# Conflicting Crate Apartments Smak Shipping Container Condos House Opposing Eco Habits By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-01-21 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smak-shipping-container-condos References: [freshome](http://freshome.com/2011/01/18/creative-ad-campaign-draws-attention-to-energy-efficiency/) With Power Smart Month in British Columbia, Canada, Smak Shipping Container Condos have moved into town. Housing strikingly similar [studio apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cabanon), these [cargo crate cribs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/custom-container-living-nook) create a living fishbowl for one actor carrying on within each studio. The Smak Shipping Container Condos do more than promote the [eco-friendly trend of sustainable structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whidbey-puzzle-prefab), but the publicity stunt is an efficiency experiment built to monitor the energy consumption of dwellings by their inhabitants, considering settings of remarkable likeness. Proving that one home is almost six times more wasteful than the other, the exhibit shows the public just how much of a difference each citizen can make to live more sustainably. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 87% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Sustainable Structures:** Building homes from shipping containers promotes eco-friendly living and sustainable architecture. - **Energy Consumption Monitoring:** Monitoring energy consumption in dwellings can help individuals reduce their carbon footprint and live more sustainably. - **Efficiency Experiments:** Conducting efficiency experiments with housing can provide valuable insights into ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce waste. ### Who This Affects Most - **Construction:** The construction industry can explore the use of shipping containers as a sustainable and cost-effective building material. - **Smart Home Technology:** The smart home technology industry can develop innovative energy monitoring systems to help individuals track and reduce their energy consumption. - **Environmental Consulting:** Environmental consulting firms can offer services to analyze energy usage in homes and provide recommendations for more sustainable practices. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Triple Shipping Container Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modhouse-tiny-home.md) - [Compact Sustainable Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-cabana.md) - [Smartly Designed Compact Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compact-apartments2.md) - [Reinvented Compact Living](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affordable-housing-prototype.md) - [High-Quality Electric Micro Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cosmic-one-1.md) - [Sustainable Smart Cottages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lg-smart-cottage.md) - [Solar Powered Compact Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/e55000.md) - [Mountainous Repurposed Crate Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crate-installation.md) - [Box-Like Innovative Apartment Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/innovative-apartment-design.md)