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What can you make with 65 old, used shipping containers? How about a huge building with an amphitheater, offices and a sustainable development educational center.
The complex of 65 shipping containers is the creation of the Los Angeles-based architectural firm APHIDoIDEA. Acronymically and rather clumsily named the eCORRE (Environmental Center of Regenerative Research Education), the building would primarily serve as an environmental education center for Long Beach, California. The complex includes a public plaza underneath raised and angled shipping containers in the middle of the structure.
http://design.spotcoolstuff.com/shipping-container-architecture/creative-long-beach-eco-centerWhat can you make with 65 old, used shipping containers? How about a huge building... more
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The evolution of the design of a zero energy modern cost effective housing concept & the challenges faced along the way. Two guys pursue a dream to revolutionize the way we look at "affordable housing" without any capital resources whatsoever.
After more than a year and a half of struggling to materialize the vision into reality the company is finally capitalized.
This is our concept.
This is our story.The evolution of the design of a zero energy modern cost effective housing concept... more
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Good office space can be hard to come by, and even then it doesn’t come cheap. Orange County printing company MVP found a creative, affordable and convenient alternative – they turned part of an industrial warehouse into office space. Of course, being a warehouse, it wasn’t equipped with fancy things like private offices, climate control, and break rooms. MVP’s solution? They grouped ten 20-foot shipping containers inside the warehouse to serve as offices.
http://www.whitespace.bz/ws/web/forms/pulse/PulseMainArticle.aspx?id=332Good office space can be hard to come by, and even then it doesn’t come cheap.... more
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Israel's navy has intercepted a ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of weapons 160km (100 miles) off its coast, the military says.
The cache included rockets and missiles, the military said, adding that they originated in Iran and were destined for Hezbollah militants.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the arms were "destined to strike Israel's cities".
The Antiguan-flagged vessel has been towed to the port of Ashdod.
In recent months Israel has stepped up efforts to combat the smuggling of arms to Hamas and Hezbollah militants.
'Numerous weapons'
The Israeli military said marines had boarded the ship after its captain agreed to the search and that no force was used.
The country's deputy defence minister, Matan Vilmai, said the ship's crew were not thought to have been aware of the smuggling operation.Israel's navy has intercepted a ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of weapons 160km... more
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Yet another great green redevelopment of otherwise unused dilapidated real estate in New York City as the Hudson River Park Trust announced last week that Pier 57, an old cargo dock located just outside Chelsea, will be getting a much needed makeover into a waterfront attraction and multi-use recreational center.Yet another great green redevelopment of otherwise unused dilapidated real estate in... more
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Shipping containers. You’ve seen them on trains, on the back of trucks, at ports and piled onto cargo ships. There more than 20 million of those steel 40 by 8 feet (12 by 2.4 meter) boxes scattered around the world. That’s more than were needed even before the current economic slowdown. Today, as many as one million shipping containers may be sitting around unused. The surplus is especially profound in the United States, northern Europe and China.
Given the planet’s excess of shipping containers and shortage of affordable housing it only makes sense that people would make the connection. “Container architecture” has become a specialty in itself. The benefits are obvious: Containers are relatively cheap (around US$1,200~1,500 each). They are, by definition, portable. And they are durable (made to survive rough treatment and resist salt corrosion). A container house can be built, on average, 40% faster than a comparably sized traditional house. And then there’s the environmental benefit of putting surplus containers to use instead of letting them slowly rust in a landfill.
Thousands buildings made of shipping containers are today being uses for offices, stores, restaurants and private residences. There are several excellent books documenting the most interesting among them. Here are five shipping container buildings we think are especially cool:Shipping containers. You’ve seen them on trains, on the back of trucks, at ports... more
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US researchers say they have developed an effective way to kill unwanted plants and animals that hitch a ride in the ballast waters of cargo vessels.US researchers say they have developed an effective way to kill unwanted plants and... more
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How's this for modular architecture? 80+ shipping containers are being used to construct this Travelodge in West London. Each container comes direct from China complete with bathrooms and electrical wiring.How's this for modular architecture? 80+ shipping containers are being used to... more
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