Comments on: Utrecht’s Rainbow Shipping Container Dorms Are a Work of Art http://inhabitat.com/utrechts-rainbow-shipping-container-dorms-are-a-work-of-art/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 05:21:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: john simmis http://inhabitat.com/utrechts-rainbow-shipping-container-dorms-are-a-work-of-art/comment-page-1/#comment-274361 john simmis Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:35:18 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=173119#comment-274361 If you are considering modular or prefab home, or looking for an alternative to high cost construction, building with recycled shipping containers is worth taking a look at. There are many considerations that have contributed to the appeal of building with intermodal shipping containers - availability, standardization, the recycled/green factor, economy and speed of construction, their durability, and even their "elegance/grace". Good resource is the <a href="http://www.ResidentialShippingContainerPrimer.com" rel="nofollow">Residential Shipping Container Primer</a> website. A SHOWCASE OF SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES AND BUILDINGDS, AND A DO IT YOURSELF (DIY) REFERENCE FOR CONVERTING RECYCLED INTERMODAL CARGO SHIPPING CONTAINERS INTO BUILDINGS AND ARCHITECTURE. Lots of great example buildings, details, facts, and links to other articles. They have something new that you can setup your own project wiki to get help with your project if you are considering a design build project. www.ResidentialShippingContainerPrimer.com If you are considering modular or prefab home, or looking for an alternative to high cost construction, building with recycled shipping containers is worth taking a look at. There are many considerations that have contributed to the appeal of building with intermodal shipping containers – availability, standardization, the recycled/green factor, economy and speed of construction, their durability, and even their “elegance/grace”.

Good resource is the Residential Shipping Container Primer website. A SHOWCASE OF SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES AND BUILDINGDS, AND A DO IT YOURSELF (DIY) REFERENCE FOR CONVERTING RECYCLED INTERMODAL CARGO SHIPPING CONTAINERS INTO BUILDINGS AND ARCHITECTURE.

Lots of great example buildings, details, facts, and links to other articles. They have something new that you can setup your own project wiki to get help with your project if you are considering a design build project.

http://www.ResidentialShippingContainerPrimer.com

]]> By: RolandBB http://inhabitat.com/utrechts-rainbow-shipping-container-dorms-are-a-work-of-art/comment-page-1/#comment-264134 RolandBB Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:02:35 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=173119#comment-264134 these are not shipping containers. these are Spaceboxes http://www.spacebox.nl/index.cfm?lng=en&mi=2&pmi=0 made of innovative lightweight composite materials and easy to transport assemble and disassemble. used them as a precedent for a studio project a while back. these are not shipping containers. these are Spaceboxes http://www.spacebox.nl/index.cfm?lng=en&mi=2&pmi=0
made of innovative lightweight composite materials and easy to transport assemble and disassemble. used them as a precedent for a studio project a while back.

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