Shipping containers may seem like a sustainable construction material, but are they actually eco-friendly? Many people don't want a heavily-used container — and the energy bills are through the ...

To make it all work as a solar shed, I’d have to mount the various components around the container. I started with the solar panels, which would need a frame. I used pressure-treated 2x4s to ...

When a dispute with a neighbor put a wrench in their plans, Lexi, 25, and Diego, 26, decided to just build one shipping container home for themselves instead, investing $100,000 in a space they ...