Patent ID: 6584740
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A frameless building system for use in constructing a building with a wall, a floor, and a ceiling, comprising:a plurality of composite first panels interconnected to form the wall of the building, each of the first panels including front and back side portions positioned opposite each other, joinery portions integral to the front and back side portions forming symmetrical joinery members, an interior area defined by the front and back sections with the integral joinery portions, an insulating core in the interior area, and a shear resistance connector projecting from one of the side portions into the insulating core, wherein adjacent ones of the first panels are joined together at the integral joinery to form a load-bearing integral post structure in the wall; and a plurality of composite second panels interconnected to form one of the floor or ceiling, the second panels having substantially the same construction as the first panels, wherein adjacent ones of the second panels are joined together at the integral joinery to form an integral beam structure in the one of the floor or ceiling, the plurality of the second panels forming the one of the floor or ceiling being connected to the first panels forming the wall to connect the wall to the floor or ceiling.