Turning Shipping Containers Into Homes For Homeless Could Mean Big Business For PVE Man

PALOS VERDES, CA — A Palos Verdes Estate resident and his company are not the first to turn unused metal shipping containers into housing for the homeless. They are, however, one of the first to do so without public funding, according to the Daily Breeze.

The project is a pilot for FlyawayHomes, which said the modular buildings are faster and cheaper to build than traditional housing projects.

“The whole concept is, it’s a lot easier when you use private capital. You don’t have the same regulations,” FlyawayHomes' CEO Kevin Hirai told the Daily Breeze. “Affordable housing developers have a lot more challenges on their plate than we do.”

Hirai hopes the pilot project will prove to be a financial success so that more developers will invest in similar projects and help get more homeless people off the streets, the Daily Breeze reported.

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