Repurposing Shipping Containers for Sale in Houston and Other Ways to Make Your Modular Home Greener

1. March 14, 2018 Repurposing Shipping Containers for Sale in Houston and Other Ways to Make Your Modular Home Greener Looking to build a greener home? Instead of using cement and bricks—products of an industry considered as one of the biggest producers of CO2—look to shipping containers for sale in Houston instead. Container architecture helps reduce the world’s carbon footprint by saving energy that would otherwise be used to transport empty, unused containers back to their origin where they might just get melted anyway. Even worse, melting one standard 40-feet Page | 1

2. containers uses up roughly 8000 kWh. Just think about the exorbitant waste of energy if that happens to hundreds of thousands of containers sitting idly in ports today. Building a modular home in and of itself is an eco-friendly practice, but there are other ways to make the construction have less impact on the environment as possible. Talk to your supplier about these modifications. Use Alternative Insulation The ideal container home needs to be properly insulated for the comfort of its inhabitants. However, don’t just settle for the traditional fiberglass blanket insulation for the roof. Alternatives made from cotton, recycled newspaper, and straw are just as effective and more environment-friendly. Be sure to have the walls, roof and the floor of your container for best results. Install Solar Panels They may not be cheap, but solar panels are great investments that pay for themselves in the long run. Depending on the climate and placement of the panels, you can save hundreds of dollars in electricity consumption. It’s best if your container home has a south facing roof so you can get clear sunlight from around 10 AM to 4 PM. Fit Double Glazed Windows Many modular home owners today opted for larger windows to make the most of the natural lighting. If you want to follow their example, make sure that your supplier fits your home with double glazed windows or at least upgrade single glazed windows. Doing so will help reduce your heating usage significantly. Source Materials Locally Buying your materials locally will not only cut down your overall construction expenses, but also make your home that much more eco-friendly. This is because locally sourced materials don’t need to be transported from a long way off. For example, if you want wood flooring for your Page | 2

3. home, try to look for suppliers that use trees native to Seattle like some varieties of oak, cedar and birch. Eco-friendly container homes can be built at a fraction of the price and time it takes to construct a traditional brick-and-mortar house. If you’re interested in these perks, reach out to suppliers of quality shipping containers. About Equipment Management Services Equipment Management Services is a container sales company serving Houston. With over 20,000 shipping containers, a dedicated team of 50 employees and two full-scale depots, we aim to meet the needs of all our clients. EMS provides both new and used containers of varying sizes as well as rental, modification and depot services. Contact our capable team today to request a quote or answer any questions you may have about our services. Sources: Old Shipping Containers Given New Life as Stylish Eco-Friendly Homes, MyModernMet.com 15 Ways To Make Your Shipping Container Home More Eco-Friendly, ContainerHomePlans.org Page | 3