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 ...

Electrical, Plumbing, and HVAC A container home without electrical, plumbing, and HVAC is little more than a nicely furnished shipping container. A lot of the electrical, plumbing, and HVAC ...

Though it might not feel like it, we really don't need all the stuff we have around the house for it to feel like a proper home. Tiny houses and tiny living, in general, are proof of that, proposing a ...

It's hard to believe that something as mundane and unappealing as a shipping container can turn into a modern, stylish beach house that's not only easily movable but highly affordable. The idea of ...

It's amazing how much mileage architects manage to get from the humble shipping container, with notable designs ranging from ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HARVEY, La. (WGNO) – In Louisiana, with his ...

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, ...

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 ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Biloxi Planning Commission approved a zoning change on Thursday for a developer wanting to build cargo container homes. Developer Ivan Spinner wants to build several homes ...