Shipping containers may seem like a cheap path to a durable modern home, but costs add up when turning a bare metal box into a functional furnished house.

PHOENIX — Some shipping containers that once stood on Arizona’s border to keep people out are now being converted into tiny homes that welcome people in. Wholistic Transformation, a Tucson, Arizona, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — An effort is underway ...

Fort Wayne City Council has taken the first step toward using recycled shipping containers to build smaller, inexpensive dwellings. It’s a concept that has existed since at least the turn of the ...

The idea to start a business that converts shipping containers into affordable homes started around a fire pit. Sandra Whitley and Allison Lyons never did light the fire, but the idea first discussed ...

Houses and offices made from shipping containers are being manufactured in South Mississippi. Brittany Kahler is the chief executive officer of a company that is selling and manufacturing containers ...

PALM CITY, Fla. (CBS12) — With the price of housing going through the roof in Florida, one company is getting creative to make living more affordable. They’re also giving several convicts a second ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Pellissippi State Community College students are working on a big project in a small space. They are in the early stages of converting a shipping container into a tiny home.

Casa Incubo is a modern home designed by architect Maria Jose Trejos, located in Costa Rica. It was built using eight ...

There are countless ways in which the booming lifestyle industry can be linked to the automotive world. Yet, what better way to truly appreciate your car than to live out of the very space it, too, ...

ST. LOUIS – Just down the street from the Crown Candy Kitchen in the Old North St. Louis neighborhood sits a home for sale that’s hard to miss. A house made of nine former shipping containers stacked ...