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use recycled shipping containers as "grow pods," which are outfitted with organic hydroponic nutrient solutions; computer-controlled environmental systems to regulate temperature, humidity, pH levels, and CO2; and lights that emit specific spectrums at different points in the day. The system provides the exact amount of water, lights, and nutrients that a crop requires--so there is no wasted energy (though the pods are still hooked up to the power grid). In a 320 square foot area, PodPonics can produce an acre's worth of produce. The pods can be stacked on top of each other for more efficient use of space.

bouquin de Marc Levinson, intitulé "The Box - How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
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Cargo containers are strewn about in Sendai Japan March 12. Japan launched a massive military rescue operation Saturday after a giant, earthquake-fed tsunami killed hundreds of people and turned the northeastern coast into a swampy wasteland, while authorities braced for a possible meltdown at a nuclear reactor. (Itsuo Inouye/Asociated Press) #

40 icons about colorful big metal box.

An entire 400-square-foot house can be built within a shipping container, and packed up to go on a freighter.

Inaugurés en grande pompe à la veille de la rentrée, la centaine de logements étudiants a fait fureur. Et pour cause : 24 m2 (soit 6 de plus qu’en Cité Universitaire classique) pour un loyer inférieur à 300 euros par mois hors aides et bourses diverses, le ratio devient rare de nos jours. La bien nommée cité universitaire A Docks au sud du Havre a été créée de toutes pièces en 6 mois sur un terrain mis gratuitement à disposition par la ville.

Amongst overwhelming response, card model designer David Hathaway sent us this PDF so you can build your own Box: BBC Box model plan [64KB]