Tag Archives: Shipping Container

Fukushima: constructing containment buildings out of shipping containers

Posted on March 16, 2011 by engineerzero

Containments for the damaged reactor buildings can be rapidly constructed out of intermodal shipping containers. Shown here are forty-foot units. Approximately 1500 are used to build the walls. At $5000 per unit, the walls can be constructed for $7,500,000 in … Continue reading →

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The One TEU Per Family Initiative

Posted on January 17, 2011 by engineerzero

In the design shown, I’ve added a fancy door and window to a TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) shipping container just for the fun of it. Otherwise, I’m serious about this concept. Each of the six solar panels provides 80 watts … Continue reading →

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Shipping Container Home Kitchen Unit

Posted on December 17, 2010 by engineerzero

As you can see here, I’ve filled out the kitchen unit: On the right we see a sink, cabinets, and a dishwasher. On the left is more cabinet space, a stove, oven, microwave, refrigerator and freezer. Note the central control … Continue reading →

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Shipping Container Home Layout (Work in Progress)

Posted on December 15, 2010 by engineerzero

Google 3D Warehouse is an immense resource of free furnishings for your shipping container home layout. Here is where I ended up after playing for a couple of hours. It certainly looks nicer than my first feeble attempt at this, … Continue reading →

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