Green Living in the Largest Recycle Bins Ever

Looking to reduce your energy consumption? Looking to buy your very own home someday, but can't afford it on your meager salary? Looking to be the talk of the neighborhood? Look no further!

Several architects throughout the country and all over the globe have begun to experiment with the use of large steel shipping containers as cheap, eco-friendly housing. Not only that, but I'd like to see any natural disaster that can beat up a house built of giant steel legos. These things are designed to protect cargo as it's transported across hundreds of miles of ocean, so you know they're sturdy. Sound iffy? See for yourself!

I, for one, would be absolutely tickled if I lived in a house that was as chic as this. After a few years of paying on loans, I would love nothing more than to commission one of these homes. With prices ranging from as little as $76,000 to as much as you can afford, not to mention leaving an ecological footprint the size of my real foot, who could say no? Even the do-it-yourself god Bob Vila is talking about these! Check it out here.