Patent ID: 6578331
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A residential house, comprising, in combination:a) a base; b) a roof; c) at least four corners; d) wall panels enclosing the house and being disposed between the base and the roof, with each of the wall panels comprising, in combination: i) first and second faces, with the distance between the first face and the second face defining a thickness of the wall panel; ii) upper and lower edges, with the upper and lower edges defining a height, with the height being at least as great as an average adult male; iii) first and second end edges, with the first and second end edges defining a length, with the length being equal to or greater than the height; iv) wherein said wall panel includes a vertical load strength between the upper and lower edges, with the vertical load strength being sufficient to transmit live loads between the roof and the base, with the live loads being transmittable at generally any portion along the upper and lower edges; v) wherein said wall panel is integral and one piece; vi) wherein said wall panel consists essentially of one material, with the one material comprising organic material, with the one material at said thickness having a water vapor permeance value of between about 0.05 perms and 2.0 perms, wherein the one material is oriented strand board; and vii) wherein said wall panel is capable of receiving and holding a pin connector at any location between the upper and lower edges and end edges where said one material is present, wherein the pin connector is selected from the group of pin connectors consisting of nail pin connectors, staple pin connectors and screw pin connectors used in residential home construction; e) floorboards and roof sheathing, with the floorboards and roof sheathing comprising oriented strand board such that a living area in the house is enveloped by oriented strand board, thereby providing a structural and first thermal bubble for the house; and f) a plastic water vapor barrier engaged adjacent to said wall panels, roof and base, thereby providing a plastic and second thermal bubble for the house.