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INNOVATION: Containers as Student Housing at European Universities

Categories: Western Europe, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Arts & Culture, Education, Ideas, Youth
 "Containers" at DTU Campus Village in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark via wikipedia CC-BY-SA-3.0 [1]

“Containers” at DTU Campus Village in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark via wikipedia CC-BY-SA-3.0

In order to alleviate the lack of student housing available across Europe, a few universities in Denmark [2], Germany, France [3] (Le Havre) [fr] and Spain have tried to turn containers into student dorms [4]. Containers appear to be the structure of choice because they are less costly and readily adaptable to include the necessary amenities. However, a few associations have already raised a few issues [5] [fr] regarding thermal isolation and safety in the containers.