Well if you are new to the opportunities of using a shipping container to build a home, office, shop, or coffee stand, then visit the ISBU Association website.
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Shipping Containers into Office Space
Green Office space from a shipping container. Orange County Shipping Container has created a ‘green’ environment from an old warehouse. Saving on energy cost per office unit. Providing temperature control for personal choice.
Inhabitat: “One benefit that has come from the new shipping container office space is a big reduction in the company’s electricity bills. “Our energy costs have dropped about three grand a month for heat and air conditioning,” said Keith Flanigan, owner of the company. “If everybody is not in the office, if they go to lunch, or they’re sick for a day, then the unit is turned off.” The new office pods put an end to the constant climate control skirmish. Now each office’s temperature can be individually controlled, and the savings are stacking up.”
Green Mobility
If you’re looking for a way to feel more comfortable with all the energy-consuming gadgets you might have been given for the holidays, try the line of solar charging products made by Solio. These portable solar cells and long-life internal lithium-ion battery give you power whenever and wherever you need it. Read more about some of Solio’s environmental benefits here, and continue to help making life on this planet more sustainable.
The world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine
Another Clean-Energy proposition:
Norwegian energy giant, StatoilHydro (NYSE: STO) inaugurated its Hywind floating wind turbine pilot project Tuesday, six miles off the coast of Southwest Norway in the North Sea.
Read the full article at CrispGreen.
Digital Holiday
Considering the amount of excess the holiday season produces, give a non-material gift instead. There is a multitude of options, such as sending an e-card or giving a gift certificate for a downloadable music album.
If you need a few suggestions try the following:
And if you’re a dad getting a gift from your son, try this link.
More Amazing Shipping Container Architecture
Another example of the versatility of shipping container architecture, the Cordell House, is built upon a framework of four individual shipping containers– three 40′ units and one 20′ unit. The large units house the bedrooms and living rooms of the home, while the 20′ unit is dedicated as a kitchen. These pieces were fused on a 5,000 square foot lot, taking up 1,858 square feet for the living space itself.
[Designed by the firm Numen Development. Photos by Jack Thompson]