Patent ID: 8484929
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: A01F,B65D,E02D,E04B

Abstract:
1. A method of constructing a thermally efficient subterranean storage facility, comprising the steps of: providing an array of shipping containers, each shipping container of said array of shipping containers having a top panel, a bottom panel, a right panel, a left panel, a front panel, a back panel, and a rectangular structural frame; arranging said array of shipping containers in abutting relation to one another below the surface of the earth, said array of shipping containers including a plurality of outer panels and a plurality of internal panels, said plurality of outer panels forming outer spatial confines of said subterranean storage facility, each internal panel of said plurality of internal panels having outer edges in alignment with and parallel to respective outer edges of another internal panel of said plurality of internal panels; removing said plurality of internal panels of adjoining containers to form an interstitial space defined by said outer spatial confines as formed by said plurality of outer panels; and re-purposing said plurality of internal panels to form a subterranean external shell around said array of abutting shipping containers by overlaying said removed plurality of internal panels over external seams between said array of abutting shipping containers, whereby said subterranean external shell enhances the weather protection and structural integrity of said storage facility, whereby said storage facility encloses a substantially non-compartmentalized volume.