Premanufactured structural building panels

An insulated building comprising:

• a plurality of wall support members;
• a plurality of wall members supported by said wall support members, each of said wall members formed from a plurality of premanufactured structural building panels each comprising;
• a pair of structural channels extending longitudinally between said support members, each of said channels having a generally C-shaped cross section defined by a web portion having a laterally outer surface defining a plane and by first and second flanges connected at opposite ends of said web portion, said first flanges extending from the respective web portions in a direction towards the other of said channels, said second flanges having first and second portions, said first portion of each of said second flanges extending from said web portion in a direction towards the other of said channels, said second portion of each of said second flanges extending from said first portion in a direction towards said first flange of the same channel;
• third flanges extending from said web portions of each of said channels between said first and second flanges, said third flanges extending from said web portion in a direction towards the other of said channels;
• at least one fire retarding board having lateral side edges extending between said web portions of said channels adjacent said first flanges of said channels such that said lateral side edges are engaged between said first and third flanges, said at least one fire retarding board having a surface facing the interior of the building and an opposite exteriorly facing surface;
• a foam insulation member extending between said web portions of said channels and having an interiorly facing surface adjacent said at least one fire retarding board and an opposite exteriorly facing surface, said exteriorly facing surface being adapted to engage said second flanges to thereby secure said channels to said foam insulation member;
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• each of said building panels being connected to said wall support members and arranged in a side-by-side relationship such that at least one of the web portions of said channels of each panel is in abutting contact with a web portion of a channel of an adjacent panel.

An insulated building comprising:

• a plurality of wall support members;
• a plurality of wall members supported by said wall support members, each of said wall members formed from a plurality of premanufactured structural building panels each comprising;
• a pair of structural channels extending longitudinally between said support members, each of said channels having a generally C-shaped cross section defined by a web portion having a laterally outer surface defining a plane and by first and second flanges connected at opposite ends of said web portion, said first flanges extending from the respective web portions in a direction towards the other of said channels, said second flanges having first and second portions, said first portion of each of said second flanges extending from said web portion in a direction towards the other of said channels, said second portion of each of said second flanges extending from said first portion in a direction towards said first flange of the same channel;
• at least one retaining member extending between said web portions of each of said channels between said first and second flanges;
• at least one fire retarding board having lateral side edges extending between said web portions of said channels adjacent said first flanges of said channels such that said lateral side edges are engaged between said first flanges and said at least one retaining member, said at least one fire retarding board having a surface facing the interior of the building and an opposite exteriorly facing surface;
• a foam insulation member extending between said web portions of said channels and having an interiorly facing surface adjacent said at least one fire retarding board and an opposite exteriorly facing surface, said exteriorly facing surface being adapted to engage said second flanges to thereby secure said
• channels to said foam insulation member;
• and
• each of said building panels being connected to said wall support members and arranged in a side-by-side relationship such that at least one of the web portions of said channels of each panel is in abutting contact with a web portion of a channel of an adjacent panel.

A premanufactured structural building panel for forming an insulated wall member of a building, said panel comprising:

• a pair of structural channels extending longitudinally between said support members, each of said channels having a generally C-shaped cross section defined by a web portion having a laterally outer surface defining a plane and by first and second flanges connected at opposite ends of said web portion, said first flanges extending from the respective web portions in a direction towards the other of said channels, said second flanges having first and second portions, said first portion of each of said second flanges extending from said web portion in a direction towards the other of said channels, said second portion of each of said second flanges extending from said first portion in a direction towards said first flange of the same channel;
• third flanges extending from said web portions of each of said channels between said first and second flanges, said third flanges extending from said web portion in a direction towards the other of said channels;
• at least one fire retarding board having lateral side edges extending between said web portions of said channels adjacent said first flanges of said channels such that said lateral side edges are engaged between said first and third flanges, said at least one fire retarding board having a surface facing the interior of the building and an opposite exteriorly facing surface;
• and
• a foam insulation member extending between said web portions of said channels and having an interiorly facing surface adjacent said at least one fire retarding board and an opposite exteriorly facing surface, said exteriorly facing surface being adapted to engage said second flanges to thereby secure said channels to said foam insulation member.

A premanufactured structural building panel for forming an insulated wall member of a building, said panel comprising:

• a pair of structural channels extending longitudinally between said support members, each of said channels having a generally C-shaped cross section defined by a web portion having a laterally outer surface defining a plane and by first and second flanges connected at opposite ends of said web portion, said first flanges extending from the respective web portions in a direction towards the other of said channels, said second flanges having first and second portions, said first portion of each of said second flanges extending from said web portion in a direction towards the other of said channels, said second portion of each of said second flanges extending from said first portion in a direction towards said first flange of the same channel;
• at least one retaining member extending between said web portions of each of said channels between said first and second flanges;
• at least one fire retarding board having lateral side edges extending between said web portions of said channels adjacent said first flanges of said channels such that said lateral side edges are engaged between said first flanges and said at least one retaining member, said at least one fire retarding board having a surface facing the interior of the building and an opposite exteriorly facing surface;
• and
• a foam insulation member extending between said web portions of said channels and having an interiorly facing surface adjacent said at least one fire retarding board and an opposite exteriorly facing surface, said exteriorly facing surface being adapted to engage said second flanges to thereby secure said channels to said foam insulation member.

A method of manufacturing an insulated structural building panel comprising:

• positioning a pair of longitudinally extending structural channels adjacent to one another to define part of an at least partially enclosed space, at least one of said flanges of each channel having first and second portions, said first portion extending from said corresponding web portion in a direction towards the other of said channels, said second portion extending from said first portion in a direction towards the other of said flanges of the same channel;
• positioning at least one form adjacent to the channels to thereby define an at least partially enclosed space;
• inserting an insulating foam into the at least partially enclosed space defined by the at least one form and the channels;
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• holding the at least one form in place adjacent the channels until the insulating foam has cured to thereby secure the channels to the foam insulation.

A method of manufacturing an insulated structural building panel comprising:

• securing a pair of longitudinally extending angle members along opposite edges of the first side of a fire retarding board;
• positioning a pair of longitudinally extending structural channels adjacent to one another;
• placing the fire retarding board and angle members between the pair of longitudinally extending structural channels such that the fire retarding board extends between the channels to thereby define part of an at least partially enclosed space;
• positioning at least one form adjacent to the channels to thereby define an at least partially enclosed space;
• inserting an insulating foam into the at least partially enclosed space defined by the at least one form and the channels;
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• holding the at least one form in place adjacent the channels until the insulating foam has cured to thereby secure the channels to the foam insulation.

A method of manufacturing an insulated structural building panel comprising:

• securing at least one retaining member along a lateral side of a fire retarding board;
• positioning a pair of longitudinally extending structural channels adjacent to one another;
• placing the fire retarding board and at least one retaining member between the pair of longitudinally extending structural channels such that the fire retarding board and at least one retaining member extend between the channels to thereby define part of an at least partially enclosed space;
• positioning at least one form adjacent to the channels to thereby define an at least partially enclosed space;
• inserting an insulating foam into the at least partially enclosed space defined by the at least one form and the channels;
• and
• holding the at least one form in place adjacent the channels until the insulating foam has cured to thereby secure the channels to the foam insulation.