Patent ID: 7784223

Claim:
A method for constructing a building capable of resisting 300 mph winds, comprising the steps of: selecting the thickness of autoclaved cellular concrete panels to form the exterior walls, floor and roof of the building and the size and number of reinforcing bars within the panels, each panel having an interior surface and each panel being initially unconnected to the other panels; selecting the sizes and strength of angle iron or bent steel plate to bolt the panels together; selecting the size and strength of strap bracing to bolt the panels together; selecting the diameter and strength of bolts to bolt the panels together to form the building using the angle iron or bent steel plate and strap bracing; and bolting the panels together with the angle iron or bent steel plate, strap bracing and bolts to form the building, the bolts passing through the entire thickness of the panels through bolt holes in the panels and the angle iron or bent steel contacting only the interior surfaces of the panels, the strap bracing secured between non-adjacent panels so that the strap bracing spans at least one panel therebetween, none of the angle iron or bent steel plate or strap bracing being imbedded in the panels, the bolt holes being the only penetration of the panels to secure the angle iron or bent steel and strap bracing to the panels, adjacent panels being glued to each other by a high strength adhesive, the panels carrying the entire load on the building with the building having no other framing and capable of resisting 300 mph winds.