Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Backcountry Containers has designed lots of different types of shipping container homes, from large residential units to smaller rural retreats. For its Luke tiny house, the firm connects a large and ...

We love the many intriguing space-saving features in this high-end tiny home. When it comes to small homes, shipping container housing seems like the option with the greatest potential to be ...

Sonic Steel, the creator of the Mark T, recently completed another notable example of shipping container-based architecture. Named the Mark VI - VIC, the tiny house features a well-designed interior ...

A tiny home is affordable mainly because you do not really need much to build one. Whether you decide to buy an already-made model or create it from scratch, the price is still much lower compared to ...

In our East River Ferry/#untappedcities Instagram contest for the most “Untapped” photograph last fall, we chose this image of a shipping container house in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, submitted by Reuben ...

Chicago may get its first multiple-home development made from shipping containers. Darryl Burton and Anthony Casbini have proposed building Vincennes Village on the South Side in Greater Grand ...

We all know real estate can be really interesting in the Granite State, from homes tucked into New Hampshire mountains, or lake- and ocean-front finds, or gems in quaint towns across the state. There ...

The fundamental way most homes are built in America — the labor-intensive process of constructing conventional wood framing on site — hasn’t changed much for more than a century, even though more ...

A new housing complex where residents will be able to enjoy a dining room, offices, laundry facilities and even a dog park is nearly complete in a downtown parking lot at 184 Forsyth Street. But the ...