Considerations about the potential for the use of maritime transport containers discarded for construction and design of living spaces in Colombia

Abstract

The use of discarded shipping containers as a structural
element and basis for the design of homes, given their
modular design is an option that is proposed as an
alternative for reuse and use and since they are easily
integrated into land transport, it is proposed, in turn, the
possibility of using them to build temporary homes or in
relocation projects in homes in the process of adaptation to
natural disasters or calamities, however, despite the fact that
discarded containers in good condition can comply with the
regulations in force in The structural issue, the measures
and areas resulting from the usable spaces of the containers
are reviewed in this article and compared with the norms and
requirements in force for the construction of social interest
housing and the norms and recommendations for housing
construction projects in natural disaster adaptation
processes ural and that based on this review, the necessary
adjustments can be made and the relevance and efficiency
considered when deciding to use these structures in the
construction of housing projects.