This video documents the process of transforming a standard shipping container into a fully functional restaurant valued at ...

Shipping containers may seem like a sustainable construction material, but are they actually eco-friendly? Many people don't want a heavily-used container — and the energy bills are through the ...

I did a calculation to determine if using two shipping containers as the structure of the house was actually the highest and best use: An empty 40' shipping container weighs 8380 pounds.

He said using containers can be wasteful because a three-story container building has enough steel for a 16-story conventional building.

Oakland entrepreneur Luke Iseman thinks inside the box when it comes to affordable housing solutions — and that box is a shipping container decked out to become a 160 square foot tiny home.

Architects never seem to tire of using shipping containers as a source of inspiration, with the simple metal boxes used to create everything from massive soccer stadiums to offices. Tiny houses ...

Using a storage container for a long-distance move is also an option, and you can expect to pay from $500 to $7,600, depending on the size of the container and distance of the move.

But using shipping containers for homes and commercial buildings may serve as a lower-cost alternative to traditional methods for affordable housing and commercial construction.