Turning the Trade Deficit Green: Travelodge Builds Hotel from Shipping Containers

Written by Jennifer Lance
Published on September 5th, 2008
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Posted in Business, Green Buildings

Travelodge built of shipping containersThere are plenty of empty shipping containers in the US from our trade deficit, and several of my neighbors have purchased them for anything from building bridges to storing goods.  Travelodge has just built a hotel in Uxbridge, England using shipping containers. By using shipping containers, Travelodge reduced 70% of on-site construction waste and built the hotel 40-60% faster than using traditional building techniques.

Via/Image:  Inhabitat

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    Green Building 101: Building an Eco-Friendly Cob House : Green Building Elements said on December 5th, 2008 at 9:04 pm

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