GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A company in West Michigan is creating homes, swimming pools and everything in between, all from old used shipping containers that they source from across the Midwest.

The couple’s new, 4,000-square-foot home is made of nine used shipping containers that weigh 8,500 pounds and cost the Fosters $2,200 apiece.

Arizona’s shipping container auction kicks off today at 10 a.m., and you can participate through their online auction platform.

By the numbers: Davie shipping container home Here is a look at Asghar Fathi’s cargo-home design and construction project by numbers: 3 Like a stack of Legos, the house stands three stories tall.

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

Wanted: New homes for over 2,000 massive metal shipping containers that once served as a makeshift barrier at Arizona's southern border. Price: $500 to $2,000 each. They may come with stains, rust ...

Image via More Than Shipping Tanks Tank containers are giant steel cylindrical tanks with frames built around them. They’re used for shipping all kinds of liquids from molasses to gasoline.

In this video, we take a look at 10 shipping container houses that mix innovation with sustainability. Some of them have been ...

Six yellow, pink and lavender shipping containers are used to sell bao and gyros while 16 more form a 75-foot-tall central Tower Bar painted in the same colors by the Spanish artist Antonyo Marest.

Shipping containers were the prominent building material used to construct Boxyard RTP, the first public community and gathering place in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park (RTP). Designed by ...