The “Scandal” of homeless living in shipping container homes
In the past few weeks the airwaves were flooded with reports of a mother of four on welfare in the UK decrying living in a shipping container and politicians calling “Scandal!” Sky News interviews her saying, “This is a place for animals, not for human beings.” No one wants to see children living in substandard conditions, but […]
North Bay Cities Looking at Rapid Response Housing via COTS
Local media sources KSRO and The Press Democrat reported on recent city government efforts to reduce homelessness in the North Bay. More than $250,000 has been allocated for rapid response housing for the homeless. KSRO Radio News reported that Santa Rosa city leaders have been directed by the city council to draw up plans to spend […]
World Economic Forum Addresses Container Homes in the UK
(World Economic Forum) The “humble” shipping container popped up on the radar for the World Economic Forum, in an August 2019 blog post about promising applications in the UK. Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects, according to the blog, has obtained approval to construct a series of homes out of the ubiquitous containers. This “cargotecture” project is aimed at providing […]
Free, Detailed Report on Bay Area Homeless Issued by Council
The Bay Area ranks third behind New York and Los Angeles in homelessness, according to homeless trends issued in a groundbreaking report by the Bay Area Council. New York with 76,500 homeless ranks first, followed by Los Angeles with 55,200, and the San Francisco Bay Area ranks third with 28,200.
FastCompany Highlights Container Homes for the Homeless
FastCompany in 2018 covered a 22-unit building leased by the University of California. The modular, stackable container homes would come fully built inside and put together like legos in four days, a process that would take a year with traditional building methods.
