Prefabricated demising and end walls
AssigneeInnovative Building Technologies, LLC
InventorsArlan Collins, Mark Woerman
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Abstract
An example apparatus is disclosed that may be a demising wall that may include two structurally insulated panels (SIPS). Each of the SIPS may be configured to span between a floor and a ceiling of a building unit, and the two SIPS are spaced apart to define an interstitial space between the SIPS, wherein each of the SIPS includes an interior surface having a magnesium oxide board and an exterior surface having a fiber cement board. An example method is disclosed for assembling a demising wall to a floor panel. An example apparatus is disclosed that may be an end wall panel that may include two SIPS. Each of the SIPS may be configured to span between a floor and a ceiling of a building unit. An example method is disclosed for assembling an end wall panel to a floor panel.
Claims17
A wall, comprising:
- a first structurally insulated panel (SIP);
- a second SIP opposite the first SIP;
- a first hat channel that couples the first SIP and the second SIP along a first edge of the wall, wherein the first hat channel forms a first recess within an interior of the wall, wherein the first recess includes an opening to an exterior of the first edge of the wall, wherein the first hat channel extends lengthwise along the first edge of the wall, and wherein the first edge of the wall extends lengthwise along a floor when the wall is installed in a structure,
- wherein each of the first SIP and the second SIP comprises:
- a foam core;
- a magnesium oxide board coupled to a first surface of the foam core;
- and
- a fiber cement board coupled to a second surface of the foam core, wherein the second surface is opposite the first surface;
- a weather resistive barrier coupled to the magnesium oxide board of the first SIP;
- and
- a vertical furring channel coupled to the first SIP over the weather resistive barrier.
A method, comprising:
- placing a wall that includes a first hat channel over a second hat channel coupled to a floor such that the first hat channel nests with the second hat channel, wherein the first hat channel and the second hat channel are each aligned lengthwise along a same axis,
- wherein the wall further includes:
- a first structurally insulated panel (SIP);
- a second SIP opposite the first SIP, wherein the first hat channel couples the first SIP and the second SIP along a first edge of the wall, wherein the first hat channel forms a first recess within an interior of the wall, wherein the first recess includes an opening to an exterior of the first edge of the wall, wherein the first hat channel extends lengthwise along the first edge of the wall, and wherein the first edge of the wall extends lengthwise along the floor when the wall is installed in a structure, and
- wherein each of the first SIP and the second SIP comprises:
- a foam core;
- a magnesium oxide board coupled to a first surface of the foam core;
- and
- a fiber cement board coupled to a second surface of the foam core, wherein the second surface is opposite the first surface;
- a weather resistive barrier coupled to the magnesium oxide board of the first SIP;
- and
- a vertical furring channel coupled to the first SIP over the weather resistive barrier;
- and
- placing a wall having a third hat channel over a fourth hat channel coupled to a ceiling such that the third hat channel nests with the fourth hat channel, wherein the third hat channel and the fourth hat channel are each aligned lengthwise along the same axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.