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Boat Builder’s Incredible 20ft Shipping Container Home

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 11, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

This design avoids the pitfalls of most shipping container homes. This one is affordable and has an excellent layout that can be easily extended into a larger home.

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Posted in General | Tagged affordable, DIY, portable, shipping container, shipping container home, shipping container house | 2 Replies

Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K

Natural Building Blog Posted on April 19, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“As a kid Steve Rees played in caves and learned how the earth could cool. As an adult, he buried two shipping containers and created an off-grid retirement home for himself and his wife Shirley.

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Posted in Design | Tagged affordable, earth cooled, off grid, shipping container, shipping container home, sustainable, underground home | Leave a reply

The real way to add straw bales to containers

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 15, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

David W. Reed shows how to wrap shipping containers in bales.

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Posted in General | Tagged affordable, container home, DIY, low cost, natural building, shipping container, straw bale, straw bale building, sustainable | 5 Replies

Shipping container family home: building blocks in Redwoods

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 5, 2013 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Even if you don’t like shipping container homes, this house has lots of good ideas that can be utilized on other designs.

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Posted in Design | Tagged affordable, cabin, container home, DIY, low cost, natural building, recycle, shipping container | 3 Replies

Shipping Container Home Blog

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 23, 2012 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“Converting a used sea container / shipping container to a home, cabin or emergency shelter.”

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Posted in General | Tagged affordable housing, container, container home, container housing, DIY, green building, natural building, sea container, shipping container, sustainable | 5 Replies

10’ Container for Mechanical Systems

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 20, 2012 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Guest article by Cliff, who’s planning his sustainable home in a rural area. “Am pondering using a 10ft container as a systems room located at the back of the vault. It will keep the inside of the house clean without … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Economics, Introduction, Mechanical, Structural aspects | Tagged container, container home, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag house, mechanical systems, shipping container | 13 Replies

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