Carla Gautier is an architect from Puerto Rico and founder of Kont i Design, who focuses on sustainable and resilient designs by converting shipping containers into functional homes and business ...

BASTROP, Texas — Ellen and Gary Bearicks live in Sugarland, but they are frequently at their property in Bastrop, where they stay in their two shipping containers. “Isn't that a weird idea?” Ellen ...

The Austin yard of Bob's Containers echoes with the typical sounds of home construction: drilling, hammering, sawing and more. "Except our medium is a metal box," says co-owner Robert Balderas.

A record-breaking number of shipping containers are backlogged at LA ports as supply-chain woes continue. But after 15 to 20 years of carrying freight, some containers "retire" into a second life. See ...

At a typical home construction site, two-by-four beams build the skeleton of a home. Insulation and drywall complete the inner walls. A roof is placed on top; in Florida it’s usually made of shingles, ...

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James “Jimmy” Thompson lay awake on concrete, hoping he’d be able to fall asleep – praying even more he’d wake up in the morning. His feet, hobbled and pained from living on the street, were a ...

Houses and offices made from shipping containers are being manufactured in South Mississippi. Brittany Kahler is the chief executive officer of a company that is selling and manufacturing containers ...

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) – ...

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