There are some truly creative ways to recycle and/or repurpose materials. For example, plastic waste (with a dash of bacteria) can become vanilla. It’s rarely a bad thing to help the environment in ...

DAYTONA BEACH — When you think of affordable housing, you probably picture no-frills apartments, 1,200-square-foot houses in impoverished neighborhoods and tiny homes. Here's what's probably not on ...

The real housing crisis didn’t happen in the early 2000s. It’s happening right now, as both Canada and the U.S. find that the need for affordable housing is growing more and more desperate every day.

Emily takes us on a tour of her off-grid home built from containers in the woods. This multi-level home features a home gym ...

When homeowner Rosie dreams, she dreams big. Yet her home is anything but. Totaling only 60 square meters, her off-grid home is made from shipping containers, creating an environment that transports ...

Functioning a little like oversized Lego, the versatility of shipping containers ensures that architects never run out of ideas for using them as building blocks. This example, designed by Atelier-r, ...

Step inside the Container Guest House, a 320 m² sustainable micro-home designed by Poteet Architects in San Antonio, Texas. What began as a creative experiment became a stunning example of adaptive ...

Having a pool in the backyard would be really nice, wouldn’t it? But the average cost of installing an in-ground swimming pool ranges anywhere from $28,000 to $55,000. If that’s not in your budget, ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. In Georgia and beyond, shipping containers are being repurposed into everything ...

The company’s sustainable and durable spaces address a core need in the B2B sector, an $11 billion market that comprises RV parks, campground accommodations, vacation rentals, and other use cases ...

A Missoula company that turns metal shipping containers into ready-to-move-in homes has begun a limited run of its first model at a production facility at the old Bonner mill site. Montainer, a ...

There are some truly creative ways to recycle and/or repurpose materials. For example, plastic waste (with a dash of bacteria) can become vanilla. It’s rarely a bad thing to help the environment in ...