For Zack and Brie Smithey, the smell of old tires will be forever associated with home. "It reminds me of the beginning stages of the construction here," he said, in the couple's dream home in St.

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Over in Brazil, a local architecture studio, Plano Livre, ...

The trend grew and shipping container homes are popular even today. In case you're not totally sold on the idea of owning a ...

Steve Taylor spent a year and a half building a treehouse in Ladonia, Texas, using four shipping containers. The 50-foot structure has a cantilevered design, where one end is supported by steel beams ...