What about a container home?
I had posted previously on Container City, and mentioned a spot up 95 before the NH border where there were shipping containers for sale. I was reading a post on Roger Black’s site earlier about container homes, and my interest is piqued.
When I read Black’s posts, I expect to find musings on new and old media, print, and typography. It turns out Roger built a retreat in Texas using containers.
I did a quick search on Google and the first result was this lo-fi site with a slew of information on using shipping containers for residential and commercial (office) development.
Maybe this is the answer. Rather than plunking down $200k on a customized LVL home, which would be worthwhile, spend the money on land, grab a bunch of shipping containers, and spend a fraction of that insulating them and linking them together.
Update: A great piece in Treehugger too.
Another update: A great container home in BC, Canada, weathering a snowstorm! Via FabPrefab.
