Prefabricated container houses are generally made into six sided boxes constructed in a factory, then delivered to site and using a crane, the modules are set onto the building's foundation and joined together to make a single building. The container modules can be placed side-by-side, end-to-end, or stacked, allowing a wide variety of configurations and styles in the building layout which lead to multi-bay or multi-story solution."
Compared with conventional construction method,container house are argued to have many advantages considering its wide applications.Container house can be used for long-term, temporary or permanent facilities, such as construction camps, schools and classrooms, civilian, and industrial facilities.Container buildings are used in remote and rural areas where conventional construction may not be reasonable or possible.Other uses have included churches, health care facilities, sales and retail offices, fast food restaurants and cruise ship construction. They can also be used in areas that have weather concerns, such as hurricanes.
Item
Standard fitting
Optional fittings
Pros.
bottom frame
no forklift slot
with forklift slot
easy to move
18mm waterproof plywood
Subsitute:18mm/20mm/22mm fiber cement board
durable and water proof
no termal insulation
bottom frame thermal insulation(100mm rock wool)
good thermal insulation
Corner column
no thermal insulation
corner column thermal insulation(fiberglass wool)
reduce heat bridge effect
Insulation
60mm EPS sandwich panel thickness of sheet 0.326mm
50mm/75mm /100mm fiberglass wool/rockwool sandwich panel, thicckness of sheet under0.6mm
