Patent ID: 7421828

Claim:
A method of constructing a factory prefabricated and finished load bearing wall panel for use in a single family or single story or multi-level and multi-unit building, comprising the steps of: a) first placing two parallel panels of rigid insulating material vertically between metal studs, leaving a central void between the panels of insulating material which are notched to accept piping, wiring, and associated devices; b) next positioning two sheets of metal lathe horizontally on edge, to pass over and perpendicular to said metal studs and fastening said sheets of metal lathe to the flanges of said metal studs; c) then inserting all piping, wiring, and associated devices that will go into the wall panel in the notched rigid insulating material and central void; d) then applying a plaster or stucco like material or similar material to said metal lathe; e) then factory finishing both sides of the wall panel; f) the transporting to a construction site, assembling, and erecting the wall panel along with one or more similarly constructed wall panels to form the desired building structure; g) then placing steel reinforcement in said central void at a construction site; and h) then finishing the single story or multi-level and multi-unit building by filling said central void of the wall panels with concrete at a construction site.