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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #8 Cargotecture: scaling up shipping container construction
Description: Floating along Copenhagen’s central waterway is a new proposition in affordable student accommodation, Urban Rigger. Each of these 745m2 units starts with a central concrete pontoon supporting nine steel shipping containers, which between them host 12 studio apartments for student accommodation. Launched as a solution to the student housing crisis in the Danish capital more units are set to follow and Denmark is not the only place exploring the use of shipping containers for housing. The fast construction times, energy efficiency, flexibility and modularity are seeing a growth in adoption beyond just housing with the commercial and hospitality sectors ex...