Shipping Containers

When you think of old shipping containers and the ships that carry them, art is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. If you take a look past the containers that store items for businesses or carry goods back and forth across the sea, you will see a new use of these containers…

With the cost of homes rising, the drive to use more recycled materials, as well as the surge to be more self-sufficient and off the grid, there has come a wave of homes being built out of old shipping containers. These are not only cost effective but also a great way to recycle these old…

If you go into the industrial area of any major city these days, you are sure to see a few shipping container farms. They are placed anywhere from backyards to parking lots to roofs. But how exactly do they work? Let’s go over the pros and cons of shipping container farms, so you can learn…

Resourceful and inventive architects have figured out how to use shipping containers as a building material for pretty much any kind of building. Yet another way they use them is for making shipping container schools. About Shipping Container Buildings Shipping containers are made of sturdy materials that can withstand a lot of pressure from the environment.…

About Clinic in a Can Clinic in a Can is a nonprofit group that sends shipping container hospitals around the world. The company is based in Kansas, but has far-reaching effects. Their medical facilities have helped provide disaster relief in many areas and fight Ebola outbreaks in Africa. The purpose of Clinic in a Can is to…

As a result of modern globalization, shipping containers are being used more than ever around the world. However, after they arrive at their destinations, many are stacked up and left unused. This has led some people to find other uses for these durable, versatile containers as building materials. Recently, shipping containers have been used for housing,…

These days, architects use shipping containers as a building material for all sorts of structures. They can be utilitarian as portable farm units or visually stunning as designer homes. Yet another use that people have discovered are shipping container student housing. The Project Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is a company of architects and builders based in Copenhagen…

Shipping containers can be useful in so many ways: transporting goods, moving a home or office, temporary storage, long-term storage, and more. But have you seen the unique buildings that people have made out of shipping containers? Talented architects have done amazing things with this particular building material. The designs are sturdy, reliable, and cheap.…

Shipping container farms are sprouting up all over the world, from compact urban boxes that contain the entire farm to sprawling acres with the container at the center. Several companies have taken these different approaches to farming with shipping containers, including Square Roots, Growtainer, CropBox, and Farm From a Box. Although these companies use different…

You may have seen previous posts about building a shipping container home. Setting up such a structure is relatively quick, cheap, and is sure to turn some heads in the neighborhood. If you’re considering building a shipping container home, or just interested in what’s involved, check out this guide to building one. There are a few more…