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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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Are shipping container homes actually good for the environment? The reality is more complex than it appears on the surface.

Millions — perhaps tens of millions — of shipping containers are sitting empty at ports all over the world. And they've been a treasure trove for architects Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano. "We found ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - With home prices continuing to soar across Hawaii, more local families are looking for creative ways to add living space without buying an entirely new house. One option ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - A new spin on development may be coming to one Biloxi neighborhood. Developer Ivan Spinner and Bloxx Building have partnered to construct seven container homes near the MGCCC ...

When the cost of a single-family home hewn from wood and traditional construction materials is out of reach for many low-income Phoenix residents, and hell, some middle-income earners too – the ...

PLYMOUTH, Ind. (WSBT) — From cargo to comfort: a first-of-its-kind new housing community is in Plymouth. The first home, built entirely from a shipping container, is now up for sale in a private ...

Fort Wayne has more people than current housing can handle, and the population is expected to keep growing at a brisk pace, according to county data. The city’s population growth is more than double ...