Fort Wayne City Council has taken the first step toward using recycled shipping containers to build smaller, inexpensive dwellings. It’s a concept that has existed since at least the turn of the ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – Chances are you may have seen a stack of shipping containers on a train or on a cargo ship, but how about next door? An Evansville organization is tackling the affordable ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After Fort Wayne City Council met Jan. 9, it seemed like a new type of home was headed to the Summit City. “The idea of the container homes is to help create an opportunity ...

The idea to start a business that converts shipping containers into affordable homes started around a fire pit. Sandra Whitley and Allison Lyons never did light the fire, but the idea first discussed ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Anyone who has ever been a fan of The Boxcar Children book series may have found the thought of living in a railroad car intriguing. In fact, that is probably more likely the case now than ever before ...

Stackhouse hoped to turn 320-square-foot shipping containers into affordable tiny homes en masse. But rising costs, public criticism, and difficulties getting financing sank its first project. It's ...

HARVEY, La. (WGNO) – In Louisiana, with his West Bank crew, Josh Clark is in the business of building and rebuilding. His construction site is inside a cargo container, s big steel shipping box built ...