Editor on October 24th, 2008

Educate, promote, and support…
The ISBU Association is the only recognized organization to the ISBU and Shipping Container home industries. Their purpose is to organize, educate, and promote the use and awareness of shipping container construction and the related Eco-green technologies. All our research and information is Member supported.
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Editor on October 8th, 2008

DwellBox Visionaries- The Customer, The Contractor and The City
The DwellBox Project in Boone, North Carolina is a prime example of ‘What’s Right With America’, or what should be.  The CNN program of What’s Right With America always comes to mind when we see the unusual, which should actually be common.
ISBU shipping container housing is growing [...]

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Editor on September 8th, 2008

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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Editor on August 29th, 2008

Popular 3D Plans, Designs and Templates For Shipping Container Homes
More shipping container home plans, designs and 3D templates are being added with a new AccuDraw version that will be available Tuesday September 9. 

More Designs Available To The Public

The popularity of these Shipping Container Home designs, plans and templates are due to there ability to view in [...]

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Editor on August 27th, 2008

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 [...]

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Editor on August 17th, 2008

Coming Up Next:
Bedrooms In Shipping Container Homes-Basic or luxury.  

ISBU bedroom designs from around the world.

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Editor on August 16th, 2008

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….

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Editor on August 8th, 2008

 Eco-Green Shipping Container Construction
 Many people talk about adding solar and wind turbines to their shipping container homes–we
see many futuristic drawings, but few really go for it. See the real thing with complete details,
construction photos and the interviews…  An ISBU Association exclusive.
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Editor on May 4th, 2008

Our New Search Tool
 
 
Find it faster with our new ISBA Search tool on the right >>

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