shipping containers
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Most of us are familiar with the vest-clad beagle that hunts for illegal fruits and plants in the travelers' luggage at airports. Now, a species of giant pouched rat has been trained to fulfill a similar role in finding illegal wildlife products.
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Shipping containers continue to inspire architects and designers. This example comes from Backcountry Containers, which has created a container-based sauna and plunge pool that can be easily installed in a backyard.
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Transporting goods by inland waterways can be a dirty business, but an EU-backed project is looking to clean up its act – launching a container vessel powered by green hydrogen on a major cargo route between the Netherlands and Germany.
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The River Forest Lookout puts shipping container-based architecture on a pedestal – literally. It takes the form of a fire lookout tower-style design that consists of two containers raised 60 ft above the forest floor in rural Georgia.
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The MOT, by Ukraine's Balbek Bureau, offers an interesting take on shipping container-based design. It plays to the strengths of the metal boxes by creating a temporary art gallery that can be packed up and moved to a new location when required.
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Designers never seem to tire of using shipping containers as a source of inspiration. This tiny house from UnContained Dreams is an interesting take on space-saving interior design that squeezes a home for two into one of the simple metal boxes.
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Japanese company PowerX is moving ahead with its strange plan to build a "mobile power station" in the form of a 140-meter (460-ft) electric "battery tanker," which will carry 241 megawatt-hours of renewable energy across the sea over short distances.
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RSDA offers an impressive example of shipping-container-based architecture with its Container House. Located in rural India, the project involved modifying shipping containers to create a pair of remarkably attractive and light-filled homes.
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It's easy to think of shipping containers as simple metal boxes, that can't be improved. The Unit One container, however, is claimed to be lighter, stronger and more energy-efficient than others, plus it uses multiple sensors to monitor its cargo.
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The Porter is one of the most ambitious container-based houses we've seen in a while. Bob's Containers has maximized living space by installing a garage-style door that opens it up to the outside, and added features like a rooftop deck with hot tub.
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There are some situations in which extra office space is temporarily required, but a big move into a larger building would be overkill. That's where the ootbox comes in, as it's a rentable portable office made out of an upcycled shipping container.
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The Pitch is a mixed-use entertainment complex that was constructed using 23 shipping containers, which have been heavily modified to create vibrant retail space, restaurants, office space and outdoor meeting areas.
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