SHIPPING CONTIANERS FOR GREEN BUILDING Arizona State University Green Building Practices CURT TRUMAN B.S., M.P.A., MSUS

What is the Built Environment? “The Built Environment is the relationship between mankind, buildings and the environment.” CURT TRUMAN

BUILDING GREEN WITH SHIPPING CONTAINERS http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/i-didnt-know-that/idkt-recycling-steel?source=relatedvideo

WHY SHIPPING CONTAINER? Removed from transportation service Business slowdown 12 year average lifespan More than 1 million are shed from the transportation industry every year Cheaper to sell them, rather than refurbish or store Only 1/1000 are so badly damaged that they are immediately scrapped COST: $1,500 – 5,000 per unit Corten Steel – Weatherproof Steel – and super cool patina Denim is 100% recyclable after the building operational lifespan. Divert denim waste from landfills. 30% better acoustical insulation, which is good if you live in a city. Costs twice as much, but removes allergy and asthma triggering toxins from the home. Bamboo is a type of grass not wood. Can be expensive and can be cheap. Durable. no-VOC’s Using paint only when needed, exposing natural beauty of building materials.

WHY SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR GREEN BUILDING? METAL: IT’S 100% RECYCLABLE LOW COST – URBAN/RURAL FASTER BUILD OUT A NET ZERO IMPACT STRATEGY C2C = NO CARBON WASTE SUPER COOL DESIGNS

SHIPPING CONTAINER GREEN BUILDINGS ADAPTIVE REUSE RECYCLED BUILDING MATERIALS REPURPOSED, REDESIGNED & REDEVELOPED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS SHIPPING CONTAINERS NOW FOR COMMERICAL GREEN BUILDINGS

GRAND AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT GOING GREEN IN PHOENIX, AZ. Ten Units available of / waiting list of 110 people PH II = 12 units Revitalization of Downtown Phoenix using adaptive reuse shipping containers. Proves there is a market for homes like this. Shows potential for other projects like this in other progressive areas around Arizona such as Tempe. http://www.containersongrand.com & http://starkjames.com

The eight container apartments, huddled together in a wise use of the space, are situated on an old used car lot in downtown Phoenix. A decommissioned container costs between $1,800 and $5,000, says architect Wesley James. Transportation, handling, and site assembly run at least as much. Photo by  Chris Cordell http://www.dwell.com/house-tours/article/new-shipping-container-apartments-bring-market-rate-rent-downtown-phoenix#3

THE OSCAR MIXED USE PROJECT RESIDENTAL UNITS 4 – 8 MIXED USE / RETAIL UNITS http://starkjames.com/projects A new Shipping Container live/work project currently under development In Phoenix

Building Green: FREITAG Commerical/Retail World’s Tallest SC BLDG 85’ made from 17 Containers http://www.freitag.ch/

You might know Switzerland based company FREITAG for their innovative and stylish messenger bags made from old truck tarps, but did you know that they have another claim to fame? Their radical shipping container store in Zurich boasts the title of being the tallest in the world! The 26 meter (85 foot) high structure consists of 17 white, yellow, orange, blue, red and green containers that are, of course, reclaimed - just like the materials they use for their popular bags

GREEN Container Housing Feasibility: Location Aesthetics Economics Sustainable Construction Materials: Recycled Insulation Bamboo Flooring Eco-Friendly Paint Recycled metals

THE BIG PICTURE Environmental impact = lithosphere Denim is 100% recyclable after the building operational lifespan. Divert denim waste from landfills. 30% better acoustical insulation, which is good if you live in a city. Costs twice as much, but removes allergy and asthma triggering toxins from the home. Bamboo is a type of grass not wood. Can be expensive and can be cheap. Durable. no-VOC’s Using paint only when needed, exposing natural beauty of building materials. Environmental impact = lithosphere Lower Carbon Impact = Less Construction Faster Build Outs = Mo Money for the City Taxes $$$

THE DESIGN STANDARDS Amend Zoning, Land Use and CC&R’S Policies How to Start A Green Sustainable Community – The Built Environment __________________________________________________________ Amend Zoning, Land Use and CC&R’S Policies Upgrading Development Review Board Policies Amend City Planning and Plan Check Policies Develop Sustainable Development Guidelines to include Alternative Shipping Container Developments REVISE THE CITY BUILDING CODES to allow alternative buildings and materials

BUILDINGS THE CASE: Shipping Containers LCA’s comparing wood vs. steel structures A tree can absorb as much as 48 pounds of carbon dioxide per year Wood takes less Process Energy (carbon emissions) to produce structures than brick, aluminum, steel and concrete. Shipping Containers Structures: LCAs exists for their purposes in shipping, but not as a repurposed housing component – To be continue

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