Month: April 2010
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The Container Streamlines Freight Movement (and Can Become Offices, Shops and Houses)
By: Sam Bullman We mean the shipping container here, not beer kit container. The 20 feet shipping container, 20’x8’x8.5′ in size, can accommodate a mobile dwelling unit, with beds and furniture that fold into the wall, for example. Shipping containers come mostly in the standard sizes of 20 feet, 40 feet and 45 feet high-cube…
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Shipping Container Construction: One Solution to Affordable Housing
By: Lynn Bulmer The problem of affordable housing has been a problem in many areas of the world for a long time, even before our current economic turn for the worse happened along. To combat this problem and also to address the issue of sustainability, some architects started looking at alternative building materials. One of…
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How to Choose Steel Shipping Containers Conversion Service?
By: Rosie Cubbin With the help of container conversion service, used steel shipping container can be used for many applications. It is so strong and durable that after using it in the field of export and import, we can again use it for constructions. It was first used by the U.S. to make command centers…
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Shipping Container Sales & Hire Australia Wide Service
By: Bryan Effingham Sick of paying heaps for storage of your goods both for business and home storage. Shipping Container storage may be your option. Look around ask your freinds and family for use of a small area on their property to put a container save save save. Our staff can have a price for…
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Uses of Used Shipping Containers
By: Rosie Cubbin Shipping containers are mainly used to carry goods from one place to another. But now it also uses to make many things. There are various ways to uses of used shipping containers like for accommodation, storage and distribution. We are here well idea how to use used shipping containers USE AS STORAGE:…
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Top 5 Reasons To Build A Shipping Container Home
By: Hank Steele Shipping container homes are the latest trend in eco-friendly building. Since cargo containers are plentiful and cheap, there is no lack of good construction material to build your unique dream home. But is a shipping container home the right choice for you? Here is a list of five compelling reasons why you…
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Why Shipping Container Houses are Better Choices Than Traditional Houses
By: Rosie Cubbin New Trends in Home Building The 21st century is seeing some new home designing and building ideas around the world. There is a new trend to make homes comfortable, eco-friendly as well as cost-effective. Alternative building materials such as used shipping containers provide a good opportunity to build such homes. Low-cost Solution…
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STANDARD TENDER DOCUMENT FOR PROCUREMENT OF WORKS (BUILDING AND ASSOCIATED CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS)CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
STANDARD TENDER DOCUMENT FOR PROCUREMENT OF WORKS (BUILDING AND ASSOCIATED CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS) INTRODUCTION 1.10 This standard tender document for procurement of works has been prepared for use by procuring entities in Kenya in the procurement of works (i.e. Buildings and associated Civil Engineering Works) whose value exceed Kenya shillings 5.0 Million by local or…
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Plug n Play House. 2 bedroomed.
Plug n Play House. This is a 2 bed roomed house developed and designed by A4architect that revolutionizes provision of housing in East Africa. Plug n Play Holiday House The house is designed from a 20 or 40 foot container unit. The house boosts a spacious living room in the mid section, a kitchen, bathroom…
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How to Lay Hardcore Under Concrete Floor Beds
How to Lay Hardcore Under Concrete Floor Beds Hardcore is the material put under floors. It is used as a sub base after building the foundation wall to make up levels before casting the ground floor concrete slab. The recommended is hard stone ballast or quarry waste that should not pass a sieve of more…