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Is your dream home a shipping container?

Allison Lyons and Sandra Whitley are building homes out of shipping containers
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Allison Lyons and Sandra Whitley are building homes out of shipping containers

Shipping containers are spreading in popularity as an affordable housing option. Now an aunt and niece team in Butler County has launched a business to build these tiny homes locally with the goal of providing housing at what they hope is the average American's price-point.

Butler County, like other communities, has seen increases in rent and challenges with affordable housing availability. Could container homes help? And are they a green option for home design? We’ll examine this approach on Cincinnati Edition.

Guests:

  • Sandra Whitley, co-founder and CEO, House in a Box
  • Allison Lyons, co-founder and CMO, House in a Box
  • Chloe Veltman, correspondent on NPR's Culture Desk

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