I’m beginning to see more and more large and small shipping containers being used as storage sheds. Are building permits needed for this ? Answer : It depends on the size, as shipping ...

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- The city has banned giant shipping containers and railroad cars in residential districts. City Council voted 6-0 in favor of the ban Nov. 21. The previous month, three council ...

Are shipping container homes actually good for the environment? The reality is more complex than it appears on the surface.

<!–This shipping container is being used for storage behind Menchville High School in Newport News. Some see the containers as an untapped business opportunity, while others see them as an eyesore. –> ...

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has told a Surrey man he cannot have a shipping container as a shed for storing his children’s things in his garden. The City of Surrey took Praveen Kaur Koonar and ...

The Men's Sheds group is converting shipping containers into communal DIY spaces A Men's Sheds group has been given permission to run DIY sessions from a set of converted shipping containers.

An enterprising duo has taken the stress out of converting shipping containers into garden buildings. Sharon Dale reports. From gorgeous Georgian town houses to jaw-dropping penthouses, converted ...

reporting from Kaohsiung, Taiwan — They’re used as roadside betel nut stands. Tool sheds for farms. And increasingly, as houses, offices, retail showrooms and restaurants. They’re the 40-foot steel ...