Download or read book The Box written by Marc Levinson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that reshaped manufacturing. But the container didn't just happen. Its adoption required huge sums of money, years of high-stakes bargaining, and delicate negotiation on standards. Now with a new chapter, The Box tells the dramatic story of how the drive and imagination of an iconoclastic entrepreneur turned containerization from an impractical idea into a phenomenon that transformed economic geography, slashed transportation costs, and made the boom in global trade possible. -- from back cover.

Download or read book Shipping Container written by Craig Martin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. The shipping container is all around: whizzing by on the highway, trundling past on rails, unloading behind a big box store even as you shop there, clanking on the docks just out of sight.... 90% of the goods and materials that move around the globe do so in shipping containers. It is an absolutely ubiquitous object, even if most of us have no direct contact with it. But what is this thing? Where has it been, and where is it going? Craig Martin's book illuminates the “development of containerization”-including design history, standardization, aesthetics, and a surprising speculative discussion of the futurity of shipping containers. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

Download or read book How Buildings Learn written by Stewart Brand and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1995-10-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buildings have often been studies whole in space, but never before have they been studied whole in time. How Buildings Learn is a masterful new synthesis that proposes that buildings adapt best when constantly refined and reshaped by their occupants, and that architects can mature from being artists of space to becoming artists of time. From the connected farmhouses of New England to I.M. Pei's Media Lab, from "satisficing" to "form follows funding," from the evolution of bungalows to the invention of Santa Fe Style, from Low Road military surplus buildings to a High Road English classic like Chatsworth—this is a far-ranging survey of unexplored essential territory. More than any other human artifacts, buildings improve with time—if they're allowed to. How Buildings Learn shows how to work with time rather than against it.

Download or read book How to Build Shipping Container Homes With Plans written by John Davidson and published by Mendon Cottage Books. This book was released on 2016-02-14 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION TO SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES: ADVANTAGES OF SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES: DISADVANTAGES OF SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES: CONTAINER SIZES AND SPECIFICATIONS: NEW OR USED CONTAINER: PERMITS AND REGULATIONS: CHAPTER TWO FOUNDATION FOR SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES: SITE CONDITIONS: CLIMATE: MARKET FACTORS: BUILDING DESIGN: EXCAVATION AND FOOTINGS: TYPES OF MATERIALS USED FOR FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION: CHAPTER THREE PLACING THE CONTAINERS: JOINING THE CONTAINERS: WELDING BASICS: ADVANTAGES: DISADVANTAGES: PARTS OF THE WELDER KIT: WELDING SAFETY GEAR: PREPPING & GRINDING THE WELD: COMMON WELDING PROBLEMS: CONTAINER REINFORCEMENT: CHAPTER FOUR ROOFS: TYPES OF ROOFS: 1. SHED: 2. GABLE ROOF: HOW TO CUT SHIPPING CONTAINERS CHAPTER FIVE ADVANCED FRAMING: ROUGH ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING WORK: SOLAR PANELS: PLUMBING: CHAPTER SIX CONTAINER HOME INSULATION: THERMAL BRIDGING: FLOORING: SAFETY LOCKS FOR YOUR CONTAINER HOME: CHAPTER SEVEN: RESOURCE DIRECTORY CHAPTER EIGHT: PLANS PUBLISHER Introduction to Shipping Container Homes: Shipping container homes are houses that are built using shipping containers. The strength, durability, availability, and the cost effectiveness of containers as building material has made these types of homes popular in recent years. When you buy a container, it might appear as hollow boxes with no windows or openings. However, these boxes are highly customizable; they can be stacked and welded together to create beautiful yet economical homes. The next section is about the pros and cons of living in a shipping container home.

