Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those large shipping crates that we see traveling the seas only take one trip sometimes. Thankfully, most of them become something ...

DAYTONA BEACH — When you think of affordable housing, you probably picture no-frills apartments, 1,200-square-foot houses in impoverished neighborhoods and tiny homes. Here's what's probably not on ...

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Functioning a little like oversized Lego, the versatility of shipping containers ensures that architects never run out of ideas for using them as building blocks. This example, designed by Atelier-r, ...

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Stress is mounting for Pennsylvania home improvement contractors as a database used to verify their licenses remains down. After string of audits reveal issues in agencies, Gov. Moore tells leaders: ...

The real housing crisis didn’t happen in the early 2000s. It’s happening right now, as both Canada and the U.S. find that the need for affordable housing is growing more and more desperate every day.

When homeowner Rosie dreams, she dreams big. Yet her home is anything but. Totaling only 60 square meters, her off-grid home is made from shipping containers, creating an environment that transports ...

When the cost of a single-family home hewn from wood and traditional construction materials is out of reach for many low-income Phoenix residents, and hell, some middle-income earners too – the ...

When Texas couple Lexi Newkirk, 24, and Diego, 25, decided to build their life together, they wanted to trade in their city life in Austin for something simpler. So, they purchased two “single-use” ...

SHERWOOD, Ark. (KATV) — The owners of The Dark Side Coffee Company can hardly "contain" their excitement about opening their third location in Sherwood. Driving north on Highway 107 in Sherwood, ...

There are some truly creative ways to recycle and/or repurpose materials. For example, plastic waste (with a dash of bacteria) can become vanilla. It’s rarely a bad thing to help the environment in ...