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Container homes: Cost, benefits and limitations

Sep 9, 2016, 11:14 AM | Updated: Oct 10, 2024, 1:51 pm

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Trevor Seip and Jennifer Sansosti stand outside their shipping container home in Ellsworth. The couple have transformed two 20-foot-long containers - which they bought on eBay. (AP)

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When did the concept of containers as homes gain momentum?

How much do they cost and where can they be placed?

Join host Tom Kelly and Joel Egan from Cargotecture as they address the boom in container homes and what consumers underestimate when buying them on “Real Estate Today.”

Ashish Rajurkar, a research scientist at the Salk Institute, digs out root samples from genetically...

Associated Press

Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, speaks as Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., left, listens during a news ...

Associated Press

College sports bill inches ahead in the Senate even as Congress punts other issues

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has struggled to pass major legislation this year, putting off debates on annual spending, defense, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. But in its final weeks in session as the midterm elections approach, the Senate can agree on doing one thing — addressing college sports. The Senate voted twice this week to move […]

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Container homes: Cost, benefits and limitations