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 ...

With millions of shipping containers lying empty at ports around the world, it may seem like repurposing them to construct buildings would be a clear environmental winner. The reality of building with ...

Converting a shipping container into a garage is a very real possibility, but there are some important factors to take into account before you get started.

Millions — perhaps tens of millions — of shipping containers are sitting empty at ports all over the world. And they've been a treasure trove for architects Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano. "We found ...

With their proposal to build a dozen homes from shipping containers on the South Side stalled, a pair of developers now plan to build homes made from the metal containers in south suburban Ford ...

PHOENIX — Some shipping containers that once stood on Arizona’s border to keep people out are now being converted into tiny homes that welcome people in. Wholistic Transformation, a Tucson, Arizona, ...

ZANESVILLE ‒ A Zanesville man has introduced tiny, indestructible homes as part of a growing homeowner trend. Dow Cameron, 25, founded Cameron Custom Containers in 2025 to transform drab, utilitarian ...

We all know real estate can be really interesting in the Granite State, from homes tucked into New Hampshire mountains, or lake- and ocean-front finds, or gems in quaint towns across the state. There ...