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 ...

The trend grew and shipping container homes are popular even today. In case you're not totally sold on the idea of owning a ...

The housing world has never been constant. Every other time, something new comes up and takes over the space. One that has marked its spot and stuck to it is shipping container homes. Photo courtesy ...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — A Pinellas Park business is thinking outside the box when it comes to giving people the option of high-quality, inexpensive container builds and modifications. The container ...

What’s it really like to live in a shipping container home with two dogs? In this video, we take you inside our unique living ...

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 ...

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, ...

Repurposing shipping containers and morphing them into beautiful living spaces is a popular home trend at the moment. Due to their durability and movability, shipping containers have become a popular ...

Jaimie and Dave Hinckle wanted a mortgage-free life, so they decided to build a shipping container tiny house. A few months into the build, Dave suffered from a major brain bleed. But the couple ...

When the cost of a single-family home hewn from wood and traditional construction materials is out of reach for many low-income Phoenix residents, and hell, some middle-income earners too – the ...

LAKE WORTH BEACH — The most talked about home in Lake Worth Beach these days is a shipping container. Roger Bennett, a former public relations executive for Ford Motor Co., is building a two-bedroom, ...

With their proposal to build a dozen homes from shipping containers on the South Side stalled, a pair of developers now plan to build homes made from the metal containers in south suburban Ford ...