House made of containers, in which you can live at – 42 degrees.
Container houses are not new. They are usually installed in countries with warm climates. However, one enthusiast built a container house for himself, in which you can easily survive the winter with frosts down to -42 degrees Celsius..
Container house.
Joseph Dupuis, a 29-year-old Canadian, built a self-sufficient and energy-efficient three-container home. It has everything you need for a comfortable stay. Electricity in the house is generated by solar panels located over the entire roof area. In addition, as the Canadian notes, the largest bills of all his monthly payments come from telephone calls..
Container house with stove heating system.
Those who have dealt with containers understand that it is very hot in them in summer, and on the contrary, in winter, they do not get warm. The house is equipped with cooling and heating systems. Joseph claims that the building can withstand the worst Canadian winter temperatures down to -42 degrees Celsius. Underfloor heating (with a constant temperature of up to 15 degrees) and a wood-burning stove are installed around the entire perimeter.
House of 3 containers. Interior.
Joseph Dupuis is a Renewable Energy Researcher at Joseph Dupuis College in Ottawa. He also calls his house a big research experiment, because being in it, he is constantly changing something, improving. At the moment, the Canadian plans to add a fourth container that will serve as a bedroom. Instead of an iron ceiling, he will install a glass ceiling there so that you can admire the stars..
House of 3 containers. Inside view.
After living in the container house for two years, Joseph decided to put it up for sale. He claims a cost of C $ 58,000 plus shipping anywhere in the North American continent.
Canadian craftsman builds self-sufficient home from containers.
Joseph believes in keeping your lifestyle as simple as possible. He often conducts educational activities on designing simple homes with energy efficient technologies. According to the Canadian, it is not necessary to take a mortgage, which will have to be paid for almost half a life, but it is quite possible to build a simple and inexpensive housing for yourself.
Architectural firm Arcgency has unveiled its version of a three-container house. The construction technology is so simple and effective that it takes very little time to build it..
