A man (@berryd_treasure) shows viewers how to customize USPS shipping boxes, via viral TikTok. They’re free and can expand to fit whatever, he claims. “How to alter a free box from the post office to ...

Inside a chilly warehouse on Salt Lake City’s west side, work is underway on what might be called the bleeding edge of less-conventional affordable housing. Owner Rod Newman and his company Eco Box ...

The idea to start a business that converts shipping containers into affordable homes started around a fire pit. Sandra Whitley and Allison Lyons never did light the fire, but the idea first discussed ...

After more than a year of construction delays, Salt Lake City’s first experiment with using recycled shipping containers to build a multistory apartment complex is nearing completion. Rod Newman, ...

Three teenagers in New York designed a cardboard, called Kiriboard, to replace plastic packaging. They got the idea when a box of motors for their robotics hobby arrived damaged. Their invention won ...