Download or read book SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES written by Antony Bon and published by soraya vega. This book was released on 2022-02-28 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If You’re Looking to Build a Durable and Affordable Shipping Container Home That You Can Travel With The EASIEST Way Possible, Then This Guide is For You — Complete With Tips, Blueprints, & Plans! Have you always dreamt of owning your own home but just can’t afford the listings that you like? Are you looking for more affordable housing options that won’t put you in debt? Is building your home yourself on your mind but don’t know the first thing about it? If you said YES to any of the questions above, then “Shipping Container Homes for Beginners” is for you! The conventional housing market is becoming more expensive by the year. Not to mention how the system simply just doesn’t accommodate people with limited income. Well, you can forget about that suburban home with white picket fences and look toward a more revolutionary housing option — shipping container homes! You read that right! Shipping container homes has become the next best thing for people who are looking to go beyond the challenges and limitations of owning a conventional home. With shipping container homes, people like you can enjoy and own the durable, highly customizable, and affordable house you’ve always wanted. What’s more… you can take it anywhere you want to go! And the best part? You can build it yourself — especially if you have “Shipping Container Homes for Beginners” at your disposal. In this innovative beginners guide to building shipping container homes, you will: Minimize confusion over legal and technical details with the help of a comprehensive list of all the laws and permits you need to prepare for. Design the home of your dreams with the help of creative shipping container home designs that align with your taste and esthetics. Avoid construction challenges and ensure a smooth building experience with insights on site preparation and planning. Take advantage of building plans, blueprints, and interior design ideas that help make your design and building process as smooth as possible. Ensure that everything is taken care of — from installing insulation, managing condensation, choosing floorings, and more. Create a truly mobile abode that you can take anywhere in the country using expert tips on how to build a fully off-the-grid-ready shipping container home. And so much more! As with anything, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and lost in the confusion. But, with “Shipping Container Homes for Beginners” as your go-to guide, you will be able to build the shipping container home you’ve always wanted — the easiest way possible!

Download or read book The Shipping Container Homes Book written by Kenelm Hunt and published by Kenelm Hunt. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Comprehensive Guide To Build An Environmentally Friendly Home With Shipping Containers Container homes are just what they sound like; homes built from container steel that transports goods on ships, trains, and trucks. From this container steel, homes of all shapes and sizes can be built. Shipping containers are used to construct homes, cabins, studios, and offices because with about 14 million ‘out-of-service’ containers worldwide, several of such containers are available for these purposes, not to mention the appeal that comes with experimenting with these giant blocks of containers. Aside from trendiness, building container homes have gained a wider interest amongst many because it saves money to construct. As such, several potential homeowners are seeking for homes with lesser construction and maintenance costs. Besides, the perception exists that container homes contribute to recycling initiatives. Containers come in different sizes, such as 10ft, 20ft, and 40ft, with the smallest shipping container providing a floor space of about 100 square feet for a shipping container home. Now imagine when hundreds of micro-apartments made of containers are constructed into a huge apartment building; the sight of such can be an astonishing grab for the eye. But you really don’t need to rack up several containers before you can have a decent container home to live in. All you need is the right amount of knowledge and guidance to help you get the best out of your shipping container and have a well-put-together container you can call home. Hence, the reason this book was written. In this book, you will; 1. Be familiar with the pros and cons of owning a shipping container home to help you make an informed decision. 2. Have access to different container layout plans to help you get the most out of your container home. 3. Know how to choose the right shipping container for your home using several deciding criteria. 4. Be educated on how to prepare the site and foundation for your container properly. 5. Know what container insulation entails and how it affects your container home. 6. Know the different roofing styles applicable to container homes with directions on how to floor your container home. 7. Be familiar with several design ideas you can implement to give your home an astonishing feel while conserving space. …and so much more! Still having doubt this is your go-to guide to building a shipping container home? Get a copy of this book RIGHT NOW to find out

Download or read book The 40 Most innovative Shipping Container Houses around the World written by HAUSE GROUP and published by Hause Group. This book was released on 2015-02-23 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is eBook is a Full Resource Guide to understand and explore The Housing Container Industry.Made in PDF format designed to showcase the 40 Most Influential Houses made inside a Shipping Container around the World. Included in the ebook Sample Drawing Floor Plans and Video Links. Around 100 Pages and includes pictures and additional details of the houses.Is an ideal book for inspiration in the Shipping Container Housing Industry. Inside the Ebook, you will find Additional Floor Plans to Give a general idea about how to start to explore the posibility of Build your Own Concept Container House. Having this Concept Floor Plans Draws will Save a lot of Time searching on the internet, as are the most easy and More wide use floor plans arond the Container Home Indusdstry. 20 Videos to undertand how to make it: Like to explore the posibility of Building your own Container Home? Dont wast your time searching for videos on the net. We made a Perfect Compilation of the most usefull Building Videos. From moving container, to cut the walls and the tools that you need to use for do that. Also some Additional Techniques made by profesional people that share on the internet. THE EBOOK INCLUDE ADDITIONAL FILES IN CAD WITH CONTAINER DIMENSION TO DESING THE HOUSES

