Advantages

The covering of spaces using maritime containers and APIMET's self-supporting roof system is very interesting in several regards:

• Economic: The roofing system is affordable, since, by using the containers, we can forego the structure and enclosure, and the construction of the foundation is minimal. Likewise, the value of maritime containers is not high, since, in most cases, they are no longer used for transport as the useful life they were designed to have has ended and, because of their condition, they are abandoned, accumulate, and deteriorate.
• Eco-friendly: The exemplar of the prefabricated and modular recycled construction is the maritime container. Because we do not have to lay foundations, the construction is dry, so we forego the water consumption normally used for mixing concrete.
• Innovative: Although this system is already known to the world, it remains uncommon, and the compositions that can be made with maritime containers allow us to play with designs and, in this sense, they allow for a significant degree of innovation.
• Mobility: The system can be completely disassembled, as the roofs are screwed into place and the containers can be transported in trucks, for which they were especially designed. There is an international network of systems, machinery, vehicles, and other methods prepared for the transportation of maritime containers.
• Fast execution: Spaces with self-supporting containers and roofs can be created with great speed. This is one of the great advantages of assembling a building of this type, since, not only do we not have to lay a foundation, but also the positioning and assembly of the containers can be done very quickly, setting up a self-supporting roof as the last step.