Patent ID: 8756889

Claim:
A structural insulating core wall of a building comprising: spaced apart flanged vertical metal support channels with holes extending therethrough, and; spacer blocks positioned between and at least spanning the distance between flanged metal horizontal bracing channels, the horizontal bracing channels aligned with and extending through the vertical metal support channel holes, the blocks comprising: a block depth dimension being substantially greater than the distance between the vertical metal support channel flanges, a vertically oriented groove and a corresponding transverse mating tongue fully extending along a transverse length of facing, opposed side block surfaces, the groove and tongue surfaces contacting and encompassing the two vertical metal support channel flanges, a trough and corresponding horizontal tongue fitting together and aligned with holes in the support channels, the horizontal bracing channels secured between the trough and corresponding horizontal tongue; a base angle groove running perpendicular to the tongue and groove, the base angle groove located in a bottom face of a bottom block and positioned from a front or a back block surface a dimension equal to a foam thickness from the front or the back of the block to the channel flange; and, a base plate having flanges inserted in a base angle grooves of the blocks; wherein the base plate flanges are secured to the channel flanges and secured to a building floor adjacent the structural insulating core wall.