Houses and offices made from shipping containers are being manufactured in South Mississippi. Brittany Kahler is the chief executive officer of a company that is selling and manufacturing containers ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Over in Brazil, a local architecture studio, Plano Livre, ...

POPULAR local tourist destination Loch Sport’s newest home is defying conventionality and challenging what a house can be. It’s built like LEGO blocks from three shipping containers and takes eight to ...

This post originally appeared on The Wayward Home. Click through the gallery above to see nine model home styles currently on the market. Shipping container homes are an affordable and eco-friendly ...

This video follows the construction of a £1.5 million restaurant built from modified shipping containers. The project ...

Newark is among a growing number of cities turning to an unconventional solution for the housing shortage — shipping containers. Normally used to transport goods and merchandise on massive cargo ships ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When you think about buying a home—or even renting one for a short period of time—your mind likely ...

A record-breaking number of shipping containers are backlogged at LA ports as supply-chain woes continue. But after 15 to 20 years of carrying freight, some containers "retire" into a second life. See ...

The modular home has quickly become the new, albeit humble, poster child for quick, affordable housing and off-the-grid living. It also offers immediate housing to disaster-struck communities and may ...

One way to spend time living in a shipping container is to stow away on a box ship bound for Australia. Another is to enroll at Fisk University, where students will be able to live in residential ...

The brightly colored steel boxes are being repurposed by developers in an effort to liven up bars, cafes and restaurants inside food halls. By Julekha Dash To drum up publicity for his downtown ...