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Public buildings constructed with shipping containers could be classrooms, doctors surgeries, schools, hospitals, clinics, etc etc.

Digicel, container school – Haiti

September 13, 2011
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Digicel, container school – Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Seen its first partnership school construction project with shipping containers as a joint venture between Digicel and USAID. École Louis de Borno in Léogâne  the town located at the epicentre when an earthquake hit will be utilizing the new school for 600 primary school students. Part of this project involved utilizing local...

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Shipping Container Church

September 9, 2011
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Shipping Container Church

There is nothing that specifies what a house of worship has to be made out of and shipping containers make a lot of sense especially if a church is being renovated for safety reasons. At the same time I find a lot of churches and chapels here in the Philippines fall into disrepair due...

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shipping container office (32 inter connected containers) Road Island – Box Office 460

September 7, 2011
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shipping container office (32 inter connected containers) Road Island – Box Office 460

Boxoffice460 This is a rather interestingly designed building that makes a colourful modern statement. Built from 32 recycled shipping containers it offers 12 office/studio units for business rentals. Constructed on a waste piece of land in road island previously the Harris Lumber yard. you can see how swiftly the construction came about in the...

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Shipping container jail cells – New Zealand

September 5, 2011
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Shipping container jail cells – New Zealand

A debate sprung up regarding the usage of containers as jail cells as New Zealand is looking to use its inmates to build them. Primarily because part of breaking the cycle of crime is gaining skills and self worth. Teaching the prisoners how to construct will also give them a level of satisfaction. You...

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Shipping Container Internet Cafe

September 5, 2011
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Shipping Container Internet Cafe

  Computer Aid International has installed this solar-powered Internet cafe in Zambia and Kenya. The shipping container internet cafe is housed inside a 20ft shipping container and these units will be distributed to schools right across Zambia and Kenya. First thing I want to say is that often people question the viability of solar...

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