Alachua County officials are developing new financial details for commissioners to determine if a housing project made from recycled shipping crates at Grace Marketplace is feasible. The company ...

Newark is among a growing number of cities turning to an unconventional solution for the housing shortage — shipping containers. Normally used to transport goods and merchandise on massive cargo ships ...

Jonelle Kilgore tapped away at his online homework with Jasmine the puppy on his lap in their South Los Angeles home. The 12-year-old boy and his dog sat on a couch in not just any home, but one made ...

James “Jimmy” Thompson lay awake on concrete, hoping he’d be able to fall asleep – praying even more he’d wake up in the morning. His feet, hobbled and pained from living on the street, were a ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — A project that could become a model for developing housing at record speed is beginning to take shape in the El Cerrito neighborhood of San Diego and is on track to open in ...

It’s a trick more commonly associated with human smugglers, but putting people in shipping containers is also a trend in the tiny house movement – and now, an innovative approach to combatting ...

In Memphis, the image of people freezing to death outdoors is on the route to becoming routine. In 2018, 44-year-old Sheley Thompson laid on a bench near City Hall and froze to death. Last year, ...

For people with homes, plastic storage containers are a way to store old toys, holiday ornaments, winter clothing and computer cables. For homeless people in downtown Minneapolis, they can hold ...