Dry gasket systems and methods of assembling façade wall systems

A prefabricated wall panel comprising:

• a frame panel;
• and
• a gasket system comprising:
• a first track configured to be mounted to a first surface of the frame panel, the first track having:
• a base mounted to the first surface of the base;
• a first rail extending away from the base;
• and
• a second rail extending away from the base and being spaced apart from the first rail by a distance to define a first track cavity;
• and
• a second track configured to be mounted to a second surface of the frame panel, the second track comprising:
• a protruding portion extending away from the second surface of the frame panel, the protruding portion having a height sufficient to enter the first track cavity when the second track engages the first track;
• and
• a first gasket coupled to the protruding portion of the second track, the first gasket being configured to frictionally engage an adjacent first track of an adjacent prefabricated wall of the building.

A method of assembling a prefabricated wall panel of a building, the method comprising:

• coupling a frame panel of the prefabricated wall panel to a cladding panel of the prefabricated wall panel;
• mounting a first track of a gasket system to a bottom surface of the frame panel and a bottom surface of the cladding panel, the first track comprising:
• a first portion extending downwardly from the underside of the frame panel;
• and
• a second portion extending downwardly from the underside of the frame panel and inwardly spaced from the first portion to form a first track cavity between the first portion and the second portion;
• and
• mounting a second track configured to be mounted to a top surface of the frame panel and to a top surface of the cladding panel, the second track comprising:
• a protruding portion extending upwardly from the top surface of the frame panel, the protruding portion having a height sufficient to enter the first track cavity when the second track engages the first track;
• wherein
• a first gasket is coupled to the protruding portion of the second track and configured to frictionally engage an adjacent first track of an adjacent prefabricated wall panel of the building;
• and
• a second gasket is coupled to the first track and extends downwardly from the first track below the cladding panel to engage an adjacent second track of another adjacent prefabricated wall panel of the building.