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 ...

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 ...

Some Chicago developers are feeling boxed in — as will their newest project’s residents — while they work to deliver an unconventional housing plan. Darryl Burton and Anthony Casboni are taking the ...

When the cost of a single-family home hewn from wood and traditional construction materials is out of reach for many low-income Phoenix residents, and hell, some middle-income earners too — the ...

Keith Henderson, with BOMA Properties, converts shipping containers into houses for rent or even for sale. They range in price from $55,000 to $75,000. He has some in other states as well.

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 ...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — A Pinellas Park business is thinking outside the box when it comes to giving people the option of high-quality, inexpensive container builds and modifications. The container ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - A new spin on development may be coming to one Biloxi neighborhood. Developer Ivan Spinner and Bloxx Building have partnered to construct seven container homes near the MGCCC ...

BASTROP, Texas — Ellen and Gary Bearicks live in Sugarland, but they are frequently at their property in Bastrop, where they stay in their two shipping containers. “Isn't that a weird idea?” Ellen ...

Lexi and Diego Newkirk built a two-story shipping container home on their land in Texas. They invested about $100,000 in the home, building a full-size kitchen and a luxury bathroom. The Newkirks plan ...

IT TOOK AWHILE for shipping-container homes to come to Indianapolis (insert landlocked joke here), but the first one that arrived is extra-special—it’s designed by Travis Price Architects in ...