US 2013/0157018 A1 · LOW-COST, ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING PANEL ASSEMBLIES COMPRISED OF LOAD AND NON-LOAD BEARING SUBSTITUENT PANELS

Abstract

This invention relates to building materials and methods. A building assembly for constructing a building includes load bearing structural panels joined and finished with a non-load bearing panels. The load bearing panels comprise a structural concrete insulating panel (SCIP) comprising a pair of wire mesh members sandwiching a middle member comprising polystyrene, wherein each of said wire mesh members defines two outwardly projecting screed ridges. The non-load bearing panels comprise a pair of fiber cement boards sandwiching a polystyrene core. The load bearing SCIP panel is placed in position and then the non-load bearing panel is positioned in a desirous location abutting the SCIP. The SCIP then receives a layer of cementitious material that is cut flat using the screed ridges. The assembled SCIP and non-load bearing composite is then finished with a final finishing layer so that the entire assembly has the same outer appearance.

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Dependent claims

A building assembly comprising:

an exterior or load bearing panel connected to a non-load bearing panel to form a building assembly substrate;
said exterior or load bearing panel comprising a pair of wire mesh members sandwiching a middle member comprising polystyrene, each of said wire mesh members defining two outwardly projecting screed ridges extending a length of said wire mesh members, wherein each of said screed ridges are configured as V-shaped impressions having an apex extending about ½ inch and oriented such that the apexes of each wire mesh member extend away from said middle member;
said non-load bearing panel comprising a pair of fiber cement boards sandwiching a core member;
an outer layer of cementitious material applied to each of said wire mesh members of said exterior or load bearing panel of said building assembly substrate to a depth extending from said middle member to the apexes of said inner and outer mesh members;
and
a final finish layer applied to said building assembly substrate after the application of said cementitious layer.

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Low-cost, energy-efficient building panel assemblies comprised of load and non-load bearing substituent panels

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Low-cost, energy-efficient building panel assemblies comprised of load and non-load bearing substituent panels

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