Patent ID: 8359808

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an insulated form building, the method comprising the following steps: creating at least one passageway in a wall panel, said wall panel having an outer surface, said passageway operable to receive cabling, conduit, ducting, and/or pipes when the polystyrene is removed from said passageway; creating at least one column in said wall panel, said column operable to receive structural fill material when the polystyrene is removed from said column; cutting from said outer surface into said wall panel at least until said cut path breaches said column opening, wherein said cut deviates from a straight line between said outer surface and said column opening to form a lip, said lip having abutting regions, said abutting regions compressing together when said structural fill material is introduced to said column opening; creating at least one support/alignment opening into said wall panel, said support/alignment opening operable to receive a material for supporting wall finish and/or aligning said panels; creating a male end in one end of said wall panel; and creating a female end in another end of said wall panel, said other end being substantially opposite from said male end and wherein said female end is operable to receive the male end of another panel and thereby align the panels.