HOUSING CRISIS
There are three fundamental needs that are necessary to human life; water, food, and shelter. In the Twin Cities, as well as across the entire US, there is a significant need for shelter as a housing shortage driven by the ever-increasing cost of rent is leaving low-income families with instability and vulnerability to homelessness. This has only been exacerbated by COVID-19.
ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS
Each year, there is a massive pollution footprint caused by the shipping industry from the 2.8 million new ocean liner shipping containers manufactured. Many of these containers are used for a single trip, never to be used again. Because of this, many containers are left in piles to decay, which creates an eyesore for the communities that they are left in and without proper treatment, can become hazardous to those living nearby.
ECON
The ECON Habitat Project is a housing development company, that works in tandem with the government to provide renewable eco-friendly low-income housing to those who need it. Our mission is to kill two birds with one stone by doing our part in solving the housing crisis as well as cleaning up port cities and the waste that occurs with sea-freight shipping containers. We transform these used shipping containers, that may have only seen one journey across the ocean and turn them into beautiful modern designed houses. These quality houses are faster and cheaper to build. Our first project, ECON Park, is set to have 10 units. After year three we will begin construction on our next development with the hopes to have 100 units in the first 10 years. This is only scratching the surface of what we will be able to do, and the impact that we will make.
IMPACT
Our goal is to provide high quality and affordable living conditions for low-income and impoverished families while doing our part to help environmental waste. We believe that breaking systemic poverty starts with a strong roof (or storage container) over their heads. By the end of 10 years we will have given 2,475 people a roof over their head and taken over 1,200 shipping containers from decaying piles.