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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

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3. Interesting homes can be built using shipping containers

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 02:22 AM

Aug 2012

"An excellent method of reusing — there are more than 300 million shipping containers sitting empty at ports around the world — shipping containers are used to build full- and part-time single-family homes and much more. "

http://www.mnn.com/your-home/remodeling-design/photos/8-eye-catching-shipping-container-homes/a-new-kind-of-living

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Small prefab home; nice design [View all] Flaxbee Aug 2012 OP

Cool! Sherman A1 Aug 2012 #1

I like it! I probably would want to have some sort of Flaxbee Aug 2012 #2

Interesting homes can be built using shipping containers Kaleva Aug 2012 #3

Check out what some college students did with an old single wide trailer TexasBushwhacker Oct 2013 #5

The basic set up linked was used by my hunting buddy in Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #6