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Think Outside the Box: Eco Container Home ?
by Yves Van den Meerssche
Option 1 : The All Terrain Cabin (ATC) from BARK.
You can slash your construction cost in half by means of using 20 or 40 foot shipping containers as the structural shell. So why not live the (e)container life @ home … or near worldclass surf …
As a rule of thumb you may expect a price of 1500-2000$ for a new standard 40′ container, without any modifications, transport and handling included.
Thinking outside the box like the iPods & iPads here’s option 2 : the EcoPods !
Container home , shipping container cabin, eco-friendly Beach house proposal using shipping containers. ISO shipping containers.
You’ll decide how much the budget will be. I’m just checking prices to get an idea …
Architects are designing modern homes from the millions of excess shipping containers that are piling up at the port of LA due to the US trade deficit with China. By using the steel shipping containers as building material, homes can save 50% of construction costs, while reducing the waste and blight caused by trying to store them.
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