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 ...

Imagine owning a home for less than the cost of a new sedan. Thanks to innovative designs and affordability, shipping container homes are making this dream a reality for many. These sustainable and ...

Ideas being implemented elsewhere could serve as housing solutions in Ventura County, according to three speakers who presented their ideas Wednesday at a housing issues forum in Ventura. Eco-friendly ...

When selecting topics for Guam Community College’s Sustainable Technologies and Environmental Education Program each semester, program coordinator Francisco Palacios tries to focus on “things that may ...

Building a home from a shipping container is much like a large-scale Lego project. You can have an entire room delivered in one giant rectangular piece. Or, you can stack the containers together to ...

Its two-story, modern design stands out in the older neighborhood of many ranches and bungalows. Inside the front door, a floating staircase tailored from wood and steel leads up to the living room, ...

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) – ...

This kind of shipping container housing makes sense. When I was back in architecture school playing with shipping containers, it never occurred to me to treat them as empty boxes. Shipping containers ...

Forget the retrofit of a shipping container into a building for one moment. Designboom showcases the plans of Polish architect Adam Wiercinski to use just the recycled frames of containers to ...