In a building system for erection of a building structure on a prepared foundation, said building system including a plurality of pre-fabricated first type wall panel subassemblies, at least one of said first type wall panel subassemblies comprises:
- a substantially rigid frame formed of steel tubing of predetermined tubing cross section shape and size, said frame having front and back faces, said frame including a right side vertical side member and a left side vertical side member, said vertical side members having an upper and lower end disposed in a parallel spaced apart relationship and a horizontally oriented upper end member and lower end member, said upper and lower end members having an upper side and a lower side and disposed in a parallel spaced apart relationship;
- said vertical side members being rigidly connected between said lower side of said upper end member at said upper end of said vertical side members and said upper side of said lower end member at said lower end of said vertical side members;
- a major vertical dividing member located within said frame, said major vertical dividing member having an upper and lower end, said major vertical dividing member being rigidly connected between said lower side of said upper end member at said upper end of said major vertical dividing member and extending vertically to said upper side of said lower end member at said lower end of said major vertical dividing member, said major vertical dividing member being oriented parallel to and equidistant from said right side vertical side member and said left side vertical side member, said major vertical dividing member being formed of steel tubing of the same cross section shape and size as said frame;
- at least two pairs of horizontal dividing members located within said frame with each horizontal dividing member in a respective pair being in horizontal alignment and with a first one of said pairs being spaced parallel to and vertically above said second pair;
- said second pair being located equidistant from said first pair of horizontal dividing members and said lower end member;
- each of said pairs having a first and second horizontal dividing member;
- each of said horizontal dividing member of said pairs having an upper side and a lower side;
- subsequent said pairs of horizontal dividing members being spaced parallel to and a predetermined vertical distance above said first pair of horizontal dividing members;
- said pairs of horizontal dividing members being formed of steel tubing of the same cross section shape and size as said frame;
- said first horizontal dividing member of said first pair being rigidly connected between said left side vertical side member and said major vertical dividing member, said second horizontal dividing member of said first pair being rigidly connected between said right side vertical side member and said major vertical dividing member;
- said first horizontal dividing member of said second pair being rigidly connected between said left side vertical side member and said major vertical dividing member, said second horizontal dividing member of said second pair being rigidly connected between said right side vertical side member and said major vertical dividing member;
- a plurality of vertical support members, said vertical support members having an inner surface and an outer surface, said vertical support members being evenly divided into a first set of vertical support members and a second set of vertical support members, each said set of vertical support members being evenly divided into a first subset of vertical support members and a second subset of vertical support members;
- said first subset of said first set of vertical support members being oriented vertically and spaced evenly between and parallel to said left side vertical side member and said major dividing member, said first subset of said first set being rigidly connected between said upper side of said lower end member and said lower side of said first horizontal dividing member of said second pair of horizontal dividing members, said second subset of said first set of vertical support members being oriented exactly as said first subset of said first set of vertical support members and rigidly connected between said upper side of said first horizontal dividing member of said second pair of horizontal dividing members, and said lower side of said first horizontal dividing member of said first pair of horizontal dividing members;
- said first subset of said second set of vertical support members being oriented vertically and spaced evenly between and parallel to said right side vertical side member and said major dividing member, said first subset of said second set being rigidly connected between said upper side of said lower end member and said lower side of said second horizontal dividing member of said second pair of horizontal dividing members, said second subset of said second set of vertical support members being oriented exactly as said first subset of said second set of vertical support members and rigidly connected between said upper side of said second horizontal dividing member of said second pair of horizontal dividing members and said lower side of said second horizontal dividing member of said first pair of horizontal dividing members;
- said vertical support members being formed of steel tubing of the same cross section shape as said frame members and 2/3 the size of said frame members and being oriented within said frame with said outer surface of said vertical frame members flush with said front face of said frame, said inner surface of said vertical frame members recessed 2/3 the distance between said front face and said back face from said front face of said frame;
- a plurality of at least four strut members, each said strut member having a inner surface and outer surface, each said strut member extending from the juncture of said vertical side members and said upper end member and said lower end member respectively to the juncture of said second pair of horizontal dividing members and-said major vertical dividing member;
- a first of said strut members being rigidly connected diagonally from the juncture of said upper side of said lower end member and the surface on said left side vertical side member defined by the space between said front and back faces of said frame to the juncture of said lower side of said first horizontal dividing member of said second pair of said horizontal dividing members and the surface on said major vertical dividing member defined by the space between said front and back faces of said frame;
- a second of said strut members being rigidly connected diagonally from the juncture of said lower side of said first horizontal dividing member of said first pair of horizontal dividing members and the surface on said left side vertical side member defined by the space between said front and back faces of said frame to the juncture of said upper side of said first horizontal dividing member of said second pair of said horizontal dividing members and the surface on said major vertical dividing member defined by the space between said front and back faces of said frame;
- a third of said strut members being rigidly connected diagonally from the juncture of said upper side of said lower end member and the surface on said right side vertical side member defined by the space between said front and back faces of said frame to the juncture of said lower side of said second horizontal dividing member of said second pair of said horizontal dividing members and the surface on said major vertical dividing member defined by the space between said front and back faces of said frame;
- a fourth of said strut members being rigidly connected diagonally from the juncture of said lower side of said second horizontal dividing member of said first pair of horizontal dividing members and the surface on said right side vertical side member defined by the space between said front and back faces of said frame to the juncture of said upper side of said second horizontal dividing member of said second pair of said horizontal dividing members and the surface on said major vertical dividing member defined by the space between said front and back faces of said frame;
- subsequent strut members being oriented similar to said strut members wherein said junctures include said subsequent horizontal dividing members, said right and left side vertical side members and said major vertical dividing member;
- said strut members being of formed of steel tubing rectangular in cross section and 2/3 the size of said frame members defining said inner and outer surfaces by 1/3 the size of said frame members defining the remaining sides of said strut members, said outer surface of said strut members being oriented within said frame flush with said back face of said frame, said inner surface of said strut members recessed 1/3 the distance between said back face and said front face from said back face of said frame, abutting and rigidly connected to said inner surface of said vertical support members;
- a plurality of elongated U-shaped posts, said posts being located on said back face of said frame;
- said posts being vertically oriented in a parallel spaced apart relationship;
- each of said posts having a foot portion for contacting a foundation external of said subassembly and having a top portion for providing support to another building frame portion external of said subassembly;
- a saddle connector member means rigidly connected to the upper end of each said post, said saddle connector members means containing a plurality of openings for receiving fasteners for connecting said fastener means to an external frame member.