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Alternative Housing: The Shipping Container HomeM. Martinez-Garciathe only attractor-factors of container homes.Like other container home designer-builders,White has incorporated environmentallyfriendly features into the Sarah Housecontainer home, such as bamboo flooring,radiant heat, insulating paint, a tankless waterheater, strategically placed windows tomaximize daylight, a high-efficiencyAccessory Dwelling Unit — on to the site. Itwould give increase the affordability of thehome if the resident was able to rent out theaccessory dwelling to help with payment, or tostart a new home business, or to help with achild returning home due to a martial or jobchange or high student loan debt. Anotherrationale could be to provide for a seniorFigure 9: Lava Runner Series - Affordable Portable Housing, Hawai’i - See Floor Plan in AddendumMitsubishi heating and cooling system, andinsulation made from recycled clothing androlled corn. NAR asked White what featureshe would like to incorporate into futureprojects. “Solar would be something toincorporate. Also, not particularly green, Iwould like to incorporate an ADU —parent in a multi-generational situation.”TransportabilityEnvironmental features, cost, speed ofconstruction, and flexibility of use makecontainer homes a housing option that holdslimitless possibilities. Jeff White is alreadyPage 13 of 22