Green Place works with students to build container housing in Southwest Detroit

Thursday, March 4, 2010 | Source: Model D

Empty shipping containers are finding a home in Detroit as homes for people interested in sustainable green building.

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Several General Motors employees banded together to found Green Place Detroit, a non-profit that works with middle and high school students to build green homes from shipping containers. A team of Ceasar Chavez Academy students is currently working with Green Placers, architects, and builders to construct a home on a vacant double lot at 1296 Rademacher in Southwest Detroit.

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