![]() ![]() ![]() The finished units have one or two walls removed and include the necessary support columns and beam enhancements.Īccording to KPFF Consulting, a structural engineering firm in St. SG Blocks sells the finished structural systems (also called SG Blocks) for $9,000 to $11,000 per unit. Granted it takes a bit more "muscle" but we call this Value-Cycling which we feel is that next step up from Re-cycling."Įach container measures 8 feet wide by 40 feet long by 9 feet tall. Our process of modifying that entire 8000 lbs of steel into a "higher and better use" only takes 400 kwh of electrical energy (or 5%). ![]() Several architects and builders are taking advantage of this surplus to recycle the containers.Īccording to David Cross of "a container has 8000 lbs of steel which takes 8000 kwh of energy to melt down and make new beams etc. ![]() Because of the balance of trade in the United States, these hefty steel boxes are piling up in ports around the country and posing a storage problem. Building with Shipping Containers by Kelly HartĪn idea whose time seems to have arrived is the use of stockpiled shipping containers as modular units for building homes. ![]()
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