Although the container building is widely accepted by the people and has been considered as a practical building type for those climates, its implementation in the hot humid tropics is still not widely spread and not well recepted by the locals. Several negative perceptions are associated with its suitability and acceptability to be adopted in tropical climates like the uncertainties on the availability of the container sources that can influence the cost of construction, the compatibility of its construction technique with the knowledge and skills of the local builders and its effectiveness in ensuring comfortable indoor environment in the distressing atmosphere of the hot-humid tropics. Therefore, this paper discusses the potential and constraints of implementing the container architecture in this type of climate, covering theaspects of its advantages and disadvantages in terms of strength, durability and life span; modularity and transportability; availability, cost and construction technique; and its practicality as sustainable building that suits the local climate conditions.
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