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Shipping containers have become classrooms for both more rural areas of the world, and for overcrowded schools in the United States that need a more affordable option to expand what they currently have.

Hydroponic gardens are a sight to behold. Eschewing conventional growing methods by removing the soil, hydroponic gardeners are changing the status quo and growing their gardens despite any difficulty. One of the newer forms of hydroponic growing includes growing gardens inside of recycled and reused shipping containers.

The Container Globe is a portal theatre that is easy to set up and break down. Shipping containers are stacked in threes and filled with seating and are laid out in a manner similar to Shakespeare’s original theatre.

When working on a construction site or at a large outdoor event, one thing that is always present is the porta potties. These tend to develop a foul odor pretty quickly, which just gets worse as the event goes on. Now, with shipping containers, the portable restrooms can be a little cleaner and more sanitary.

Shipping containers are quickly becoming the material of choice to build homes, hotels, pools, and more. Businesses are also jumping on the shipping container craze and using containers as pop-up shops across the world.

Have you been dreaming of a vacation home, but haven’t been able to afford it? Recently, consumers have been purchasing shipping containers for uses other than shipping goods. People have transformed plain shipping containers into luxurious swimming pools, portable farms, and trendy restaurants.

Over the past few years, the hotel industry has upped their creativity game and started to use uncommon materials during hotel construction. Hotels across the world have been created from ice, salt, and even chocolate! However, the newest trend is converting shipping containers into hip, yet practical hotel rooms. Why Shipping Containers? There are a…

Gone are the days when shipping containers only had one purpose. There are many innovative ways that shipping containers can be used for commercial purposes, with only imagination limiting the possibilities. Businesses are quickly transforming containers into growing spaces, mobile offices, and more. Storefronts Shipping containers are rapidly showing up as kiosks and storefronts across…

You may have noticed an unusual rise in the number of shipping-container homes and spaces around the world. Studies have estimated that there are around 24 million shipping containers in the world that are unused. Thankfully, these sitting boxes have become popularly repurposed as an alternative building material for homes and other buildings.

There is an overabundance of shipping containers on the market today that are unused and unloved. Fortunately, there is a myriad of different functions shipping containers provide that can help you either start a new business or help your business thrive and grow. Best of all, it can be done at a reasonable price. Here…

Shipping container hospitals have been springing up all over the world in recent years. Called “Clinic in a Can,” they cost significantly less to set up and maintain than a traditional hospital or emergency clinic, and they can be flown to any location in the world.

Flipping shipping containers into homes is happening around the country at an incredible rate. In Louisville, KY’s Smoketown neighborhood, a man is busy constructing a shipping container home that he hopes will be the first of many. “They are air tight, water tight,” Richard Ronald of RJ Ronald Creative Design and Construction said.