Also, everything I've read about building one advises against using a refrigerated container - something about the lining that could lead to respiratory issues. Can't find a source at present, but was a big no-no when I was looking a few years back.
Shipping containers are not typically refrigerated, though. At that point you need an electricity supply and you're getting away from the primary point of shipping containers, which is essentially "stack them and stick them on a boat for a month". Obviously refrigerated containers exist, but I think they're a pretty small minority and I don't think they are typically chosen for container home construction.
As someone who used to drive trucks, they're actually quite common, and similarly proportional in numbers to refer trailers vs dry vans, which I want to say is 5-20% of the industry.
Interesting. I wonder what percentage of shipping containers actually reaches trucks though. A lot probably go to trains or get unloaded at the shipping yard.
You need a way to convey the can from the port (or railhead) to the receiver, and that is 100% by road, as you cant unload a can while its on the rail - cans are made to be put into a truck dock like a trailer.
