They can be stacked up to 12 high when empty. Due to the containers' modular design, additional construction is as easy as stacking more containers. As they are already designed to interlock for ease of mobility during transportation, structural construction is completed by simply emplacing them. This simplifies design, planning and transport. Modular: All shipping containers are made to standard measurements, and as such they provide modular elements that can be combined into larger structures.Due to their high strength, containers are useful for secure storage. They are also designed to resist harsh environments, such as on ocean-going vessels or sprayed with road salt while transported on roads. They are designed to carry heavy loads and to be stacked in high columns. Strength and durability: Shipping containers are in many ways an ideal building material.See the list of advantages and disadvantages: Advantages The containers are not insulated and do not provide protection against heat and cold on the inside. They can be shipped by rail, container ship, or semi-trailer truck. These containers are ideal for construction because they can be transported to a site in so many different ways (and can carry some of the other construction materials!). They are typically made of corrugated weathering (commonly known as the trademarked COR-TEN) steel, and have simple ‘twistlock’ corners for easy stacking, locking, and craning. These intermodal freight containers have a standard size of 40 by 8 feet each, and are commonly 8 feet 6 inches or 9 feet 6 inches tall.

The challenge is to design a livable home out of standard industrial shipping containers.

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