Why Ember exists

Not another box. A building.

Container Connect USA was built on a simple mission: one honest delivered price, paid up front, and a truck that shows up when promised, anywhere in America. Serving that mission, Ben Viti and Ryan O'Brien heard the same request from clients in every state: not another box. A building.

Not a container company with a trim package. Not a discount marque, and never the cheapest line in a comparison. Not a showroom business: every building is commissioned, built to order, and photographed for its client as it comes into being.

Ember copper plaque — Forged From Fire, Commission No. 007, by Container Connect USA

To commission buildings worthy of the people who build their lives in them: steel forged from fire, finished with care, and delivered by people who know their names.

A bare box is storage. An Ember is a workplace.

Turning an empty container into a usable office means hiring framers, insulators, an electrician and an HVAC tech — then waiting on all of them. Our finished office models bring those trades together. The Kindling 20 keeps it simple: one door, one window and interior paneling, without HVAC, electrical, lights or finished flooring. Delivery and site-specific costs are quoted separately.

Bare container + DIY finish

— Bare steel walls — hot in summer, cold in winter
— Separate trades to schedule and manage
— Openings to cut, frame and seal
— No lighting, outlets or climate control
— Time to coordinate before it's usable

Ember finished building

Insulated, finished walls and commercial LVP floor
Factory-framed windows and 36" commercial steel door
125A panel, LED lighting, outlets and HVAC installed
See your building subtotal before requesting a delivery quote
Factory-finished; site preparation and utility connections required

Ember Buyer's Guide cover — custom container building at sunset

The Buyer's Guide

Begin with the guide.

What an Ember is, how one comes to be yours, and what it asks of you along the way - set down plainly, before you speak to anyone. Eight pages, the whole of it.

Read the guide (PDF)

1Two finishes. One standard of care.

2Choose your size

Pick 20' or 40', then choose a building type in step 3. Offices come in both sizes. Standalone restroom models are available in 20'.

3Choose your 20' building

Start from a basic shell, a finished model, or a Popular Build with options already picked. You can change every option below and see each price in your breakdown.

BASIC

Kindling 20

Includes: one 36″ entry door, one 36″ × 36″ window and interior paneling. Not included: insulation, electrical, heating/cooling or finished flooring.

$12,500

FINISHED MODEL

Ember Office 20 - Pro

Compact high-cube office with one 36 × 36-inch window, one 36-inch-wide pass door, finished walls, LVP flooring, insulation, HVAC and electrical. Add windows and doors below.

From $20,995

FINISHED MODEL

Hearth 20 - Pro

Standalone high-cube restroom with one pass door, one 36 × 36-inch window, toilet, sink, mirror, water heater, exhaust and HVAC. A shower is an optional upgrade.

From $23,995

FINISHED MODEL

Hearth 20 Accessible - Pro

Restroom with one pass door, one 36 × 36-inch window and an accessibility-focused floor plan. Final accessibility requirements depend on your site and local approval; not a compliance guarantee.

From $27,995

SECURITY BUILD

Watchfire 20

A secure, climate-controlled checkpoint for construction sites, industrial facilities, warehouses, gated properties and parking facilities.

What's included

20' High Cube new one-trip container
Standard exterior paint
Commercial steel personnel door
Cargo doors retained
Exterior lockbox
4 standard windows with security bars
Security door package with door reinforcement
HVAC protective cage
Exterior motion security light
Camera prewire
Finished wall system
Commercial LVP flooring
125A electrical service
Standard LED lighting
8 standard outlets
Dedicated electrical circuit
Exterior GFCI
Data/Cat6 prewire
Standard climate-control package

From $23,345

Ember Office 20 Jobsite — 20' High Cube Ember building

JOBSITE OFFICE

Ember Office 20 Jobsite - Pro

A professional climate-controlled field office designed for contractors, project managers, superintendents and construction crews.

What's included

20' High Cube new one-trip container
Standard exterior paint
36" commercial steel personnel door
Cargo doors retained
Lockbox
2 standard windows
Finished commercial wall panels
Commercial LVP flooring
125A electrical service
8 outlets
Dedicated office circuit
USB-C outlet
Cat6/data
LED ceiling lighting
Exterior light
Standard HVAC
Standard door hardware

From $22,645

Ember Office + Firebox 20 — 20' High Cube Ember building

OFFICE + STORAGE

Ember Office + Firebox 20 - Pro

A compact combination of climate-controlled office space and secure equipment storage.

What's included

20' High Cube new one-trip container
Approximately 50% finished office / 50% secure storage
Interior partition with interior commercial door
Finished office walls
Commercial LVP (office)
1–2 windows
HVAC
LED lighting
Office outlets and data outlet
Cargo-door access to storage
Heavy-duty flooring (storage)
Storage LED lighting and outlet
Reinforced security partition
Lockbox
Security door hardware
125A panel
Exterior light

From $24,095

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Your Kindling 20

Standard-height 20' (8'6") basic shell. Includes: one 36″ entry door, one 36″ × 36″ window and interior paneling. Not included: insulation, electrical, heating/cooling or finished flooring.

Need power and heating/cooling? The Office build includes them.

Every building is built to order. The illustrations show the design; your progress photographs will show your building.

Windows

Windows · 36″ × 36″ standard

One 36″ × 36″ window included. Increase the total to add windows.

1 included · +$850 per extra window · this model fits up to 5

Large / picture windows

Designate extra windows as larger picture windows; the one included smaller window stays standard. Increase the total window count first.

+$1,250 per extra picture window

Windows go in predefined, engineered locations. Non-standard openings may require additional structural engineering.

DoorsShow options

Exterior colorShow options

Interior wallsShow options

Wall color — included with your wall material

AnchoringShow options

Site anchoring hardware ships with the unit; final foundation and fastening method should suit your site's soil and local code.

Delivery

You arrange site preparation, the foundation or pad, and utility connections (power, water, sewer). We can recommend local help, but that work is not part of this price.

Delivery ZIP

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Building subtotal$12,500

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EMBER. Custom Container Buildings, Forged From Fire

Not another box. A building.

A bare box is storage. An Ember is a workplace.

Bare container + DIY finish

Ember finished building

Begin with the guide.

1Two finishes. One standard of care.

2Choose your size

3Choose your 20' building

Kindling 20

Ember Office 20 - Pro

Hearth 20 - Pro

Hearth 20 Accessible - Pro

Watchfire 20

Ember Office 20 Jobsite - Pro

Ember Office + Firebox 20 - Pro

Your Kindling 20

Windows

Delivery

Request your quote