US start - up Blokable has devised a low - cost housing technology it calls Home ; stackable modular units that cost between $ 150 and $ 350 per sq ft . “Our The brainchild of former Amazon employee Aaron Smith , who was inspired by people turning shipping containers into housing , the units are manufactured in Vancouver and shipped to the US . Units can be built up to three storeys high and Blokable plans to start production at 25 units a month for student accommodation and housing for low - income families .
US start - up Blokable has devised a low - cost housing technology it calls Home ; stackable modular units that cost between $ 150 and $ 350 per sq ft . The brainchild of former Amazon employee Aaron Smith , who was inspired by people turning shipping containers into housing , the units are manufactured in Vancouver and shipped to the US . Units can be built up to three storeys high and Blokable plans to start production at 25 units a month for student accommodation and housing for low - income families .