Port-a-bach. Building with Shipping Containers. By Kelly Hart An idea whose time seems to have arrived is the use of stockpiled shipping containers as modular units for building homes.
Because of the balance of trade in the United States, these hefty steel boxes are piling up in ports around the country and posing a storage problem. Several architects and builders are taking advantage of this surplus to recycle the containers. A look inside the container houses.flv.