I think I agree for permanent homes, but given recent disaster events, shipping containers would definitely seem much more interesting as inputs to rapidly buil

I think I agree for permanent homes, but given recent disaster events, shipping containers would definitely seem much more interesting as inputs to rapidly build disaster shelters... they're already built to ship, and transport on the road, you can fill them with disaster supplies, so as long as you can offload and place them it would seem like a nice modular unit for disaster logistics (extending it's original intent for cargo).