jungle?
What about a treehouse?
Take a look at the first container house in Colorado, USA
A Hobbit Home made from shipping containers and a green roof!
Even in urban areas such as San Jose, California. This cost only $40,000 to build. The average price of a home in San Jose runs $300,000 +
They are building container houses everywhere
In Chile, known as the Manifesto House;
In Quebec, Canada
What impresses me the most, is the creative ability of people to see beyond a steel box. To take old rusted materials and re-create into a funky, affordable and livable home. If I ever to was remodel, I would consider a shipping container home.
What do you think?
There is very nice house in the picture.Many color in this house.so in a word that’s house is very beautiful.Carolina Air Conditioning Durham NC
The best part is that you can make them highly mobile if you want. Travelodge plans to build their bedrooms in the shipping containers. If the new location doesn’t work they can dismantle and move to a new location. Hardly any waste in material and it is easy to start a new hotel.
Looking for builder who could help with lot procurement and build of container home using 2 to 5 units. Area desired: north of Durham, but still in NC. Time frame: about 2 years out.