Shipping Container Houses Are Coming

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geoffrey fulton — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:35:53 GMT

We are creating some amazing buildings with shipping containers including a luxury house in Orlando using 29 containers and creating the SMALLisSMART HOUSE to be the feature stand at Australia's premier design expo, DESIGNEX. It is an luxury 1 bedroom house that can be built and furnished for less than $30,000.In Australia, with the First Home Buyers government grant the house can be purchased for $1000. Architects Fulton + Salomon. thearchitect@internode.on.net

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Roland Salm — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Are there any engineering specifications out there for shipping containers? I want to be able to bury one about six feet into the ground and have been told that they are not structurally strong enough to withstand pressures from the surrounding backfill. I have also looked into lightweight backfill such as tire chips. They are considerably lighter than earth. Does anyone out there have any experience with backfilling around containers?

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keith — Sat, 24 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT

I am looking for engineering certification for 48" containers for tie down points and wind loads to satisfy city requirements .

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Paolo — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The company SG Blocks, LLC ( SG Blocks.com ) is on the forefron of shipping container development. They have done many large projects and are in the process of doing many more. It's great to see a company that is truly capitalizing on container development. Sustainable profiting = a truly sustainable world. Check out their website, it's really neat.

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DOM CASALE — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:00:00 GMT

I am interetsed in meeting some companies that manufacture these isbu containers for affordable housing developments in south florida. also need used ones or new for purchase on mobile home parks? dom casale

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john greenfield — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Anyone who needs a builder of containerised accomodation please email us we would like to chat. We are UK based but have connections in Florida and Canada. We have acces to new build containers as well as secondahnd good quality. Like to hear from anyone intrested.

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Bruce Kallestad — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:00:00 GMT

For years I have had a vision of Helping Homeless people get back on their feet. My vision is not only for Housing but to also include some type of training so they can become productive citizens . I really need to know how these containers can be insulated without using traditional stud walls , Etc. I have some construction experience so my questions may be more technical than the average "how - to". I need all the help I can get .

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Richard — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:00:00 GMT

I am looking for engineering certification for 48" containers for tie down points and wind loads to satisfy county requirements in Florida. Can anyone help?

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tubi otitoluwa — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Nobody seems to be talking about the lifespan of a container under normal working conditions knowing full well this form of conversion would definitely reduce it, I would like to know if anybody knows.

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Mark — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:00:00 GMT

My partners and I are in the process of designing and building a container house in Southern California. We have stockpiled much information, but are always looking for more. Especially seeking info on insulation (as thin as possible w/the highest R-value. Does anyone have info on the R-=values of Ceramic Insulating Paints like HY-TECH?

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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Do a websearch for Container City. Its a great example of this type of building the company Urban Space Management has done quite a few projects using containers. Tthe variety of end uses is impressive as you can see in the many pictures thoughout the site they explain how they go about doing it and have even teamed up w/ a US company Global Modular Buildings on a project combing retail / living spaces 15 of them that the site says was slated for completion at the end of 2006 located in the heart of New York, they do offsite prefabrication of the containers which helps even more to cut down cost and helps the green aspect of it. They have listed completed and ongoing projects each w/ pictures of what the final product is used for, the # containers used and installation time - installation time being really amazing as most take only a few days! They are undoubtedly a good source of information so if u have ?'s I'd send them an email and see what you get, not affiliated w/ them here.

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Nadia — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:00:00 GMT

I live in Florida and have been looking for a builder of these type homes since seeing and article on the local news. I have been loooking for this local builder so if you know of them let me know.

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Brit — Sun, 20 May 2007 11:00:00 GMT

I came across a company at the EcoBuild Convention in Anaheim. The company is called SG Blocks, and they have already developed houses, government buildings and more. They fabricate the containers and turn them into regular looking structures. They advertise the "green" and durable aspects of using the containers in development.

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Bob Ellenberg — Fri, 04 May 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Stonebird, It is harder than anyone would have you believe. They are all built in China. General design specifications are available online (search Bureau of Shipping) but it won't list the building specifications. Most are close enough to being alike that you can examine one and get a pretty good idea of what you are dealing with. But to build a code compliant house with them will be very complex.

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Ernestine — Fri, 04 May 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Would anyone have an idea of a range of disposal costs for these containers? We can find these everywhere, but is it expensive for shipping companies to dispose of these containers? How are the ISBU's being disposed of?