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 ...

Indeed, some sellers sell prefabricated container homes online - like Offgrid Dwellings, which sells a three-bedroom container home for about $100,000. It's unclear if appliances come with the build, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

With millions of shipping containers lying empty at ports around the world, it may seem like repurposing them to construct buildings would be a clear environmental winner. The reality of building with ...

A couple started The Box Hop, a shipping container vacation home business. They are making $1 million in revenue but have ...

Would you like a home customized to your tastes and the way you live? Who wouldn’t? Here are four ways to build a house ...