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 ...

Container homes are a fascinating and fast-growing subset of the multibillion-dollar home-building industry. Though they can be misunderstood, perhaps the most important thing to know is that if you ...

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 housing world has never been constant. Every other time, something new comes up and takes over the space. One that has marked its spot and stuck to it is shipping container homes. Photo courtesy ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga - An Atlanta couple said they have the solution to the affordable housing crisis. Elize and Majesty Gayle want to build communities filled with homes made from shipping containers.

Cargo containers, long a staple of international trade, are designed to be affordable, sturdy and watertight. So it’s no surprise that for decades, the military, the needy — or just the hip — have ...

Jaimie and Dave Hinckle wanted a mortgage-free life, so they decided to build a shipping container tiny house. A few months into the build, Dave suffered from a major brain bleed. But the couple ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — The construction trades class at Bayshore High School in Manatee County is using a creative method to help the homeless. “This is a shipping container it’s 160 sq. ft., about the ...

HOUSTON -- On a typical street near the edge of Third Ward near Midtown towers a newly built Houston home. "It is very non traditional, not only the home but the construction itself," said designer ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Prince Road in St. Augustine is home to many traditional-style houses, but there’s one home in the neighborhood that takes metal to a whole new level. It's made up of nine ...

Container homes are a fascinating and fast-growing subset of the multibillion-dollar home-building industry. Though they can be misunderstood, perhaps the most important thing to know is that if you ...