Patent ID: 8607531

Claim:
A fiber-reinforced polymeric load-bearing building panel assembly, said building panel assembly comprising: (a) a building panel, having a top, a bottom, a height between the top and the bottom, and a length, said building panel comprising (i) an outer fiber-reinforced polymeric layer, (ii) an inner fiber-reinforced polymeric layer, opposing said outer layer and spaced from said outer layer, (iii) a plurality of load-bearing studs spaced from each other along the length of said building panel and extending along the height of said building panel and extending away from said inner layer and away from said outer layer, and (iv) a plurality of channels between said studs, a given such channel having a first closed side at the inner layer, first and second closed ends at adjacent ones of said studs, and a second open side, opposite the first closed side, opening away from said inner layer and away from said outer layer, such that such channel can be accessed through the second open side, and (b) an upper attachment bracket at the top of said building panel, secured to said building panel between adjacent ones of said studs, and having a first bracket panel aligned with the top of said building panel, whereby, with said building panel placed in an upright orientation, supported by a footing, an overlying floor and/or wall structure can be positioned over said building panel, and a respective one of the channels can be accessed through the second open side of such channel for driving mechanical fasteners through the first bracket panel and into the overlying floor and/or wall structure and thereby securing the overlying floor and/or wall structure to the underlying building panel assembly.