Once stripped down, an ISBU’s exterior is finished with heavy-gauge steel, then faced in sheet-metal wrap and covered with SuperTherm insulating ceramic coating. Back at the site, Bob joins project manager Ray Price to go over the floorplans.
Bob meets with David Cross of Tampa Armature Works (TAW), a company that converts shipping containers into intermodal steel building units (ISBUs).
Bob meets with Askia Aquil of the St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services to talk about the upcoming project, taking place in a revitalizing area. Next, Bob discusses the stem-wall foundation building process with general contractor Buba Barrow.
