Insulatable, insulative framework apparatus and methods of making and using same
AssigneeJ. David Wright LLC
InventorJohn David Wright
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Abstract
A building framework is disclosed herein comprising a first structural member, a second structural member, and a third structural member disposed between the first and second structural members, a first web member connecting the first and third structural members in a spaced apart relationship, and a second web member connecting the second and third structural members in a spaced apart relationship. The first web member is positioned relative to the second web member such that the shortest distance between the first web member and second web member is greater than or equal to 5 times the thickness of the third structural member. Additional products, systems, and methods also are disclosed.
Claims20
A framework comprising:
- a first structural member, a second structural member, and a third structural member spaced apart from one another,
- a first web comprising a first plurality of web members each connecting the first structural member to the second structural member,
- a second web comprising a second plurality of web members each connecting the second structural member to the third structural member,
- a set of metric paths, each metric path in the set being defined by a shortest path along which energy can flow through the framework between a first point on the first structural member and a second point on the third structural member, the energy flowing between the first structural member and the second structural member through at least one web member,
- each metric path in the first set of metric paths being characterized by
- a range, R
- a path length, L
- and a rangewise indirectness IR wherein (L/R)−1=IR,
- wherein an average rangewise indirectness for the set of metric paths is greater than 0.05.
A building apparatus comprising:
- a framework that includes at least one set of three elongated structural members and at least two web members that maintain the three elongated structural members in a spaced apart, substantially parallel relationship, each of the at least two web members forming a connection between at least two of the three elongated structural members, each set of three elongated structural members and the web members forming a structural-member trio with the second structural member positioned between the first structural member and third structural member,
- the structural-member trio having an average cumulative distance between adjacent elongated structural members, and an average normal depth,
- wherein, for at least one structural-member trio:
- the average cumulative distance between adjacent elongated structural members is less than 80% times the average normal depth, and
- the average cumulative distance between adjacent elongated structural members is more than 10% times the average normal depth.
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