shipping containers- new house design at CTV

[Soundgarden8497]

daniele hamamdjian? wtf?  is this canada or the middle east?

[DanFrederiksen]

thinking outside the box... COME ON! : )

the only real merit I see to this type of construction is that it can be strong enough to take a cataclysmic tsunami and float if built right. otherwise I'm not sure that much is saved if anything

[davehutchinson67]

@DanFrederiksen are you kidding? You can get a decent size container house for about 40k. these are a little ridiculous...you can do it very inexpensively.

[DanFrederiksen]

@davehutchinson67 no I'm not kidding. unless you want it to look like a stack of containers it takes a lot and with a lot of restrictions.

what do used containers cost?

[davehutchinson67]

@DanFrederiksen in Baltimore...I can get reefer containers for about 2k a piece..in decent condition...I'm in a port city..so it's a bit easier here...so with buildout....even with land...I think I can get it done for about 50k.

[DanFrederiksen]

@davehutchinson67 is that a 40 foot container?

here in denmark I've seen nice looking 20 footers for little over 1k$

[1joanpr100]

Love this idea, who can I contact for more information and prices?

[dkerris]

Why does one need 3k sq ft of home?

[floatinsun]

i can make this house under 20000 dollars

[darkgardyner]

Awesome awesome awesome!



[heckler171]

people are funny. they say oh we wanted to recycle. oh we want to provide housing for the homeless. NO... whaat u wanted was a cool nice house for cheap and if u make them a sell them you dont care about the homeless you want to make a quick buck. many of the ppl who sell these easy to make cheap house charge way more then they need to sometimes charging as much a a conventional house

[youngskatepark]

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[ANNHATTHANH]

The person in this video is French! Proud of French architecture

[FleetFox101]

God dammit I really hated when news reporters use puns.... "It's certainly thinking outside the box"

[fxxfred1994]

Wassup Québec!

[Forsure3333]

How much is one container by itself?

[rawmark]

@Forsure3333 Average container cost is U.S. $5000 per container. Some can cost more and some can cost less but that's about the going average. So, 7 containers @ $5000 is $35,000 plus all of the contractors and construction would easily turn this project into a cost of $120,000.

[carrabec99]

no different than my metal sided mobile home but more sturdier and air tight good combo for maine winters ha ha cool idea

[unclesonnyonutube]

175k for that?...I know thats cheap compared to conventional building techniques but it seems like they paid 80% for the construction and only 20% in materials.

I mean its not hard to cut, weld, insulate and paint... then again I have built 2 homes with my father and together we could have built this for a fraction of the price.

The wacky layout and multi layers was probably the main cost.

If you dont mind me asking how much was the material and labor costs?

[jmcclellan54321]

@unclesonnyonutube it is also on a sloped hill side which raises the cost as well. Very nice design though!

[rawmark]

@unclesonnyonutube The funny thing is that you hid the nail on the head. The cost for containers was probably around $35,000. Add the cost for wood and I would guess another $5,000 - $8,000. The rest is all contracting but, I suspect, a home like this can be made just as nice for less.

[Hojunhu]

Is this really "out of the box"? It seems shipping containers ARE boxes. :P

[idekithome]

erm, what?

[MimiZ914]

How does one keep the metal from conducting heat during the hot summer months?

[idekithome]

the isolation make all the difference, the metal is like wood

[Soundgarden8497]

@idekithome you mean insulation?

[Scootertuner1000]

@idekithome Insulation not isloation

[Scootertuner1000]

@idekithome Isolation = isolement. You mean insulation.

[jpmartineau]

They're originally refrigerated containers, like the ones used to ship produce, meat, etc.

[stanakanats]

Just spray stucco on the container!

[thecampustv]

congratulations on your success. We are designing a 26 unit project of single family homes to be build out of containers in Sarasota FL

[lestat34208]

no trouble with building codes???

[thecampustv]

not really - but we do have extensive experience in dealing with "out of the box" design & technology in construction.

we are building the first earthship in FL right now - a 100% off grid home. We literally amended the building code for the entire state to pull permits. We are also doing a zero energy conversion on a historic building using experimental techs from around the world.

if interested in learning more feel free to contact us

[lestat34208]

how can I email you? What about things like rust? or um how much cheaper can building a home like this really be? :)

[NILZA1]

@thecampustv iI have a question do you ship this to Europe and if yes for how much????

[NILZA1]

@thecampustv I have a question do you sell this house in Europe the same one as in the video ?? and if yes for how much????

[thecampustv]

@NILZA1 We are not the builders of this house but we are setting up a modular factory probably mid 2012. Where in Europe are you?

[NILZA1]

@thecampustv I live in Brussels and i think this type of house can be a big succes here if prices dont exceed The 120000 EURO

[thecampustv]

@NILZA1 It's definitely possible. I'm from Leuven/Louvain actually but live in Florida. My brother is a developer based out of Assen but he uses a framing method. His company is called green tech homes dot NL. There's a big company in Amsterdam that does the container housing on a large scale called Tempohousing; check them out. The euro is really strong right now vs the dollar so who knows.

[NILZA1]

@thecampustv Thank you for the information and may i know the name of your brother ??? i will send them a message

[thecampustv]

@NILZA1 sure. his name is Derek Arnauts. he's actually building a house out of his pasif method in Leuven right now actually. Definitely check out his stuff; it's very energy efficient & the cost per square metre is super competitive. Tell him his brother Rudy told you.

[Treesofdeath]

i think there's no difference between wood or metal, its only a different structure so no problem with building code...

[Treesofdeath]

i would like to have this house =D

[dmxplod]

It's in sale.

Bernard Morin, is my uncle

[youngskatepark]

cool