Where To Find Shipping Containers For Sale

January 15, 2012
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There are multiple ways of purchasing shipping containers one of the most obvious one is to contact companies in your area that you know receive freight as they may have excess containers or paying for the return journey of a ballast container. You being able to take the container off their hands will save...

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Shipping Container Freight Farm Video

January 15, 2012
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I am extremely keen on this idea as we have started Hydroponics here in Cebu,Philippines and although sunlight isn’t an issue or heat often what is here is theft. Having lockable units may be the solution for that problem as prices in the Philippines for food are often inflated. We seem to get the...

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Kitchen Cabinets Being Installed In A Shipping Container Home

January 15, 2012
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Kitchen Cabinets Being Installed In A Shipping Container Home

This style of installation is fairly common even here in the Philippines with the front panel being a complete unit. In the UK and probably most of Europe though we generally go for carcass construction which makes individual cabinets that are bolted together to form up the kitchen. Generally more expensive than the method...

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Installing An Air Conditioning Unit In A Shipping Container Home

January 15, 2012
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Over the years I have noticed a trend of things having to be done by “experts”. If you watch a lot of TV shows its not a case of doing it yourself but getting in people to do tasks. This is simply removing the ability from many people as instead of reaching for the...

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SNAP Hydroponics An Ideal Addition To A Shipping Container Home Roof

January 12, 2012
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SNAP Hydroponics An Ideal Addition To A Shipping Container Home Roof

In recent months we have seen mango’s stolen, tomatoes and even potatoes dug up. But it got me thinking about the shipping container house communities and the fact these setups would fit neatly on the roof of shipping containers. They do need a bit of rain cover to stop it interfering with the mix...

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Working From Home In A Shipping Container

January 5, 2012
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Working from home often isn’t easy if its not the kids its other distractions during your working hours that appear. Fact is though having a shipping container for working from home in the back garden or other location separates home and work spaces. I remember back in the UK wanting an office space away...

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Shipping Container Store In Minglanilla,Cebu,Philippines

December 29, 2011
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Shipping Container Store In Minglanilla,Cebu,Philippines

A barber and T-Shirt printing shop in one, a shipping container maybe the best option for many start up business units especially if leasing land as it can be dropped and then moved when you move. At the same time securely locking away your store front every night. This same location has another two...

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Shipping Container Schools For Haiti–How To Cut Door And Window Openings

December 29, 2011
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An interesting video showing how to utilize shipping containers for classrooms and homes in Haiti. The other important thing here is the strong structure of the shipping container units which if it had been used more prior to the disasters in Haiti no doubt more lives would have been saved. Many lives and houses...

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Shipping Container Housing Complex

December 29, 2011
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Not the greatest of videos showing construction of shipping container homes but more to do with the fact its going mainstream and cost affective. Previously modular structure housing based on the same dimensions as shipping containers has been used for years for things likes classrooms,doctors surgeries,morgues,hotels but its only in recent years have we...

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Shipping Container Hydroponic Farming The Way Forward?

December 29, 2011
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Shipping Container Hydroponic Farming The Way Forward?

For me its a bit of an odd one for sustainable development as an assessment of multi-crops is needed to see if it really is viable for every day use in city dwelling surroundings. Ok we are saving on transportation and lighting,pumps and heat come from solar panels but is it viable? Many neighbourhoods...

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Shipping Container Homes The Future Today

December 28, 2011
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Its no accident that countries like Japan and China are already living in small scale homes the fact is the big cities land prices have grown rapidly while many salaries remained stagnant. The fact is we are looking at a world population that is globally growing at an extremely rapid rate which is putting...

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Ruby Sketch’s Compact Shipping Container Home

December 26, 2011
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Ruby Sketch’s Compact Shipping Container Home

Ruby Sketch has come up with this ingenious shipping container home which looks very modern while offering energy saving that can allow this home to run off grid without mains electricity for up to 2 weeks at a time. Takes less than 3 weeks to construct and easy to crane lift its definitely an...

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16 Year Old Builds Mobile Trailer Home–Tiny Home

December 24, 2011
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16 Year Old Builds Mobile Trailer Home–Tiny Home

The U.S. since the recession began has had a wake up call to the fact property is over valued but also the fact that getting on the ladder often is not only expensive but like a ball and chain that can financially ruin you if the markets suddenly changed. 16 year old Austin Hay...

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Shipping Container Backyard Office For Architects

December 24, 2011
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Shipping Container Backyard Office For Architects

Berkeley-based architect/owners Karl Wanaselja and Cate Leger’s bought an $1,800 refrigerated shipping container and transformed it into a backyard office/studio. Cutting out openings allowed large windows to be installed as well as putting the shipping container into a T formation. The fact that the insulation already existed in the container as well as the...

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BoxPark–Pop up Shipping container Mall Video

December 24, 2011
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A perfect example of how a shipping container mall can enhance an area as well as being a bustling business environment. One of the big issues of starting businesses in a city is getting a store the right size for a budget. Shipping container malls could be a solution to the problem offering up...

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