Ventilated structural panels and method of construction with ventilated structural panels

A ventilated structural panel comprising:

• a first sheet, having a long axis defining a length and a perpendicular short axis defining a width;
• a plurality of spacing structural elements, fixedly attached to the first sheet such that the yield strength of the panel is greater than the individual yield strength of the first sheet;
• and
• the plurality of spacing structural elements being formed such that a plurality of unobstructed pathways are created for air to move from at least one edge of the panel to at least one of an opposite and an adjacent edge of the panel;
• wherein the first sheet is the only sheet in the panel;
• wherein the first sheet is made of one of plywood, Oriented Strand Board, and medium-density fiberboard;
• wherein the first sheet is between, 0.125 inches and 1.5 inches in thickness, not including the thickness of any spacing structural elements;
• wherein each spacing structural element is
• (a) aligned parallel to other spacing structural elements of the panel, and
• (b) spaced apart from any adjacent spacing structural elements between 1 to 18 times a thickness of the each spacing structural element;
• wherein each spacing structural element is equidistance from each adjacent spacing structural element of the panel;
• wherein the spacing structural elements are elongated members, and a distance of between 5 and 16 times the width of each elongated member separates each elongated member from each neighboring elongated member of a same layer;
• wherein the elongated members are comprised of one of wood, wood composite, and a combination of wood and plastic;
• wherein the elongated members extend substantially an entire width or length of the first sheet;
• and
• wherein the elongated members are one of “I” beam shaped and truss shaped.