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    Sauna Box – A shipping container recycled into a sauna

    Posted on January 7, 2013 by gavril

    Shipping containers have always been a particularly “huge” mess to clean up once retired. However, abandoning these in shipping yards certainly isn’t the best way to put these large chunks of metal to rest. The Canadian design studio Castor Canadensis … Continue reading3 →

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    Luxury home chiseled out of recycled shipping containers by designer Debbie Glassberg

    Posted on April 5, 2011 by gavril

    Containers being turned into full-fledged homes aren’t so much of a magic trick any more. A short while ago, we came across containers being used as homes in disaster hit areas. This container-home isn’t just an emergency roof though. It … Continue reading3 →

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    Actors simulate office-homes in a glass shipping container to teach energy consumption

    Posted on October 13, 2010 by kamakshi

    How does one get catch a gig of their favourite actors? Well you head to Vancouver to catch them recreating their perfect home-cum-office setup inside two shipping containers by BC Hydro that works up as little apartments with glass walls. … Continue reading3 →

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    Powered by solar energy, recyclable shipping container works as party space

    Posted on July 26, 2010 by gavril

    Now we’ve heard of those shipping crates being turned into camping cabins, restaurants and homes, as a way to recycle the same, and give the homeless a roof over their heads. And just as we expected, shipping containers have now … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar powered shipping containers are camping cabins for Boy Scouts

    Posted on February 8, 2010 by gavril

    Shipping containers are finding more uses nowadays than just ferrying things around on sea. This time, shipping containers will provide shelter and a place to rest and live for Boy Scouts. Contributed by Richard Hammond and Gensler’s Santa Monica for … Continue reading3 →

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    Mitsubishi’s solar powered container vegetable plant is green in and out

    Posted on January 14, 2010 by deepa

    We have talked about the solar powered air-conditioned trucks by Mitsubishi Chemical earlier. Today, the company is again basking in green limelight by developing the container vegetable plant. This 40-feet heat insulated container has temperature controlled interior with water treatment … Continue reading3 →

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    Shipping containers recycled as a mobile Subway restaurant

    Posted on December 30, 2009 by gavril

    Shipping containers are used to transport goods all over the world. These bulky and massive boxes made of steel usually go waste when unused. The Subway restaurant company came up with an idea that will help recycle these containers and … Continue reading3 →

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    Shipping containers recycled to make an entertainment park

    Posted on August 11, 2009 by deepa

    In a bit to create an environment friendly entertainment space for the public, the Hudson River Park Trust is set to transform the West side’s old shipping docks that was once used to bring in cargo into the city. Several … Continue reading3 →

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    Shipping container cum solar powered restaurant

    Posted on July 9, 2009 by shilpa

    This is a restaurant that is unique. It is called the Muvbox portable restaurant which is a shipping container normally and when you are hungry, you can transform it into a solar powered restaurant. And they understand hunger as it … Continue reading3 →

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    Push a button, get a home

    Posted on May 21, 2009 by shilpa

    Remember those movies where you press some button and a house folds open? It’s come true! Adam Kalkin’s Push Button House 1 is actually reality. He has demonstrated how industrial products can be repurposed as architectural elements or as entire … Continue reading3 →

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