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Steel shipping containers are used as durable building units to create an affordable, storm-ready home.
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Season 2 - Strong, Affordable Storm-Ready Housing
St. Petersburg FL
 Buy Project Video
Bob starts off season two of Bob Vila with a return to storm-threatened Florida and the region’s need for quick-build, strong, affordable housing. In response to the demand for affordable housing, steel shipping containers are being converted into houses that go up fast and can stand up to a storm. Bob participates in a project with St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services and Tampa Armature Works to use these ISBU’s (intermodal steel building units) to support recycling the hundreds of thousands of abandoned shipping containers that choke the nation’s ports by turning them into affordable yet attractive housing—a win-win for communities and homeowners. These prefabricated steel units are built in accordance with FLASH (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes) Blueprint for Safety guidelines to resist high winds, impact damage, and termites, which makes them an ideal choice for coastal and storm-threatened communities.
In these episodes, four specially prepared ISBU’s are cut, fit for windows and doors, and sprayed with a super insulating ceramic coating to combat heat loads and heat loss. They are then trucked to the site, set on the foundation, and welded onto the foundation plates. The 1,800 square foot, four-bedroom, single-family home is built with roof trusses, roofing, and siding that exceed Miami-Dade wind codes. It is fitted with impact-resistant windows, finishes, furnishings, and energy efficient appliances to make its deserving low-income, first-time homebuyers extremely happy.
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Dates Aired: Dates Aired: September 11-17, 2006 and March 12-18, 2007
Bob is back in storm-threatened Florida to kick off season 2 of Bob Vila with a unique housing project that brings affordable, storm-resistant housing to a neighborhood that needs it ...
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Dates Aired: Dates Aired: September 18-24, 2006 and March 19-25, 2007
Bob reviews the Bartlett Park container house project to date, including the foundation poured to receive four converted shipping containers that will frame the new house. Bill York and Rob ...
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Dates Aired: Dates Aired: September 25- October 1, 2006 and March 26- April 1, 2007
Bob reviews the progress and story behind the container-built home they are constructing in St. Petersburg, Florida, with the help of St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services, NeighborWorks, and the ...
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Dates Aired: March 5-March 11, 2007 | September 3-September 9, 2007
Bob closes season two of Bob Vila with a return visit to the Bartlett Park container-built homes in St. Petersburg, Florida. These affordable houses are serving as models for a ...
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