摘要 |
Tough, water-proof building systems, and methods of making system elements, and constructing buildings, without structural use of concrete except in floor slabs. Such building systems and methods provide wall, ceiling, and floor structural panels and corresponding walls, ceilings, and floors, and appurtenances, as well as accessories which make such structures versatile. The system elements can have vertical and horizontal strengths sufficient to be used in place of concrete, as engineered solutions, both above grade and below grade, including in severe weather. Structural building panels have inner and outer layers, and structurally reinforcing members, optionally including structural studs, extending the full heights of the panels, at spaced locations along the panel lengths. Spaces between reinforcing members are optionally filled with thermally-insulating foam. Optional reinforcing studs are attached to, or overlaid by, the inner layer, and extend inwardly into the building from the nominal inner surface of the building/wall panel. |