Space-Hit WEF Organisers Mull Putting Staff Into Container Homes

Social, political and business intellectuals are already in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss the pressing issues the world at large is hit with — from the impact of Donald Trump's victory in the US Presidential elections to oil prices, from the changing world order to women empowerment, from the impact of Brexit to upcoming trade wars. While doing so, they might get a chance to examine from a close distance a real estate issue that stares at us all.

So, when the intellectuals of this world meet at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting that is being held from January 17 to January 20, here is another issue for them to consider.

The number of political and business elite who visit Davos every year to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has been rising constantly. So much so that the organisers of the event are considering putting their staff into containers from the next year.

According to a Bloomberg report, "some 11,000 people came to Davos during the 2015 annual meeting, and while the number of participants at the actual event is capped at 2,500, the surrounding events draw an increasing number of visitors". "The village itself has a population of about 13,000 beds in hotels and apartments are in high demand each January," the report adds.

The answer to this could be the staff getting a lodging in shipping container homes. It is worth mentioning here that container homes, known as cargotecture in the architectural world, are a popular concept in the West, which work out as a cost-effective and eco-friendly alternative to normal homes. In fact, in its bid for hosting the Winter Olympics, the canton of Graubuenden has considered this as part of the plan.

Its popularity for being the host to WEF meetings apart, Davos, a municipality in the town of Graubünden, Switzerland, is also known for housing that country's biggest ski resort.