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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: The first of the shipping container homes will be ready to move in June 1, but is currently on the market. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – ...

OREGON CITY, Ore. — A Portland developer is fighting climate change one four-ton shipping container at a time. Carl Coffman and his company Relevant Buildings are upcycling shipping containers into ...

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 ...

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 ...