It was reported in the Idaho Statesman that new ICC rulings were responsible for the temporary closure of indieDwell’s Idaho factory. Turns out there is no ICC ruling prohibiting used shipping containers which means what was reported in the article was factually inaccurate.
With that said, there must have been another reason for the closure.
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Now just two years ago, Idaho-based indieDwell, who builds homes made from shipping containers was displayed at an innovative housing show within view of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Three months later, in August 2019, then-Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson heaped praise on the house’s manufacturer, IndieDwell, as he toured the Boise company’s factory in Caldwell.
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Today, their factory at 3520 Arthur St. sits idle, waiting to deliver the last of 14 completed three- and four-bedroom homes to Leap Housing Solutions for its Caritas Commons affordable housing project in Northwest Boise.
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IndieDwell will retool its factories to assemble the entire modular units for its homes out of steel framing. It will continue producing single-family homes and apartment buildings with up to six stories.
Look for their Caldwell factory to reopen within a couple of months building a better home than ever.
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Gary Fleisher is the Managing Director and contributor to the Modcoach Network and its affiliated blogs. Email at modcoach@gmail.com.
