CNN article on recycling containerized freight boxes into homes

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/12/recycled.homes/index.html

and it seems to me that this is an excellent idea for earthquake prone areas, like Haiti and the Pacific Rim - wherever the earth is unstable.

Maybe in your home state or country, you should look into zoning laws if they are relevant and suggest these be allowed. You can't fall far if you live in a box.