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Shipping Containers Convert Into Great Homes

Thu 14 May 2009 - 08:57

Shipping Containers Convert Into Great Homes
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Robert_K_Yates]Robert K Yates

Shipping containers are useful, but are cluttering our ports. Without them America wouldn't function as the America we all know. Goods and merchandise would arrive into our hands by very different means and likely a much higher price! The containers that carry our goods and vehicles into this country are stacked very high at times along the ports in order to make more room for new arrivals; and the containers continue to be stacked up more and more--it's clutter! An innovative and green approach is to use these containers as homes. Yes! As homes...

The idea is to convert the rectangular boxes into viable homes. The benefits are that they are extremely sturdy and surpass all building codes in terms of rigidity and strength. They can withstand hurricane force winds and are excellent tornado shelters when placed underground. The main concerns would be getting the plans past the building department. There is a new uniform building code for shipping container homes beginning to work its way around the industry though, so passing code could be more easily achieved.

Many people will run away from the idea entirely because initially, they aren't that compelling to look at. Yes, aesthetics are a problem by most standards, but you can modify them using a little vision and creativity, transforming them into architectural marvels. It does take some getting used to the idea of making a home from shipping containers, but the benefits outweigh the detriments by far!

You would be surprised at the utilization of the shipping containers. There is even a massive 4.5 acre residential project where containers will be used to make a multi-story condo complex in Salt Lake City, Utah! Yes, the idea is more mainstream than ever before, especially given the recent global awareness of greenhouse gases and global warming; not to mention the gas prices we all suffered through.

There are companies sprouting up that are taking containers and converting them into homes. Which means that this approach to greener building methods is accessible to all. Expensive? They are far more affordable than conventionally built homes.

RK Yates http://containerist.com

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