Patent ID: 8256179

Claim:
A veneer panel comprising: a multi-layered panel having a foamed layer and a concrete surface layer, wherein the foamed layer comprises a super air entrained concrete, wherein the concrete surface layer forms a front surface of the multi-layered panel that approximates a desired topography of a simulated wall and the air entrained concrete layer forms a back surface of the multi-layered panel which interfaces with a surface the multi-layered panel is mounted on, and wherein the multi-layered panel includes an edge perimeter region that extends between the front surface and the back surface, wherein the edge perimeter region is formed by the concrete surface layer and the one or more slots extend only into the concrete surface layer; and a mounting device that is cast into the multi-layered panel and extends therefrom, wherein the mounting device extends outward from one or more locations along the edge perimeter region.