Patent ID: 8250820

Claim:
A building facade comprising: an exterior envelope comprising facade elements; a rain barrier; profiled elements fixed vertically to floor edges, wherein each profiled element includes a flat rear surface; a thermal insulation system comprising a first insulating element in front of the floor edges and an interior insulation system including a second insulating element that is vertically disposed between floors and inwardly of the floor edges; a vapor barrier; and an interior lining, wherein the first insulating element is substantially continuous across the surface of the facade, essentially free of air pockets, wherein two adjacent breadths of the first insulating element are separated by a flat side surface of the profiled elements projecting outwardly of the floor edges, wherein each flat rear surface is attached to at least one floor edge and in contact with or attached to the interior insulation system, wherein the exterior envelope, the rain barrier, the profiled elements and the first insulating element, the second insulating element, the vapor barrier, and the internal lining are arranged in succession.