

We start by discussing the origins of containers: first as a method for transporting goods, and more recently as a means of building. Our intent here is to highlight the incredible rise of shipping containers into the world’s consciousness. Thankfully, we also have insight on how to overcome many of these perceived negatives. Thanks to our years of experience, we can appreciate many of their great benefits while still recognizing where they can sometimes fall short.

Shipping containers are special, but they aren’t perfect.

And then to think that, thanks to the ingenuity of a few forward-thinking individuals, we now see containers in a whole new light as building materials. It’s incredible to think that something as pervasive and integral to the world economy as shipping containers didn’t even exist just a few decades ago.
