Container homes are often marketed as being environmentally friendly because they are said to be made from used containers, thus conserving metal resources. There are lots of old shipping containers out there, no longer in circulation, and repurposing them into homes has a strong appeal. Most of the building code inspections are done at the factory, which makes things simpler and quicker. Delivery to the site, site preparation, foundation, assembly and utility connections are the only variable costs. Or if you are designing a custom home or building a do-it-yourself project, the container gives you a fun prebuilt structure to work with.
