Patent ID: 8122662

Claim:
A building assembly comprising: an exterior or load bearing panel connected to a non-load bearing panel to form a building assembly substrate; said exterior or load bearing panel comprising a pair of wire mesh members sandwiching a middle member comprising polystyrene, each of said wire mesh members defining two outwardly projecting screed ridges extending a length of said wire mesh members, wherein each of said screed ridges are configured as V-shaped impressions having an apex extending about ½ inch and oriented such that the apexes of each wire mesh member extend away from said middle member; said non-load bearing panel comprising a pair of fiber cement boards sandwiching a core member; an outer layer of cementitious material applied to each of said wire mesh members of said exterior or load bearing panel of said building assembly substrate to a depth extending from said middle member to the apexes of said inner and outer mesh members; and a final finish layer applied to said building assembly substrate after the application of said cementitious layer.