Oklahoma Container Construction Information

Oklahoma is a land-locked US state wedged between Texas to the South and Kansas to the North, midway between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. While occasionally facing a reputation of being flat and boring, there's quite a bit of Oklahoma to enjoy if you take the time to look.

Modern-day Oklahoma was formed by territories largely populated by Native Americans displayed from the southeastern United States. Later settlers arrived in response to land grant legislation like the Homestead Acts.

Agriculture became and remains a mainstay of Oklahoma's economy, but the discovery of oil and gas helped propel the state's fortunes and develop its major cities. Hubs like Oklahoma City and Tulsa are now metropolises with over one million people in each metro area.

Those who haven't set foot in Oklahoma will likely assume that the state is 'plate as a pancake', but that isn't entirely true. While the western and central parts of the state are fairly flat (except for the Wichita Mountains), it's the eastern parts of Oklahoma that might surprise a few people.

There, you'll find rivers, lakes, and other topography coinciding with the Ouachita Mountains that span across the border with Arkansas. It's a side of Oklahoma that many people never see, but one certainly worth considering in your evaluation of the state as a destination for a vacation or move.

Oklahoma has proven to be receptive to shipping container architecture, and they are examples of shipping container homes and buildings that have already been constructed in the state.

Thanks to the state-wide building code, you'll have a relatively standardized set of building requirements to contend with regardless of where you site your container home. While there are typically local amendments and supplements, the model codes from the ICC are the basis for everything.