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what exactly is a container house? for starters, it is literally a home made from a shipping container. however you may ask, what’s so special about it?? well, good question.

a container house, is much much more cheaper to build than a traditional home. the average cost to build a house is around £300,000 whereas with shipping containers, you can complete the whole process for £15,000 or even less. this is because with a shipping container, you already have a pre-built structure for you minimising the extra costs of concrete, brick and even steel.

another reason why container homes are cheaper in comparison to normal homes is the fact that they reduce the amount of energy needed. for example, the standard 8x20’ container; it’s not huge in size but is suitable enough to provide accommodation for two people. and due to this small size, the amount of energy needed would reduce greatly. a typical one bedroom apartment is around 495 square foot, compare this with the 160 square feet of adequate living space you can get with a shipping container; it reduces the energy being used to heat up this extra space. and with the rising cost of living, this is surely a viable option.

with the increasing threat of global warming and climate change, many people are looking for sustainable alternatives to living. how many shipping containers do you think are left unused around the world? (wait) 11 million containers are left unused around the world, and the number is only ever rising. did you know that it takes 8000kWh to recycle a single container? take into account how much extra costs and energy would be required for that - and the majority of the energy used is not even renewable - which further increases the carbon footprint of trying to recycle a container. repurposing a container into a home could help to offset the threat of climate change. the average home in the uk emits 2.7 tonnes of carbon dioxide just by heating the home. shipping containers reduce this amount by 92% due to their efficiency as a result of their small size. this helps to not only reduce the carbon footprint of your home, but also your energy costs, making it a much more attractive option to a conventional home.

we all know the typical use of a shipping container is to transport goods around the world. they can be moved anywhere, anytime. containers can also be stacked one above another in order to reduce the amount of space taken by them. using these containers as homes could perhaps be one of the most cost effective alternatives to traditional house building; due to the fact that containers cost virtually nothing. they already have a pre-made structure, all that’s needed is insulation - which can be done quickly and thousands of homes can be created within a month and let’s take into account the fact that building a container home requires no specialised construction workers either - further reducing both time and effort. governments can easily scatter container highrises around major cities as a method to rid society of homelessness. take, for example, the rising numbers of migrants entering the UK illegally. the majority of these people are being housed in hotels which reduces the amount of money hotel owners are able to make as they have to house the migrants for a minimum price which the government pays them rather than their typical paying customers. now imagine this being replaced by shipping containers - both a quick and cost effective option to house migrants and allow hotel owners to maintain their profits, leaving a happy society.

to conclude this, i believe that converting shipping containers into homes should be something considered by governments in the future as a method to house the most vulnerable of our society without affecting the lives of the general public. however, container homes can also be an attractive option for people looking for cheaper methods of living without harming the environment.