Multi-story building having load bearing walls and method to construct the building

A method to construct a multi-story building, the method comprising:

• installing a stair and elevator module at a ground level of the building;
• installing brace members, wherein the installed stair and elevator module is used as an erection aid that guides a positioning and an orientation of the brace members during installation of the brace members;
• constructing a steel transfer structure that is linked to the brace members, wherein the steel transfer structure includes vertical columns and horizontal beams;
• installing pre-manufactured first floor-ceiling panels by hanging the pre-manufactured first floor-ceiling panels from the beams;
• positioning pre-manufactured first load bearing walls on top of the beams;
• installing pre-manufactured utility walls by hanging the utility walls from the first load bearing walls;
• and
• installing corridor panels by hanging the corridor panels from the utility walls, wherein the corridor panels each include an angle attached to a top edge of the corridor panels, wherein the angle includes a horizontal section, and wherein installing the corridor panels includes laying the horizontal section of the angle on top of a horizontal member located at a lower portion of the utility walls.

A multi-story building, comprising:

• a stair and elevator module at a ground level of the building;
• brace members that are positioned and oriented relative to the stair and elevator module;
• a steel transfer structure that is linked to the brace members, wherein the steel transfer structure includes vertical columns and horizontal beams;
• pre-manufactured first floor-ceiling panels that are hung from the beams;
• pre-manufactured first load bearing walls positioned on top of the beams, wherein the first load bearing walls support vertical loads of the building;
• pre-manufactured utility walls that are hung from the first load bearing walls;
• and
• corridor panels that are hung from the utility walls.