Container House Market Background and Development Prospects

Market background

Since reform and opening up, China's economy has grown rapidly, and large-scale urbanization is underway—a process expected to continue for another 20–30 years. During this period, many sectors remain in a high-growth phase. While permanent buildings, structures, roads, bridges, and transport facilities are being built—and later operated—large numbers of temporary buildings are needed to support them. Industries that require long-term outdoor or field work, emergency and disaster-relief situations, and tourism or festival peak periods also need temporary housing that meets different requirements. Temporary buildings of many kinds have therefore emerged. As times advance, working conditions improve, and a harmonious society is pursued, the state has raised higher requirements for the safety, suitability, and living quality of temporary buildings. Container houses are widely used as temporary buildings on construction sites. At the same time, as design and manufacturing improve, their safety and comfort have gradually risen; the idea of using container houses has gained social acceptance, and utilization has increased sharply. China has therefore long maintained strong demand for container houses, and that demand is expected to last for a considerable time. Temporary building practices differ by industry and region. The largest demand for container houses comes from construction and urban rail transit sites—for worker dormitories, offices, canteens, and warehouses. In northern China, sites once used simple sheds of small-angle steel and tents, later upgraded to two- or three-story cement-board rooms of small-angle steel, rebar, and cement boards; in the south, bamboo sheds were common; long-term outdoor field operations often used container-style houses. Lightweight steel modular buildings are used more and more: on Beijing construction sites they already make up more than half of temporary buildings year by year; on construction and urban rail sites in Shenzhen, Guangdong, almost all temporary buildings are lightweight steel modular houses. Demand for such temporary buildings is large and still rising—a sizable market—yet safety and quality incidents still occur. Housing industrialization in China has barely begun; drawing on international experience and guiding multiple markets suited to China's needs, how industry firms seize development opportunities will be both a challenge and an opportunity.

Development prospects for container houses

This is a relatively new building system. Units look like shipping containers, can be joined together, and can be lifted directly for transport—very convenient—so they have gradually become popular. Container houses also appeared at venues for the World University Games held in Shenzhen the previous year. That Games promoted "green, low-carbon, and energy-saving" ideas, and container houses were used for added facilities inside the Longgang venue. From outside they looked like flat-roofed rooms, but inside the finishes were attractive and people-friendly. Container houses can be reused, are easy to assemble and dismantle, perform well, are stable and solid, offer good seismic resistance, cost relatively less, and are very safe. They also generate no construction waste—advantages that fit the Games' principles and design requirements. Abroad, young people have strongly embraced container houses, which have become a fashion trend. Some improvements are still needed: because sealing is tight, air conditioning is often required in summer to regulate indoor temperature. We believe that with progress in the times and in technology, container houses will develop further.

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