Patent ID: 9297158
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: E04B,E04H

Claim Text:
1. A method of modularly constructing a multi-story building in a cost-efficient manner, the method comprising: positioning a plurality of shearwalls and a plurality of structural columns along each floor of the building, wherein each floor comprises a first central axis along a length of each floor, and a second central axis along a width of each floor, wherein the second central axis is perpendicular to the first central axis, wherein the shearwalls and the columns from adjacent floors of the building are generally aligned with each other; wherein the first and second central axes divide each floor into four floor quadrants, wherein each floor quadrant comprises at least two shearwalls, wherein the at least two shearwalls located within each floor quadrant are oriented perpendicular to one another, and wherein the at least two shearwalls in each quadrant are separate and distinct from shearwalls in adjacent quadrants; wherein the shearwalls are configured to accommodate both vertical and lateral loads, and wherein the columns are configured to accommodate primarily vertical loads; wherein all shearwalls and all columns included on a floor are located away from an outer periphery of each floor by a minimum setback so as to permit the building to receive at least one element or feature along an exterior of the building without interference from the shearwalls or the columns; and wherein a layout of the shearwalls and the structural columns is generally symmetrical both along the first central axis and the second central axis of each floor.