In the Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles, a new affordable multifamily housing project using shipping containers resulted in 24 micro-units for formerly unhoused residents, according to Fast Company. ...

When natural disasters devastate communities, traditional emergency response methods often struggle with logistical challenges and time constraints. Shipping containers are revolutionizing disaster ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A newly opened project in Phoenix offers transitional housing made from shipping containers for older adults who are experiencing homelessness. State of play: City officials and others gathered ...

Shipping containers are being transformed to provide housing. Can they be affordable? We are used to seeing shipping containers as a mode of transporting goods by land or sea. We see them on the backs ...

Developer Abdul Arif has changed his plans for development in the SoCe neighborhood. He now wants to build shipping container housing there, despite some neighbors’ objections. Jaime Green File photo ...

In today’s fast-paced, sustainability-focused world, renovated shipping containers have emerged as one of the most versatile solutions in construction, business, and housing. These repurposed steel ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. In Georgia and beyond, shipping containers are being repurposed into everything ...

Staff photo / Ed Runyan Axess Family Services Assistant Director of Veterans Services Brandi Parker shows an area of veterans housing made with shipping containers at Veteran’s Haven at West Warren ...

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A new type of housing is coming soon to a college campus in North Little Rock. The North Little Rock City Council voted Monday to allow Shorter College to bring in shipping ...