The reasons for building shipping container homes are diverse and include the fact that these containers are globally available, affordable, sturdy, water-tight and versatile, not to mention that they ...

The trend grew and shipping container homes are popular even today. In case you're not totally sold on the idea of owning a shipping container home, check out these ten inspiring projects that we've ...

It’s not been the smoothest of journeys, but when complete, Shay Trader figures to have an architectural conversation starter ...

Beat rising costs with this affordable option.Obviously, on top of the cost of a built shipping container, you will have the land and foundation. The costs below are a breakdown of averages for ...

Move over, tiny homes. Shipping container homes are the next big thing. But it turns out, designing and building one is hard work -- and it ain't cheap, either.

Shipping container homes and buildings have gained traction in the last 10 years as people search for an alternative to traditional building methods and look for recyclable, durable products.

Homes are springing up around the world featuring the latest trend in green building: Transforming a shipping container into a home. As a home building material, these containers actually have a ...

“We’re confident that we can speed up the building process with this building method,” said Container Kings owner Luke Stetz. The two homes are made out of five stacked shipping containers each.

Shipping containers are affordable, fireproof, and flood-proof, which is why they can make the perfect home when utilized properly. Here, we've rounded up some of the more spectacular examples ...

All Cargotecture’s container homes are insulated to 15% above building codes in the walls, floors and roofs. The buildings include plumbing if your model has a kitchen or a bathroom.

Each time Contanium builds a home, it becomes a model the firm can mass-produce. Take the Ashokan ($12,000), a 20-foot-long container with insulated windows, sliding glass doors and plywood floors.

Smith is building a two-story home, dubbed “L2″, at 2544 Eastlawn Ave. in Ypsilanti Township, which will start at $250,000, he said, and plans to break ground this spring.