Inexpensive and abundant, old shipping containers are turning into good looking affordable housing! NBC-TV’s Roger O’Neil reports on the container-housing which is purported to be "hurricane-proof, fire-resistant, and there’s not a termite to be found." (MSNBC w/ video option) Thanks to David in the UK for the great link!
This is great! I’ve read about making houses from straw too, which is cheap and easy to for anyone to build. Just need to know how to waterproof, but its easy when you know how.
MSNBC ran a good spot featuring lots of container homes SGBlocks is a company that utilizes shipping containers to build homes, apartments and many other structures. It is very Safe and Green technology. Go to sgblocks.com to see container housing at its best. A sustainable building system is what sgblocks is all about. Green building with Value Cycling tm containers into sgblocks works.