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2015

Illinois State University

Construction methodology

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Feasibility Study Of An Alternative Approach To Recycle Shipping Containers, Tofig Mammadov Jun 2015

Feasibility Study Of An Alternative Approach To Recycle Shipping Containers, Tofig Mammadov

Theses and Dissertations

In this research, the author proposes to study the feasibility of applying ISO shipping containers as alternative construction materials. Using retired shipping containers for dwellings, offices or other construction purposes is an environmentally friendly idea. The "green generation" constitutes a battle against harmful effects of industrial developments. Motivated by the green movement, this research addressed the recycling of shipping containers in the construction market. Particularly, this research studied the recycling of shipping containers for the purpose of student housing construction.

The design and justification of the implementation of the innovative construction materials was achieved through the application of Building Information …