Shipping container homes are an increasingly-popular trend in the sustainable/survival world. They take a short time to build and can be used to create an average size home with little wood or none at all. Let’s review why shipping container homes might be the next big thing in sustainable architecture.
Durable
Homes made from shipping containers are crazy -durable. Why? Shipping containers are designed to carry heavy loads. They’re also designed to be stacked. This means you’ve got one tough mudder of a home when you go the shipping container route —a home that’s capable of withstanding pretty much anything nature throws at it.
Green
As previously mentioned, shipping container homes are wonderfully-sustainable. They’re made from recycled materials and reduce the use of typical construction materials such as wood, brick, and cement. They also save energy in terms of scrap, as shipping containers used for home building are not melted down into scrap metal.
Affordable
Shipping container homes are very affordable, as most shipping containers are purchased for $1,200 or less. Even the new ones don’t cost much compared to traditional home building expenses.
Easy to Create
These sustainable homes take relatively little effort to construct. They are a type of prefab home since they come assembled; all a builder needs to do is put a few containers together and make various adjustments. This is another way shipping container homes reduce labor costs.
Easy to Acquire
Shipping containers are found in ports all over the globe. There’s no shortage of such containers, and they’re quite easy for builders to obtain.
Simple to Customize
The containers are incredibly easy to customize. All you need is a few containers and the right builder. The possibilities are truly endless!
Have you worked on or lived in a shipping container home? Tell us about it in the comments!