CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM HAVING CORE SUPPORTING BLOCKS AND DECORATIVE FASCIA BLOCKS

摘要

A construction system comprising: a plurality of core blocks, each core block having: a front face; a rear face; a top face; a bottom face; a left side face; and a right side face, each core block having protrusions and grooves in one of the top and bottom faces for interlocking together an assembly of core blocks in stacked rows with abutting side faces, each core block having a slip molding axis and a substantially uniform cross- sectional profile transverse to the slip molding axis, wherein the front, rear, top and bottom faces define the cross-sectional profile; a plurality of fascia blocks, each fascia block having: a decorative exposed front face; a rear face; a top face; a bottom face; a left side face; and a right side face; and a plurality of connectors for mounting the fascia blocks to the assembly of core blocks, the connectors comprising: a horizontal ledge protruding from one of: the rear face of the fascia blocks; and the front face of the core blocks; and a horizontal recess in one of: the front face of the core blocks; and the rear face of the fascia.