As the green movement sweeps the world, one of the current trends is to turn old, empty shipping containers into liveable space. Whether for offices or homes. The average empty container is $900. They are stackable, moveable, and sturdy. As far as instant temporary housing goes, they aren't a bad option.
These are not feasible for living if you were to stack 10 up, stick a ladder against them, and let disaster victims or such climb up. Ventilation and light, etc would optimally be added, which would raise the cost. In spite of this, two thumbs up for innovation and design for recycling old and using less wood.
The website from which the picture comes is an excellent read if you are interested in creating your own shipping container home.
Ryan and I love this concept. We're thinking of getting one of these and sticking it on wheels so we can move it around. In addition, we'd like to make it as self-sustaining as possible e.g. solar power, water recycling
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