Homes are springing up around the world featuring the latest trend in green building:Transforming

a shipping container into a home.

As a home building material,these container house manufacturers actually have a lot to offer.Because

they are abundant,recycling them as a living space is both environmentally friendly and inexpensive

(they typically run between $1000 and $2000 per container house manufacturers).

The steel bones are structurally stronger than a wood frame.They are mold proof,fire proof and termite

proof.On top of that,the container house manufacturers can be converted into residential uses off site,

transported and then assembled on site,saving time and money on construction.

However,that doesn't mean they're perfect:The containers are usually lined with pesticides and other 

chemicals that were used to make them safe for transportation.They also use a lot of energy and produce

a lot of waste when they're converted into something that's actually habitable.

But architects and designers have managed to do a lot with container house manufacturers, as seen in

these three container house manufacturers.

1.According to the home's architects, DeMaria Design,70 percent of the building was created and assembled

in an off-site lab,before being transported and finished on site.

2.Irarrázaval selected the materials,including the shipping containers,because they assembled quickly and

inexpensively and age well,requiring very little maintenance over time.

3.This 1500-square-foot container house manufacturers in Nederland,Colorado,is made with two shipping

containers that saddlebag a taller,custom-built common space.It is anchored by a rock outcropping, jutting

out from the mountains in a similar fashion.