Comments on: Maison Container Lille is a Bold Industrial Home Made of 8 Shipping Containers in France http://inhabitat.com/bold-industrial-home-built-with-8-shipping-containers-in-lille-france/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 25 May 2013 08:49:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: lomont8437 http://inhabitat.com/bold-industrial-home-built-with-8-shipping-containers-in-lille-france/comment-page-1/#comment-383290 lomont8437 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:06:18 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=356275#comment-383290 I would like to know more about container homes. I am going to retire in France and would like about 70 to 100 sq meters or about 1000 sq ft. Mainly 12 bedroom, 1 bath, living/dining/kitchen, open floor plan, well insulated, energy efficent windows. Do you have any plans like that? I would like to know more about container homes. I am going to retire in France and would like about 70 to 100 sq meters or about 1000 sq ft. Mainly 12 bedroom, 1 bath, living/dining/kitchen, open floor plan, well insulated, energy efficent windows. Do you have any plans like that?

]]> By: r_krebs http://inhabitat.com/bold-industrial-home-built-with-8-shipping-containers-in-lille-france/comment-page-1/#comment-377396 r_krebs Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:21:25 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=356275#comment-377396 Bridgette Meinhold, what a fascinating story! While using recycled materials is good, building sustainability should take into account the building's entire lifetime "energy footprint" including end-of-life and energy recovery. These shipping containers are probably not air tight and the steel walls will probably need polyurethane foam insulation to seal gaps and insulate the walls to retard thermal transfer. I wonder if they have taken such steps to conserve energy during the building's usage? I do notice they used efficient windows, which is good. Rob Krebs American Chemistry Council http://www.facebook.com/greenbuildingsolutions Bridgette Meinhold, what a fascinating story! While using recycled materials is good, building sustainability should take into account the building’s entire lifetime “energy footprint” including end-of-life and energy recovery. These shipping containers are probably not air tight and the steel walls will probably need polyurethane foam insulation to seal gaps and insulate the walls to retard thermal transfer. I wonder if they have taken such steps to conserve energy during the building’s usage? I do notice they used efficient windows, which is good.

Rob Krebs

American Chemistry Council

http://www.facebook.com/greenbuildingsolutions

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