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This summer, the New York City Office of Emergency Management is scheduled to test out using shipping containers as emergency housing. As part of WFUV's Strike a Chord campaign on emergency housing, ...

What is completely constructed of steel, reinforced with corrugated steel walls, able to withstand winds up to 140 mph, and can make a comfortable living space for the survivors of the Haitian ...

The lime-colored shipping container sitting in the parking lot at Newark's Central High School doesn't look like much until its metal doors are swung open. Inside is everything a family of four would ...

An emergency homeless shelter made out of shipping containers will soon go up on the edge of downtown Modesto after Stanislaus County leaders approved $2.5 million in funding for the project. The plan ...