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US 4,435,928 AGranted
Low energy building
OwnerEdward E. Huling, IIIinventor
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A prefabricated, low-energy building adapted to be erected on a usual foundation wall, has a prefabricated modular post and beam frame of heavy wooden timbers fastened together with hardware concealed from within the building. The timbers are relatively short and light in weight permitting the construction to be completed on the site one floor level at a time and allowing the frame to be extensible in length, width and height to form buildings of diverse exterior shape and size. The side walls, end walls and roof of the building are completed by a prefabricated modular panel system including frameless sandwich type panels which are secured to the outside of the framework and envelop the latter from the roof ridge to and below the top of the foundation wall. The panel system also includes means for sealing against infiltration and conduction heat losses through the walls and roof and also between abutting panels. Improvements in the modular frame and panel systems are disclosed which greatly simplify the erection and utility of the building.
A low energy building having one or more stories adapted to be erected one story at a time on an existing foundation from prefabricated components comprising:
A laminated panel system wherein said panels are applied to the side and end walls of a building and to the roof rafters and present a continuous insulating envelope which extends from the roof ridge to and below the top of the foundation comprising:
A low energy panel system adapted to be erected on an existing foundation from prefabricated components wherein a means is provided to position the continuous insulation layer of said panel system in closely abutting relation to the frame of a window and in which one or more panels are adapted to have a rectangular opening cut therein to receive a prefabricated window assembly comprising:
On a low energy modular panel system a means of filling the insulation void created by the intersection of standard side wall and roof panels, comprising:
On a low energy panel system a means of filling the insulation void created by the intersection of standard side wall and end wall panels, comprising:
On a low energy panel system a means of filling the insulation void created by the intersection of standard end wall and roof panels, comprising:
A modular floor and ceiling assembly for a post and beam building comprising:
A prefabricated laminated panel adapted for use in modular construction, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.