Container houses have gained popularity in recent years due to their affordability, durability, and eco-friendliness. They can be designed in various sizes and styles, and can be customized to meet the specific needs of the homeowner. They are also relatively quick to build, since the containers themselves are already structurally sound and require minimal modification.
Eko Solutions LLC is one company looking to expand its footprint in the container-housing industry, which is growing in Indiana. Homebuilders include Custom Container Builders in Indianapolis and Rock Creek Container in Markle.
A container house is a type of home that is made from shipping containers, typically those used for transporting goods by sea, rail or road. These containers are typically made from steel, which makes them strong and durable, and they are designed to be stacked on top of one another.
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PFS CorporationGlobally, the container-homes market is expected to grow from $59.3 billion in 2022 to $87.1 billion by 2029, according to Fortune Business Insights.
Eko Solutions works to turn shipping containers into permanent housing for people looking for an affordable home and into temporary housing for natural disaster survivors. Since its founding in 2020, Eko Solutions has deployed 59 container homes.
The company, based at 12115 Visionary Way, Fishers, Indiana, offers five models that range from 320 square feet with one bedroom and one bathroom for $60,000 to 1,280 square feet for a two-story model with three bedrooms and one bathroom that costs $165,000.
Currently, Eko Solutions has a single manufacturing facility with 15 employees in Decatur, Alabama but a second is planned and should be coming soon.
Eko Solutions is licensed to place modular housing in Indiana, Alabama, and Kentucky. It is looking to gain approval in Michigan and Ohio.
The company also has farming, commercial and recreational divisions that use retired shipping containers to produce vertical farms, laboratories, offices, bathrooms, and park-model RVs, which are larger than traditional RVs.
Manufacturers like Eko Solutions are permitted to use two types of shipping containers: one-use containers that have crossed the ocean a single time, and wind and watertight containers that have taken seven to 10 trips across the sea.
Gary Fleisher is the Editor in Chief of Modular Home Source and Offsite Builder magazine. Email at modcoach@gmail.com
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