Shipping containers may seem like a cheap path to a durable modern home, but costs add up when turning a bare metal box into a functional furnished house.

Anyone who has ever been a fan of The Boxcar Children book series may have found the thought of living in a railroad car intriguing. In fact, that is probably more likely the case now than ever before ...

In an Arizona national forest full of beauty and thriving with wildlife, unnatural changes stand out. Myles Traphagen, the program coordinator at Wildlands Network Borderlands, an organization working ...

It's estimated that just under 800 million shipping containers are transported annually, according to Contimod. Due to the rise of online marketplaces like Amazon, the need for shipping containers ...

But one developer is proposing a different solution: build the housing in Mexico, where materials and labor are significantly cheaper, then ship and assemble them to the United States. The company, ...

Wanted: New homes for over 2,000 massive metal shipping containers that once served as a makeshift barrier at Arizona's southern border. Price: $500 to $2,000 each. They may come with stains, rust, ...