Eco friendly houses made from old shipping containers lend themselves to being recycled and incorporated into new houses plus they are relatively cheap and very durable.
The house pictured above right is the worldFLEXhome, designed by Danish architectural firm Arcgency, and constructed to Active House standards, using old shipping containers.
During the construction process the prefabricated floor and ceiling panels are shipped to the site inside the containers whilst the outside of the building is clad in a framework to hold insulation.
Recycled shipping containers are used to build a house.
The original concept includes:
