http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2009/04/05/15-awesome-ways-to-reuse-shipping-containers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=15-awesome-ways-to-reuse-shipping-containers Green Design, Sustainable Technology and Environmental Oddities Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2009/04/05/15-awesome-ways-to-reuse-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-121128 Shipping Containers Find New Uses Worldwide « KiwiMill Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:46:10 +0000 http://webecoist.com/?p=6234#comment-121128 [...] The use of shipping containers as modular units in the building process is seen as an upcycling of materials. Not only does it cost less to adapt these units than it does to melt them down for materials, but leaving the units in their original state provides a stronger structure than conventional housing frames. Not just limited to housing, containers are being used for office space, retail buildings, museums and even works of art. [...] [...] The use of shipping containers as modular units in the building process is seen as an upcycling of materials. Not only does it cost less to adapt these units than it does to melt them down for materials, but leaving the units in their original state provides a stronger structure than conventional housing frames. Not just limited to housing, containers are being used for office space, retail buildings, museums and even works of art. [...]

]]> http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2009/04/05/15-awesome-ways-to-reuse-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-120538 Orange County School Made Out of Recycled Shipping ContainersThe Official All Green Electronics Recycling Blog | The Official All Green Electronics Recycling Blog Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:50:00 +0000 http://webecoist.com/?p=6234#comment-120538 [...] Check out more shipping container buildings here. This entry was posted in Recycling and tagged california, upcycling. Bookmark the permalink. ← Coffee-Powered Car Breaks World Record [...] [...] Check out more shipping container buildings here. This entry was posted in Recycling and tagged california, upcycling. Bookmark the permalink. ← Coffee-Powered Car Breaks World Record [...]

]]> http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2009/04/05/15-awesome-ways-to-reuse-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-119986 30 Eco-Chic Houses Made of 10 Types of Recycled Materials | WebEcoist Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:02:12 +0000 http://webecoist.com/?p=6234#comment-119986 [...] stackable and found in great abundance all over the world, shipping containers are an ideal material for building homes and other structures. While they used to sit abandoned in [...] [...] stackable and found in great abundance all over the world, shipping containers are an ideal material for building homes and other structures. While they used to sit abandoned in [...]

]]> http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2009/04/05/15-awesome-ways-to-reuse-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-119648 National child protection week | Donations to charity Wed, 25 May 2011 13:42:36 +0000 http://webecoist.com/?p=6234#comment-119648 [...] Breadline Africa converts shipping containers to be used in communities that need infrastructure. Check out other ways to reuse old shipping containers. [...] [...] Breadline Africa converts shipping containers to be used in communities that need infrastructure. Check out other ways to reuse old shipping containers. [...]

]]> http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2009/04/05/15-awesome-ways-to-reuse-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-118285 Sleeping in Trash, Trains & Drains: 14 Recycled Hotels | WebEcoist Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:02:28 +0000 http://webecoist.com/?p=6234#comment-118285 [...] containers are being reused in all kinds of awesome and unexpected ways, and one of the most practical yet is in the form of a hotel in the UK. Budget chain Travelodge [...] [...] containers are being reused in all kinds of awesome and unexpected ways, and one of the most practical yet is in the form of a hotel in the UK. Budget chain Travelodge [...]

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