September Was The Month of Contrasts For SG Blocks & ConGlobal
September 2008 was the best month or the worst month, depending on where you live.
An Eco-Green show was a rave for SG Blocks and shipping container building contractors in the U.S. while Canada and other countries have put them on their “Black List” as the [...]
PFNC Designs and Builds Container Homes For Workers In Mexico
PFNC Shipping Container Home
These ISBU shipping container homes will soon reside in Mexico according to the PFNC Company based in Corrales, New Mexico. As most readers quickly realize, these units are not U.S. or even European standard but they are very acceptable for housing in Mexico [...]
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Shipping Container Home Project Gets Approval In North Carolina
Congratulations to DwellBox, they are only the second ISBU shipping container housing project to be approved and built in North Carolina, the other project was the Military offices at Fort Bragg.
We are especially proud of them because they are ISBU Association members and besides their success at [...]
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Shipping Container Projects From Tempo You Haven’t Seen
In an exclusive interview last week with Quinten de Gooijer President of TempoHousing, we not only got new and better photos of the original TempoHousing projects but the inside story of their new projects and expansion programs globally.
TempoHousing is famous for their Keetwonen student housing in Amsterdam, but there is [...]
Luxury Shipping Container Home Near Completion In France
A prominent French architect brings another shipping container project to France. This project is a luxury home built in the beautiful French country side.
We have the project very well documented with more than 50 construction photos including the house plans. You can see the full construction project at our new Cubic Inspirations [...]
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A Mobile Sporting Goods BizPod Near The Beach- Or Anywhere
Business In A Box Mobile Store
A “Business In A Box” mobile shipping container store. This very awesome shipping container BizPod is sure to draw maximum traffic and interest in any location. …small investment-big profit.
You can see this first at our new Cubic Inspirations website which will open [...]
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LabZero Awarded “2008 ISBU Best Designs Award”
Best ISBU Designs Award
As you have seen there are many shipping container designs and architectures out there, although inspiring, most are either very plain or simply not realistic or usable.
The ISBU Association has reviewed nearly two hundred which our ISBA Members have submitted but this LabZero architecture by Italian architect-designer Flavio Galvagni [...]
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Immitation Shipping Container Homes Being Advertised
We have received many complaints of this ad and other similar ads which appear to be ISO shipping container based housing. However, they are NOT made from either new or recycled shipping containers. They are not CSA approved.
Only the metel corners are “ISO standard” corners, …just the 4 metal corners have been added [...]
Coming Up Next: Quick Built Eco-Centers
Eco-Villages with solar energy, wind generators, efficient food production and cool inside. Where will they be constructed, and what famous company has designed them?
Coming Up Next:
Shipping Container Construction, Solar and Greenroofs
ISBU shipping container construction has many benefits but this Eco Partnership is one of the best.
See why shipping container homes have become the perfect partner for PV solar panels and….