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Could Shipping Containers Revolutionise Infrastructure Projects?
Green
Monday October 3 2016

Could Shipping Containers Revolutionise Infrastructure Projects?

Shipping containers revolutionised the transport of goods around the world. Now they’re piling up at ports around the world, thanks to trade imbalances and the bankruptcy...

Container-Skyscrapers Could Help Vulnerable Communities
Business
Tuesday November 17 2015

Container-Skyscrapers Could Help Vulnerable Communities

Shipping containers were all the buzz a few years ago, finding uses as pop-up food trucks and retail stores or placed in tourist locations for exclusive...

Globalisation Impacts Housing Forms
Residential
Thursday April 9 2015

Globalisation Impacts Housing Forms

Ever since the steel shipping container first came into use in the late 1950s, it has affected global commerce in myriad ways. More than 17 million...

Tiny Homes Provide Affordable Urban Housing Options
Residential
Thursday March 26 2015

Tiny Homes Provide Affordable Urban Housing Options

According to the World Bank and numerous think tanks, the world’s cities will become increasingly urbanized in coming decades, with accompanying challenges in finding affordable housing....