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Stylish container house
Containers originated half a century ago and today they have become a key element of the global product distribution network. Every day, the container carries silk from China, Indian textiles, American grain and German cars to the world. However, a marine container has a service life of only 10 to 15 years. John, the chief executive of Turks, the world's largest leasing company, estimated that from 2004 to 2008, only maritime containers would produce about 3 million TEU (International Standard Box) per year, and there would be about one million TEU containers. Withdrew from the market due to old reasons. How to deal with these used second-hand containers efficiently has become a serious problem.
SG Blocks, which was established in New York in 2007, saw the business opportunity: in addition to being a means of transportation, containers can also be used as a container of value. The company's founder and chief executive Paul Calvin said: "The company hopes to allow mainstream society to accept this form of housing." He pointed out that container construction has the following advantages: depending on the construction location, its construction cost is usually higher than the traditional The building is 10%~12% lower; the construction time is 40% lower; and it is more resistant to extreme weather such as hurricanes. Each 40-foot container weighs 8,000 pounds and can carry 50,000 pounds. If the customer needs it, the containers can be stacked one on top of the other. According to Calvin, this feature makes the finished container building look like a giant steel hive. The industry believes that the emergence of this company has followed two major trends: prefabricated building construction is increasingly recognized; the world economy is increasingly emphasizing green environmental protection.
Develop "container housing" into a business
In the past few years, some small companies or individual groups have built a number of informal temporary container houses near ports or construction sites. Based on this, SG Blocks has carried out a series of construction plans to build a 100-year-old container house with recycled marine second-hand containers. First, the port operator supplies SG BlockS with retired second-hand containers and completes the renovation work directly at the port, ie cutting the cabinet and embedding the doors and windows. Then, the SG Blocks company completed the work in the building or in the middle of the building. The outer body of the container can also be attached with bricks or planks. However, Calvin found that most customers want to highlight the fact that they value green. And they like to maintain a square shape and reveal the look of some containers. The appearance of a traditional commercial house can only be designed by the developer. The appearance of the container house can be very personalized. The customer can paint it according to his own preferences. If he does not like it, he can repaint it.
As seen on the SG Blocks website, container homes can be built up to 8 floors. It is stronger than traditional building materials and is resistant to earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and fires. The transformation and assembly of containers with SG Blocks' unique R&D materials and installation equipment can save 40% of the construction time of buildings compared to traditional buildings.
Starting from military buildings
The first customer of SG Blocks was the US Army, which built an administrative headquarters in Fort Bragg. In addition, two large buildings were recently completed in the Port of Houston, using 32 containers; a large office and training facility was built on the deck of a US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, sharing 47 40-foot containers. At present, the company is no longer limited to military construction orders, and mobile retail stores are increasingly becoming a business focus. A PUMA store was built in Charleston, and it was shipped to the South Street Seaport in New York during the World Cup and then shipped back to Charleston. During the last youth football match, the store went to Minnesota again. In addition, Calvin also began to hunt for the high-end market. A few weeks ago they completed a "waterfront villa" in Hampton, Hamptons, Hampton.
According to the data, in addition to SG Blocks, some companies around the world have begun to build practical container buildings. In the United States, the "combined home unit" developed and manufactured by New York's "Gatek" design company is a 40-foot container. The entire unit of the combined home unit designed by Lou Teke uses recycled industrial building materials. This is a house designed for lovers who like to travel around the world. The owner uses the car to drag when traveling. The facilities in the "room" can be simple or luxurious, and can be created according to the owner's requirements. In the Netherlands, containers were used to build a student apartment with 1,000 rooms, making Amsterdam the city with the most container houses in the world. In Ningbo, China, the gathering of container houses has formed a prototype of a community.
