The Porter is one of the most ambitious shipping container-based houses we've seen in a while. Designer Bob's Containers has maximized living space in the compact home by installing a large ...

The definition of a home varies from person to person. But you could never fault The Porter for not trying to be one, even though it lived its previous life as a shipping container. Alternative living ...

Robert Balderas had a problem. He wanted to break into government contracting, specifically on a construction project downtown. The city wanted to use old shipping containers to create an affordable ...

Prefabricated construction is a method of construction which lends itself easily to building guest homes. (Bob's Containers via San Antonio Business Journal) SAN ANTONIO – Prefabricated modular homes ...

BASTROP, Texas — Ellen and Gary Bearicks live in Sugarland, but they are frequently at their property in Bastrop, where they stay in their two shipping containers. “Isn't that a weird idea?” Ellen ...