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London Forest YMCA launches recycled container homes for the underprivileged
Homelessness is a global problem and we have millions of people living worldwide in make-shift shelters made using different types of materials including sheets of plastic or wood or even straw....
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Luxury hotel in China is made using 35 recycled shipping containers
The perception that most people have of a luxury five-star hotel is of pretty buildings with large rooms and amenities that you won’t normally find in your home. A Beijing based design firm is about...
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Snoozebox portable hotel can be set up anywhere in the world in just 48 hours
While there is no dearth of architectural firms planning to build the biggest hotels in different parts of the world, the Snoozebox is doing just the opposite. With micro hotels and micro homes trend...
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Mobile manufacturing labs made from shipping containers being deployed in...
In an effort to provide soldiers serving in Afghanistan, US Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF) has developed portable and mobile labs that are made inside standard 20-foot shipping containers. These...
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LaunchPad: A self sustaining computer lab made inside a shipping container
The LaunchPad is a self sufficient prototype computer lab created by Perkins+Will along with Infinite Family to allow people in Africa communicate with their mentors via face-to-face interaction. The...
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Spanish B&B allows you to live inside a shipping container home
With rising concerns about the environment and the ever increasing cost of building materials have made architects figure out alternative ways and materials of constructing building, while ensuring...
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LunchBox shipping container restaurant adapts to different weather conditions
Architects and designers have been playing around with the idea of reusing discarded shipping containers to produce everything from homes to hotels and with dwindling resources, this trend is only...
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Re-Tain: An eco friendly shipping container camper with recycled furniture...
There is no dearth of possible ways one can reuse a shipping container. The robust structure of the shipping container makes it an ideal contender for use in buildings and green homes. King County...
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Aerodynamic TrailerTails could save billions of gallons of diesel
The square shape of a shipping container is ideally suited for it to be stuffed with large amounts of cargo and also betters their reuse as an eco friendly home. However, when doing the job they were...
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ECOntainer Bridge: A shipping container bridge to join two sides of the Ariel...
We have seen architects making use of shipping containers to build everything from new homes to eco friendly hotels for eco tourists. Israeli practice Yoav Messer Architects are now taking shipping...
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