Shipping Container Houses

Cool ways to build and own a home on the cheap.

May 14, 2013

Two months ago Connie Lewis, here at Utah Stories wrote an excellent story about a Utah builder using shipping containers to build affordable houses. Jeff White started the Sarah House Project with a grant from the Crossroads Urban Center in Utah. Since then we have come across a few very interesting YouTube videos on architects and builders who have done amazing things with shipping containers.

Another interesting note: After Connie wrote the original story in our Beer issue, City Weekly picked it up, then the Tribune picked up the story then KSL. Nice work guys! Of course Utah Stories never gets credit for being first.

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Richard Markosian

I am a story teller and journalist. I have a passion for farmers, local craftspeople, and folks who aspire to create, build and grow their business in the local marketplace. Why local? By supporting locally-owned businesses we create more opportunity for entrepreneurs, and we claim our sovereignty to shape our communities how we want to see them. I aspire to build Utah Stories Magazine into a household Utah name, and assist Utah businesses and makers with marketing. On the journalism side of things my passion is investigative journalism that offers true insight into issues. I believe strongly in the forth estate: strong, meaningful, insightful journalism is essential to a free market Democracy.