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 ...

The reasons for building shipping container homes are diverse and include the fact that these containers are globally available, affordable, sturdy, water-tight and versatile, not to mention that they ...

A non-profit organization on Vancouver Island that builds homes out of shipping containers is aiming to buy the campground where they're based so it can build more low-cost housing for those in need.

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 ...