YWAM Newcastle has taken a novel approach to the development and construction of their YWAM Centre. They have been using Shipping Containers as an economical and efficient way to add offices and space to their building…
An Australian company, Port Container Services, is currently giving away a free shipping container to the winner of an online Facebook contest. It is easy to help them win by following these simple steps:
- Visit the companies Facebook Page
- Like the page
- Click on the WIN tab
- Let the page load and then authorize the app
- Click on “View Entries”
- View YWAM Newcastle’s entry (Orange YWAM Logo)
- Click on the Vote button under their logo
With that you can help YWAM Newcastle win the container for their offices. The contest finishes September 30 at 5:00pm (Sydney, Australia time), so be sure to help them out before the time runs out.
Update
YWAM Newcastle won the shipping container and will be using the new container for their offices!
Using a Container as a Home Office
I have actually considered using a shipping container myself as an office once we get setup here in Adelaide. Given the cost of houses here we may not be able to purchase a house large enough for me to have an office in the house, so purchasing a small 20′ container and outfitting it as an office might have to be an option.
I don’t anticipate having a container set-up quite as fancy as the container city pictured to the right in London, but a single container could make a pretty efficient office. The cost about $2500 + transport costs, but I haven’t looked into the legal or logistical issues of putting one in the backyard of a house in Adelaide yet … Time will tell.