The American architect Adam Kalkin was one of the early champions of shipping containers as a cheap, mobile and recyclable building resource, and his work commands high prices thanks to his profile in ...

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

Shipping containers can be found on ships and docks across the world, but once their time on the high seas is over, these durable units can be turned into amazing, eco-friendly homes. Sustainable and ...

Imagine owning a home for less than the cost of a new sedan. Thanks to innovative designs and affordability, shipping container homes are making this dream a reality for many. These sustainable and ...

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 ...

When a shortage of student accommodation became an issue in Copenhagen in Denmark five years ago, a housing start-up decided it had the answer. It would build low-cost apartments using shipping ...

Explores a mix of housing solutions, including ADUs, container homes, and modular. Join the Brick by Brick team of solutions journalists as they look at three more supply-side responses to the housing ...

ZANESVILLE ‒ A Zanesville man has introduced tiny, indestructible homes as part of a growing homeowner trend. Dow Cameron, 25, founded Cameron Custom Containers in 2025 to transform drab, utilitarian ...

Lexi and Diego Newkirk built a two-story shipping container home on their land in Texas. They invested about $100,000 in the home, building a full-size kitchen and a luxury bathroom. The Newkirks plan ...