If you were to list inventions that most affect your life, shipping containers likely would not make the top ten. However, these simple metal storage boxes play a crucial role in transporting close to ...

The reasons for building shipping container homes are diverse and include the fact that these containers are globally ...

David Schechter is a national environmental correspondent and the host of "On the Dot with David Schechter," a guided journey to explore how we're changing the earth and earth is changing us. Aparna ...

How the metal boxes can be re-engineered in surprising and useful ways. Show more Shipping containers are a staple of global trade, helping in the transport of all sorts of goods by sea across the ...

A Texas couple spent $60k building their dream home in a charming rural area near their big city hometown — using just two 40 ft. shipping containers. Lexi Newkirk, 24, and her husband, Diego, 25, ...