When shoppers visit Habitat for Humanity of Collin County’s ReStore in McKinney, Texas, they are greeted with an unusual sight – there’s a house in the parking lot. The home was built using repurposed shipping containers and serves as a model of the 35 townhomes that will be built in the Cotton Groves, a new sustainable and eco-conscious community. According to Habitat Collier County, it will be one of the first affordable housing communities built with shipping containers in the U.S.
