# US 11,078,118 B2 · Energy-saving building system using porous silicate material for thermal insulation

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- Number: US 11,078,118 B2
- Document ID: US11078118B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/079,504
- Filed: 2020-10-25
- Published: 2021-02-11
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-11
- Assignees: Haihong Jiang
- Applicants: Haihong Jiang
- Inventors: Haihong Jiang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11078118B2

## CPC

- C04B 28/06: Aluminous cements (monolithic refractories or refractory mortars C04B35/66)
- C04B 38/106: {by adding preformed foams}
- C04B 18/022: {agglomerated by an organic binder}
- C04B 18/027: {Lightweight materials}
- C04B 22/124: {Chlorides of ammonium or of the alkali or alkaline earth metals, e.g. calcium chloride}
- C04B 24/124: {Amides}
- C04B 24/32: Polyethers, e.g. alkylphenol polyglycolether
- E04B 1/7604: {fillings for cavity walls}
- E04B 1/78: Heat insulating elements {(E04B1/7662 takes precedence)}
- E04B 2/00: Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls (connections for building structures in general E04B1/38; insulation for buildings in general E04B1/62; building elements of relatively thin form for parts of buildings E04C2/00)
- E04B 5/00: Floors; Floor construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted therefor (elements for floors, e.g. bricks, stones, filling bodies, girders, E04C; flooring as finishing work, insulation of flooring, sectional false floors, e.g. for computers E04F15/00)
- E04B 7/00: Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation (structures for roofs as well as for floors E04B5/00; ceilings E04B9/00; greenhouses A01G9/14; large containers having floating covers B65D88/34; roof trusses, truss-like structures, joists E04C3/02; roof coverings E04D)
- C04B 2111/40: Porous or lightweight materials
- C04B 2201/30: for heat transfer properties such as thermal insulation values, e.g. R-values
- E04B 1/76: specifically with respect to heat only (heat insulation in general F16L59/00)
- E04B 2001/742: {Use of special materials; Materials having special structures or shape}
- Y02A 30/00: Adapting or protecting infrastructure or their operation
- Y02B 30/90: Passive houses; Double facade technology
- C04B: LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE {(roofing granules E04D7/005)}; CERAMICS (devitrified glass-ceramics C03C10/00); REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
- E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001})
- Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS

## Abstract

An energy-saving building system using a porous silicate material for thermal insulation, comprises a foundation, a retaining wall body, and a roof system. The foundation comprises a ground ring beam and columns, and a porous silicate thermal insulation material is cast around the ground ring beam and the columns; the porous silicate thermal insulation material is composed of an organic lightweight aggregate and a lightweight inorganic matrix, and the lightweight inorganic matrix is provided thereon with a plurality of micropores; the retaining wall body comprises an outer wall disposed on the ground ring beam, the outer wall comprises an outer side support body, an inner side support body, and the porous silicate thermal insulation material cast between the inner and outer side support bodies, and the outer side support body and the inner side support body are connected therebetween by means of a heat insulating connection member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An energy-saving building system using porous silicate material for thermal insulation, comprising:
a foundation (1) comprising a ground ring beam (11) and columns (12) disposed on the ground ring beam (11), wherein the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3) is cast around the ground ring beam (11) and the columns (12), the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3) is formed of an organic lightweight aggregate (31) and a lightweight inorganic matrix (32), the organic lightweight aggregate (31) is arranged in an interior of the lightweight inorganic matrix (32), and the lightweight inorganic matrix (32) is formed with a plurality of micropores (33);
a retaining wall body comprising an outer wall (4) disposed on the ground ring beam (11), wherein the outer wall (4) is formed of an outer side support body (41), an inner side support body (42), and the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3) cast between the outer side support body (41) and the inner side support body (42), the outer side support body (41) and the inner side support body (42) are connected by a heat insulating connection member (43) arranged therebetween; and
a roof system (2) comprising a roof support beam (21) disposed atop the outer wall (4) and a base layer roof panel (22) disposed on the roof support beam (21), wherein the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3) is cast around the base layer roof panel (22), the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3) cast around the base layer roof panel (22) is connected with the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3) cast between the outer side support body (41) and the inner side support body (42), and the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3) is cast on an annular intersection between an outer side of the outer wall (4) and the foundation (1).

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The energy-saving building system using porous silicate material for thermal insulation according to claim 1, wherein the ground ring beam (11) comprises an outer supporting ring beam (111) and an inner supporting ring beam (112) arranged inside the outer supporting ring beam (111), a gap being formed between the inner supporting ring beam (112) and the outer supporting ring beam (111) and filled up with the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3); the base layer roof panel (22) comprises an inner ring (222) and an outer ring (223) arranged at one side of the inner ring (222), the inner ring (222) and the outer ring (223) being connected by a connecting member (221) arranged therebetween, the inner side support body (42) having a lower end disposed on the inner supporting ring beam (112) and an upper end extending through the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3) to connect to the inner ring (222), the outer side support body (41) having a lower end disposed on the outer supporting ring beam (111) and an upper end extending through the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3) to connect to the outer ring (223).

