Lightweight thermal barrier panel and anchor system for building envelopes and method for installing the same

A lightweight thermal barrier panel and an anchor assembly including at least one anchor member for installation over a building envelope assembly to create an air cavity between the thermal barrier panel and the building envelope assembly, comprising:

• a stretched membrane infill barrier comprising:
• a noncombustible membrane material with at least a first and second side with a plurality of perimeter edges;
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• a rigid panel frame assembly with at least a first side and second side comprising:
• a plurality of framing assembly members, wherein the plurality of framing assembly members are disposed and affixed to adjacent framing assembly members of the plurality of framing assembly members through mechanical fixity resulting in a plurality of edges of the panel frame assembly, wherein each framing assembly member of the plurality of framing assembly members comprises:
• at least one mullion member comprising;
• a rigid material with a cross-sectional geometry wherein:
• at least one first groove is configured to receive and affix the infill barrier with at least one pressure fitting;
• at least one second groove is configured to receive a buffer gasket to separate the infill barrier from the framing assembly member;
• at least one third groove is configured to engage a fastening mechanism to join adjacent mullion members from the plurality of framing assembly members;
• at least one first surface is configured to engage with the at least one anchor member of the anchor assembly;
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• at least one second surface is configured to engage with at least one perimeter trim member;
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• at least one of the framing assembly members of the panel frame assembly has at least one penetration through the framing assembly members to vent across at least one side of the thermal barrier panel to at least another side of the thermal barrier panel;
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• the at least one pressure fitting comprises:
• a rigid material with cross sectional geometry that enables the at least one pressure fitting to affix at least one edge of the infill barrier to the at least one first groove;
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• the at least one perimeter trim member comprises:
• a non-combustible rigid material with a cross sectional geometry wherein:
• at least one fourth groove is configured to receive at least one perimeter sealing gasket;
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• wherein the at least one perimeter trim member is configured to couple to receive the at least one million member of the plurality of framing assembly members;
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• the at least one perimeter sealing gasket comprises:
• a flexible material with a cross sectional geometry wherein:
• at least one edge of the perimeter sealing gasket is configured to couple to the at least one perimeter trim member;
• and at least one third surface of the perimeter sealing gasket is configured to engage an opposing fourth surface of the perimeter sealing gasket of at least one perimeter edge of an adjacent thermal barrier panel or at least one fifth surface of the building envelope assembly to create an air seal;
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• the anchor assembly is configured to attach at least one edge of the one or more thermal barrier panels to at least one side of the building envelope assembly to form the air cavity between the thermal barrier panel and the building envelope assembly, wherein:
• the anchor assembly comprises the at least one anchor member made of a rigid material wherein:
• the at least one anchor member receives and affixes the at least one framing assembly member of the plurality of framing assembly members to at least one side of the building envelope assembly and the at least one anchor member is configured to promote the movement and operation of the thermal barrier panel relative to the building envelope assembly for access to the air cavity;
• and
• the at least one anchor member is configured to promote the securing of the thermal barrier panel in a closed position wherein the thermal barrier panel encloses the air cavity;
• wherein
• the thermal barrier panel is disposed and attached to at least one side of the building envelope assembly by the anchor assembly such that the thermal barrier panel creates the air cavity between at least one side of the thermal barrier panel and at least one side of the building envelope assembly.