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 ...

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 ...

Have you ever wondered what it might be like living inside a shipping container? Well, there’s a company that aims to make ...

The Hanging House is a place designed to let guests disconnect and enjoy nature. There’s no tv or wi-fi connection and ...

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 ...

As you probably know, there are quite a few shipping container homes for sale these days and a lot of them look really ...

Shipping container homes are a wonderful alternative for those who want to get things done quickly. Instead of waiting months for a home on wheels to be built, they can opt for a container version ...

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 ...

An area company offers an alternative to increasingly expensive single-family homes: building them from repurposed shipping containers.

How Corpus Christi approaches a proposal to use shipping containers for affordable housing may set a precedent citywide. The concept proposed by developer Bryan Johnson would employ steel shipping ...

"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 ...

Eleven container homes scheduled for installation on the island within the next four months are expected to provide immediate ...