One of the fastest-growing trends in prefabricated housing is the use of shipping containers to build homes. These properties ...

Construction of an L-shaped house using 3 shipping containers started on Kail Street in Black Rock last July and is now finished. As far as true shipping container projects in Buffalo, this is one of ...

Shipping container homes aren’t just a design trend – they’re a bold statement about sustainability, creativity, and ...

Matt Hickman is an associate editor at The Architect’s Newspaper. His writing has been featured in Curbed, Apartment Therapy, URBAN-X, and more. Many shipping container homes are stacked and linked ...

Homes are springing up around the world featuring the latest trend in green building: Transforming a shipping container into a home. As a home building material, these containers actually have a lot ...

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 ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

One of the most popular forms of alternative housing is the tiny house. These pint-sized dwellings are typically fewer than 500 square feet and often are set on trailers to allow for mobility. Vans ...

Do you have an inordinate amount of shipping containers? Are you trying to figure out what to do with all them? In the unlikely event that the answer to this question is “yes,” you’ll be pleased to ...

Following its shipping container-based sauna, Backcountry Containers once again showcases the versatility of the metal boxes with its Augustine tiny house. A good fit for rural living or as a hunting ...

It’s hard to contain one’s enthusiasm for DeMaria Design’s Redondo Beach House. The home, constructed with a combination of prefabricated shipping containers and traditional buildings materials, is a ...