Patent ID: 8316612

Claim:
A method for providing a pre-insulated building component, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of vertical support channels embedded in an insulating material to produce a first panel and a second panel, each panel having a first side, a second side opposing the first side, a third side, and a fourth side opposing the third side, wherein a first subset of the plurality of vertical support channels are configured along the third side without extending to the fourth side and a second subset of the plurality of vertical support channels are configured along the fourth side without extending to the third side, the insulating material separating the first subset from the second subset, the insulating material bonded to the plurality of vertical support channels with a thermosetting adhesive; providing a groove end configured in the first side of each panel, the groove end having a concave recess formed by the insulating material along a length of the first side, and a first vertical channel of the plurality of channels configured to form an edge between the third side and first side; providing a tongue end configured in the second side of each panel, the tongue end having a convex portion formed by the insulating material along a length of the second side, and a second vertical channel of the plurality of channels configured to form an edge between the third side and second side wherein the tongue end of the first panel mates with the groove end of the second panel to form a wall section, and the mated tongue end and groove end forming an enclosed vertical chase between the convex portion and the concave recess, and the first vertical channel further configured to extend along the first side terminating proximate the concave recess, and the second vertical channel configured to extend along the second side terminating proximate the convex portion; and providing a plurality of acoustical protrusions configured on a surface of the insulating material of the third side and fourth side for dampening sound wherein the plurality of acoustical protrusions are configured to inhibit sound travel along a space formed between the surface of at least one of the panels and a finishing material applied to the at least one of the panels, wherein the plurality of acoustical protrusions are formed solely by the insulating material as separate spaced apart parallel protrusions configured to run horizontally on the surface of the third side from one vertical support column to another vertical support column, and the plurality of acoustical protrusions are formed soley by the insulating material as separate spaced apart parallel protrusions configured to run horizontally on the surface of the fourth side from one vertical support column to another vertical support column.