Patent ID: 9670670
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: E04B,E04C,F24D,F24F,F28D,Y02A,Y02B

Claim:
1. A story-defining structure for a building comprising a plurality of elongate monolithic poured concrete building construction modules, each module having a substantially planar main wall and at least one side wall extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis, the at least one side wall having a pipe embedded therewithin during a pouring process, the at least one side wall forming at least part of a respective portion of first and second elements in juxtaposed orientation to form a utilicore defining a channel unbounded along one side for substantially directing air flow longitudinally therethrough, the utilicore having at least one wall that forms part of the channel comprised of a poured high thermal mass material with at least one pipe embedded therein during a pouring process, the at least one pipe for circulating a fluid throughout the at least one wall at a temperature that is different from an ambient temperature of the air flowing through the channel, for effecting heat transfer through the at least one wall between the fluid in the at least one pipe and the air flowing through the channel, each module supported at at least two points by a support structure, each module being oriented such that distal ends of the side walls thereof engage the support structure, the at least one side wall and the main wall thereof defining an elongate arch, the modules being juxtaposed in parallel relation to define at least one elongate utilicore between the arches, wherein the support structure comprises at least one substantially horizontal beam supporting the modules at one of the at least two points, each beam being supported at at least two points by a column.