But one developer is proposing a different solution: build the housing in Mexico, where materials and labor are significantly cheaper, then ship and assemble them to the United States. The company, ...

Shipping containers are being transformed to provide housing. Can they be affordable? We are used to seeing shipping containers as a mode of transporting goods by land or sea. We see them on the backs ...

Shipping containers have become quite popular lately seeing how they can be repurposed into all sorts of cool housing ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When you think about buying a home—or even renting one for a short period of time—your mind likely ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – Chances are you may have seen a stack of shipping containers on a train or on a cargo ship, but how about next door? An Evansville organization is tackling the affordable ...

Village Transitiôn opened in December, and could soon be home to 100 residents who are looking to get off the streets and out ...

Millions — perhaps tens of millions — of shipping containers are sitting empty at ports all over the world. And they've been a treasure trove for architects Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano. "We found ...

Keith Henderson, with BOMA Properties, converts shipping containers into houses for rent or even for sale. They range in ...

The city of Fort Wayne added container homes to the zoning ordinance, which means requirements can be placed on their construction. Officials hope that allowing a new option of affordable living will ...

As more and more architects are embracing the reclaimed shipping container trend, houses such as this one are starting to ...

Fort Wayne has more people than current housing can handle, and the population is expected to keep growing at a brisk pace, according to county data. The city’s population growth is more than double ...