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 ...

Co-founder David Cross previously worked as a merchant marine and spent a lot of time at sea, dealing with shipping containers. "As you're looking down the deck of the vessel, you see hundreds to ...

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 ...

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 ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A new law takes effect October 1 that bans counties and cities from allowing homeless people to sleep in public places such as parks and on sidewalks. Palm Beach County ...

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 ...

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: The first of the shipping container homes will be ready to move in June 1, but is currently on the market. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – ...

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 ...

At a typical home construction site, two-by-four beams build the skeleton of a home. Insulation and drywall complete the inner walls. A roof is placed on top; in Florida it’s usually made of shingles, ...

Developers who are planning to use recycled shipping containers to build a 64-unit apartment complex on E. 72nd Street in Cleveland have won schematic approval for eight container homes to fill in ...