Page 2 - Habitat Container Magazine Winter Issue

Habitat Container Magazine
Smart and Sustainable Habitats
Winter 2017
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A brief letter from the publisher
There are books on the market about Shipping Container Homes and there are also videos on youtube, but there are no Magazines about news and trends of this fascinating way of constructing with Shipping Containers. So I hope Habitat Container Magazine will cover that gap. There is a lot of world-wide experience, building with shipping containers and as in any other venue of life there are good ones and bad ones, there are also a lot of myths, many of them are not true, and damage the image of the shipping container housing industry. So will try to bring some light and demystify these phantoms, with relevant and professional comments from experts, be them architects, engineers, contractors, inspectors, users, detractors, whoever that has something to add. .
This first edition is based in the global need of affordable housing
The building market has grown with more demand for affordable housing. Globally, measures to put in place affordable house have been implemented to suit the needs of homeowners. The use of used ISO shipping containers is one of the alternatives that has been considered. Increased use of the ISO containers is due to their availability, durability and lower cost of development.
Smart and Sustainable Habitats
What is A ordable Housing
Families who pay more than 30 of their income for housing are considered cost burdened and may have di culty a ording necessities such as food, clothing, transportation and medical care.
An estimated 12 million renter and homeowner households now pay more than 50 of their annual incomes for housing. A family with one full time worker earning the minimum wage cannot a ord the local fair market rent for a two bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States.
Multi Family housing complex
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