When Texas couple Lexi Newkirk, 24, and Diego, 25, decided to build their life together, they wanted to trade in their city life in Austin for something simpler. So, they purchased two “single-use” ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s big, blue and built to last. That’s just a few words that describe The Blue Pearl, a house built with shipping ...

A couple who left the US to escape rising costs say they’ve saved $430,000 by building a shipping container home in Mexico. Miriam and Eric Guiterrez bought land in Mexicali for $8,000 and have spent ...

The ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), a member of the International Code Council Family of Companies, recently issued three evaluation reports that help expand use of shipping containers as building ...