Posted on 10/14/2008 7:49:42 AM PDT by umgud
CORRALES, New Mexico (AP) -- It was a side trip through a destitute, ramshackle neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, that detoured Brian McCarthy from building houses in Albuquerque to an idea to offer the very poor a chance to own a home.
His answer lies in a humble steel shipping container 40 feet long, 8 feet wide and 8½ feet tall.
McCarthy, 30, and three partners, Pablo Nava, 22; Kyle Annen, 23; and Mackenzie Bishop, 22, have made a prototype out of a standard shipping container that hauls goods worldwide -- a 320-square-foot home with a kitchen, bath with toilet, sleeping areas, windows and a bright blue door. The exterior is painted with a white epoxy coating that has light-reflecting properties to prevent the sun's heat from penetrating.
Each small house includes hookups for air conditioning, ventilation, electrical and water systems, and the units ideally could be set up in small communities to make accessing utilities more efficient.
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Possibly having one shipped by rail and then flatbedded to you might be cheapest.
OBAMAHOUSING....
Housing is now a RIGHT, doncha know....
huh! That actually looks pretty cool!
Excellent idea. Probably good for something, remote, emergency, temporary.
Hilarious!
There’s a guy in town who’s been outfitting these things as heavy duty portable buildings for about 20 years. We’ve had him make several control trailers from them. It’s amazing how quickly he can turn them out and they’re nice.
McObamansions
We have a place in Albuquerque selling and modifying them. Last time I checked New Mexico wasn’t a maritime powerhouse.
These containers are readily available in most areas. People use them for temporary storage, for construction storage and actual moving their own goods. They cost about $3,000 around here. There is such a surplus of these containers because it doesn’t pay for the shipping companies to send them back empty.
These things are super tough; just imagine the abuse they withstand daily under their intended use!
Are they wired for cable?
Yes, and it would seem to make more sense for the Army to be more pro-single soldier. The Army being pro-family makes sense (whether it makes sense to have a family while in the military is another matter), but having military families is also a drain on resources. This is going to sound cold, but all children do is suck up resources from elsewhere and return nothing (except that they have increased odds of joining the military when they become of age). Spouses can fill spots for civilian workers. This is particularly important for OCONUS installations, but probably not so much for CONUS.
They’re made to be stacked 9 high with a full (30K+ lbs) load. That’s a lot of tainted petfood.
My new garage!!!
Or parts for petroleum equipment. :)
You phrased that much more delicately than I would have. lol
After Obama is elected the “little people” will live in these and by God they’d better be grateful! The ruling 2% will live in the homes the little people lost to foreclosure that was bought by the socialist government.
Yeah, but at least the weather sucks and the locals hate you.
Mark
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