We’re no strangers to questions about modified container costs. From a rough order of magnitude (or ROM) estimate in the first phone call to a precise quote with one of our account executives, we understand what an important part budgets play in a company’s decision making. But the finished container should not be the only component in your project budget.  In today’s blog, we’ll walk you through the most common budget considerations that come with a modified shipping container project ..read more

Here at Falcon Structures, we’ve always regarded shipping containers with the same imagination of a child looking at an empty box: its potential is limitless. While we’ve yet to transform one into a spaceship or a castle like their cardboard counterparts, we have modified thousands of containers to serve a multitude of uses. Here are the common six modified shipping container uses we’ve seen in our 20 years in the industry.  ..read more

With International Women’s Day just two days away, we thought it was fitting to explore a topic we’ve heard a lot about from our customers lately: the increasing number of women in blue collar and trade jobs.  Many of our customers have started recruiting and hiring women in industries that are predominantly male, like manufacturing, construction, welding, resource extraction, and more. This isn’t unique to our client base, either. The Department of Labor reports the number of tradeswomen increasing by one-third from 2017-2022, with active female trade apprentices increasing from 9.4% to ..read more

Shipping container offices are growing in popularity thanks to their mobility, cost-effectiveness, and quick construction time. But how does one go from a humble container to an actual office space? We’re here to walk you through it.  ..read more

  We frequently receive requests for a ROM, or rough order of magnitude, for container projects. This is common practice in the early stages of project management and budgetary discussions. While these estimates can be helpful in understanding the scale of a modified shipping container project, we want our customers to understand the purpose, accuracy, and limitations of a rough order of magnitude estimate.  ..read more

The barren plains of West Texas might look dry and desolate, but beneath the surface they’re rich with oil. The Permian Basin (the geological term for this area) is one example of many oil-rich sedimentary basins in the state of Texas. Whenever there’s a boom in “black gold,” oil companies send hundreds of workers to the remotest part of the state to drill. But the options for room, board, food, and civilization in general are minimal out there. The West Texas region covers about 39,800 square miles, yet it accounts for just 2% of the state’s entire population, or 650,000 people. Talk about i ..read more

Construction has many moving parts. From the design stage to foundation work to actually building structures, there are many opportunities for the proverbial ball to drop. It’s one of the reasons traditional construction projects have a lackluster reputation around timeliness, cost efficiency, quality, and productivity.  ..read more

  At Falcon Structures, our expertise lies in helping companies solve problems with customized container-based solutions. We’ve partnered with businesses in a wide variety of industries, but this year we had the pleasure of working with a new-to-us industry to solve a unique dilemma: how to safely store rare and antiquarian books and manuscripts in a rural barn.  ..read more

Many building professionals aim to improve their building processes to combat common issues in construction – often related to late projects and expensive cost overruns. Modular construction, a small but growing segment of the $10 trillion global construction market, continues to rise in popularity as a viable alternative building practice. But it’s important to ask: Why modular construction? To answer this question, we must dive into the time and cost saving advantages ..read more

To maximize efficiency on remote job sites, temporary workforce housing is a must. Traditional workforce living solutions include trailers and portable modular structures that are similar to mobile homes. However, modified shipping containers are growing in popularity as a workforce housing option thanks to their cost, comfort, and convenience benefits. Here are the top five reasons to use modified shipping containers for workforce housing ..read more