Download or read book Shipping Container Homes for Beginners An Introductory Guide Pros Cons Of DIY Building An Eco Friendly Cargo Storage House Practical Guidebook written by Stirling De Cruz Coleridge and published by Stirling De Cruz Coleridge. This book was released on with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shipping Container Homes for Beginners: An Introductory Guide Pros & Cons Of DIY Building An Eco-Friendly, Cargo, Storage House. Practical Guidebook. You know how curious you are about shipping container homes? This in-depth yet brief guidebook explains the advantages and disadvantages and many more questions. Is it Safe to Build a House Out of Shipping Containers from Scratch? What Is a Shipping Container House's Standard Size? What Is the Best Way to Insulate a Shipping Container House? Can a Shipping Container House Have a Roof? Which states permit the construction of homes made out of shipping containers? How Much Do Container Homes Cost? How Long Does It Take To Build A House Out Of A Shipping Container? Do Container Homes Rust Over Time? Do container homes appreciate in value? How does it compare to a tiny house? Plus lots of other aspects you may never have considered. Check this book out first before you think of purchasing a shipping container home. Find out more about sustainable green living. What is living off the grid? useful reference book, great value. Get this book now!

Download or read book Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings written by Paul Sawyers and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings explains how to purchase steel cargo containers and modify them for use as buildings under 1000 sq ft in size. Learn how you can save up to 40% over tradition lumber and factory made steel structures with these unique building blocks. New and used steel shipping containers are available nationwide. It's easy to buy containers and modify them for use as workshops, garages, cabins, guest houses, super carports, RV - 5th wheel covers, and much more (the book shows how). Enjoy a building that's up to fifty times stronger than most structures, built quick and with amazingly little labor. Take part in the shipping container building revolution with the worlds first book on the subject... Intermodal Shipping Container Small Steel Buildings! Includes photos, diagrams, plans, and charts. 114 pages, soft cover.

Download or read book The Container Principle written by Alexander Klose and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cultural history of the shipping container as a crucible of globalization and a cultural paradigm. We live in a world organized around the container. Standardized twenty- and forty-foot shipping containers carry material goods across oceans and over land; provide shelter, office space, and storage capacity; inspire films, novels, metaphors, and paradigms. Today, TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit, the official measurement for shipping containers) has become something like a global currency. A container ship, sailing under the flag of one country but owned by a corporation headquartered in another, carrying auto parts from Japan, frozen fish from Vietnam, and rubber ducks from China, offers a vivid representation of the increasing, world-is-flat globalization of the international economy. In The Container Principle, Alexander Klose investigates the principle of the container and its effect on the way we live and think. Klose explores a series of “container situations” in their historical, political, and cultural contexts. He examines the container as a time capsule, sometimes breaking loose and washing up onshore to display an inventory of artifacts of our culture. He explains the “Matryoshka principle,” explores the history of land-water transport, and charts the three phases of container history. He examines the rise of logistics, the containerization of computing in the form of modularization and standardization, the architecture of container-like housing (citing both Le Corbusier and Malvina Reynolds's “Little Boxes”), and a range of artistic projects inspired by containers. Containerization, spreading from physical storage to organizational metaphors, Klose argues, signals a change in the fundamental order of thinking and things. It has become a principle.

Download or read book The Container Guide written by Infrastructure Observatory Press and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Shipping Container Homes written by Louis Meier and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As of 2016, the average home price was $356,200. How many of the younger demographic of the home buying age is having to count every penny just to stay a bit ahead of the game? You see, with a shipping container home, you could get a finished home for a fraction of the cost of a traditional home.

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Download or read book Shipping Container Homes written by Damon Jones and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES Grab this GREAT physical book now at a limited time discounted price! Shipping container homes are rapidly growing in popularity for a wide variety of reasons. Not only are they unique, they are also very inexpensive, often costing up to 50% less than a traditionally built house of comparable size! Container homes are eco-friendly, affordable, and aesthetically pleasing - making them an easy choice for many new homeowners. This book will explain to you everything you need to know about container homes, including where to buy your containers inexpensively, how to plan the design of your container home, what contractors to hire, and a step-by-step guide to the actual building process! You will also learn about the different features that can be included, the different foundation and roof types to consider, how to install your insulation, and be provided with resources for getting a professional building plan made! At the end of this book, you should be ready to take the next step and begin working on your very own shipping container home! Here Is What You'll Learn About Inside... An Introduction To Container Homes What Permits You'll Need The Pros & Cons Of Container Homes The Tiny House Movement & Minimalism How The Design Process Works What Contractors To Hire Cool Design Ideas Different Roofing Styles How Much It Will Cost Flooring Options Different Insulation Types To Consider Where To Get A Professional Floor Plan Much, Much More! Scroll up now & order your copy of this fantastic book today!