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The energy-saving building system using porous silicate material for thermal insulation according to claim 1, wherein the inner side support body (42) has a lower end disposed on the ground ring beam (11) and an upper end extending through the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3) to be fixed to the base layer roof panel (22), a channel steel (5) being fixedly connected to an outer side of the ground ring beam (11) by a spacing support beam or a bridge-cut bolt, and the outer side support body (41) has a lower end fixed to the channel steel (5) and an upper end fixed to a separately supported eaves or balcony.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The energy-saving building system using porous silicate material for thermal insulation according to claim 1, wherein the ground ring beam (11) is directly constructed on a sand/gravel base and a bottom of the ground ring beam (11) and a top of the ground ring beam (11), with a part thereof connected with the columns (12) being excluded, are provided with the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3).

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The energy-saving building system using porous silicate material for thermal insulation according to claim 1, wherein the foundation (1) further comprises support pillars (13) formed on a sand/gravel base to support the ground ring beam (11), the support pillars (13) being ring beam legs or separate pillars, and a top of the ground ring beam (11), with a part thereof connected with the columns (12) being excluded, side surfaces of the support pillars (13), and a bottom of the ground ring beam (11), with a part thereof connected with the support pillars (13) being excluded, are provided with the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3).

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The energy-saving building system using porous silicate material for thermal insulation according to claim 1, wherein the outer wall (4) is mounted with an external door/window frame (6) for mounting an internal door/window frame (7), the external door/window frame (6) being formed as being circumferentially surrounded by four heat insulating plates (61) that are fixed to the porous silicate thermal insulation material (3), each of the heat insulating plates (61) and two opposite end faces of the external door/window frame (6) being provided with two waterproof plastic rubber strip layers (62) for fixing the external door/window frame (6), the two waterproof plastic rubber strip layers (62), the external door/window frame (6), and the internal door/window frame defining therebetween a hollow compartment (63), each of the heat insulating plates (61) being formed with a circular hole (64) in communication with the hollow compartment (63), the hollow compartment (63) and the circular hole (64) being filled up with a porous silicate thermal insulation material (3).

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The energy-saving building system using porous silicate material for thermal insulation according to claim 1, wherein the lightweight inorganic matrix (32) is mainly formed of ingredient materials having the following parts of weight: calcium silicate 20-30, aluminum silicate 10-20, calcium chloride 5-10, dodecyl polyoxyethylene ether 2-8, and stearic palmitamide 5-10.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The energy-saving building system using porous silicate material for thermal insulation according to claim 7, wherein the organic lightweight aggregate (31) comprises ingredients having the following parts of weight: talc powder 25-35, bentonite 5-10, calcium stearate 15-20, polystyrene foam particle 20-40, and water-soluble acrylic acid resin 0.1-1.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The energy-saving building system using porous silicate material for thermal insulation according to claim 8, wherein a method for manufacturing the lightweight inorganic matrix (32) comprises the following steps: S1: providing 5-10 parts of weight of calcium chloride, 2-8 parts of weight of dodecyl polyoxyethylene ether, and 5-10 parts of weight of stearic palmitamide, adding water of two times of the parts of weight, stirring with a stirrer at a rotational speed of 20-100 r/min to form a porous foam; and S2: uniformly mixing 10-20 parts of weight of aluminum silicate and 20-30 parts of weight of calcium silicate with the porous foam formed in step S1, adding water of 20-30 parts of weight and stirring at a speed of 20-100 r/min for 5-10 min for expanding and foaming in room temperature for 1-10 min to obtain the lightweight inorganic matrix.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The energy-saving building system using porous silicate material for thermal insulation according to claim 8, wherein a method for manufacturing the organic lightweight aggregate (31) comprises the following steps: S3: placing 25-35 parts of weight of talc powder and 15-20 parts of weight of calcium stearate in a stirring container, adding 5-10 parts of weight of bentonite for stirring at a rotational speed of 20-100 r/min for 5-15 min to obtain a mixed suspending substance, placing polystyrene foam particles of 0.5 times of the formulated parts of weight in the stirring container, with stirring being continued at the rotational speed of 20-100 r/min for 1-10 min, taking out the so-mixed polystyrene foam particles and placing in a baking oven at 40-50° C. for drying for 10-20 min to obtain polyethylene foam particles covered with the mixed suspending substance; and S4: placing remaining parts of weight of polystyrene foam particle and the polyethylene foam particles that are covered with the mixed suspending substance obtained in step S3 in an open container, dissolving 0.1-1 parts of weight of water-soluble acrylic acid resin in 0.05-0.5 parts of weight to form an acrylic acid resin solution, spraying the acrylic acid resin solution, in the form of a mist, at a stirring condition of 20-100 r/min, into the open container, rising temperature to 80-90° C., continuing stirring for 15-25 min, and then placing in an airflow dryer for treatment for 30 min, with temperature being set at 100° C., to obtain the organic lightweight aggregate.