Container home, as a form of prefabricated construction, have been widely used in various fields due to their advantages such as low cost, fast construction, mobility, and environmental friendliness. The application fields of container houses are quite extensive, including but not limited to residential, hotel, commercial, homestay and other construction industries. In China, the use of container home can be traced back to the 1970s, and over time, their application scope has continued to expand, including temporary housing for urban construction, real estate projects, tourism, transitional resettlement, temporary commercial facilities, medical service temporary housing, municipal public areas, and military areas.
The classification of container houses mainly includes two types: mobile home and prefab home, among which mobile houses can also be divided into two types: expandable container home and mobile container home. Prefabricated houses, due to their design flexibility and emphasis on comfort, are often customized according to personalized customer needs and have been widely used in the tourism and vacation industry, with rapid development.
The upstream of the container housing industry chain mainly includes raw materials such as steel building materials, aluminum alloys, wood, and fiberglass, while downstream applications cover temporary mobile housing on construction sites, temporary project departments, scientific research project departments, temporary command centers, and other scenarios. The service life of container houses is influenced by various factors, including house type and raw materials. For example, if prefabricated container houses are made of hot-dip galvanized materials, their service life can reach about 50 years; The design service life of prefabricated container houses is usually around 5 to 8 years.
In addition, the construction and use of container houses also need to pay attention to some key points, such as insulation, lightning protection, water supply and drainage, especially the use of high-quality HDPE pipe and PPR pipe for water supply, as well as compliance with relevant approval procedures and regulatory requirements. With the development of technology and the growth of market demand, the container housing industry is expected to continue to develop and innovate, providing more efficient and environmentally friendly residential and commercial space solutions.