Shipping Containers Turned Sustainable Housing

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Shipping Containers Turned Sustainable Housing

<div class="ExternalClass3F6041A4F99C43E1927B6F6A92EFF5FF"><html> A newly-beautified, city-owned lot in downtown Phoenix has been transformed into a small neighborhood housing project created with solar-powered, repurposed, shipping containers. Steel + Spark, a local Phoenix business, has developed the SPARKBOX housing units using funding from the Arizona Department of Housing, and partnering with the City of Phoenix to demonstrate how these flexible living spaces can be dropped nearly anywhere. Sun-powered by day, battery-powered by night, the SPARKBOX does not need utility connection or on-site construction. The one bed/bath SPARKBOX is equipped with an incinerator toilet, saving 2000 gallons of water per person, per year. It also features Solarban gray glass, spray foam insulation, LED lighting, and hidden mini split for year-round heating and cooling. With the ability to be used off-grid, the SPARKBOX units have the potential to answer a variety of housing needs including transitional housing, parents aging-in-place, supportive space for family members with special needs, and workforce housing. Given the significant shortage of housing in Phoenix and across the state, the hope is to encourage others to grow their businesses by adopting fast-to-market, environmentally sensitive, innovative technologies. The media is invited to a reception on February 8, 2023, to see and experience this new approach to sustainable, attainable housing. WHAT: Steel + Spark - SparkBox Demonstration Park WHEN: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. WHERE: 1016 North Second Street, Phoenix (North of the northwest corner of Roosevelt and Second Street) YOU WILL SEE: SPARKBOX housing units assembled on what was vacant city land. You'll be able to tour the units and talk with principals about the project and its applications. YOU WILL HEAR: Governor Katie Hobbs, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, Brian Stark, Co-Founder of Steel + Spark </html></div>

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