If your ever stuck for a conversation topic when out with friends, try raising the topic: Environmentally Sustainable Development. Yes, it’s an odd one, but it’s becoming more and more common, and more and more…well…. topical.
What is environmentally sustainable development, or ESD for short? Well, Wikipidia tells us that ESD is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for future generations.
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A great example of ESD are these recycled shipping containers which have been transformed into homes. Great idea really. Not only does each container snap together like Lego, they are also easy to transport.
Shipping containers are tough. Built from weathering steel, these building blocks of international trade are designed to withstand stacking, stuffing and strapping and are reused over and over. There are roughly 17 million of these containers floating, riding and flying around the world today.
Eight feet tall, eight feet wide and either 20 or 40 feet long, the containers don’t contain much space, but architects and building designers don’t exactly build within the box.
Helping out the invironment whilst creating a cozy home has impressed us, and that’s why the shipping container home is:
ANOTHER AMAZING IDEA!
