Q: Can I put a shipping container in my backyard, next to my garage? I am in the city, and I’m not sure what I am allowed to do. — M.C., Fayetteville A: You can put a storage container on your ...

Shipping containers, once primarily used for transporting goods, are now emerging as an innovative housing trend in metro ...

GARDEN CITY – The 1.2 acre lot across from the fairgrounds in Garden City may not look like much now, but soon it will be the site of 17 homes all constructed out of materials from an unlikely source, ...

A FATHER-OF-FOUR who was ordered to pull down a garage he built without planning permission has been left bemused after being told a shipping container he replaced it with is acceptable. Durham County ...