A soil stabilization system for a structure can include a stem wall and floor slab disposed within a perimeter of the stem wall. An aggregate base course (ABC) layer can be disposed within a perimeter of the stem wall and below the floor slab. A ventilation opening can extend to the ABC layer, and an air exhaust system can extend between the ABC layer and an exterior of the structure. A method of soil stabilization for a structure can include measuring a moisture content of an expansive soil below a structure, drawing dry air through the ABC layer and over a surface of an expansive soil. Moisture can be removed from the expansive soil into the dry air by evaporation to create moist air, and moist air can be evacuated at an exterior of the structure.

A support footer system including a set of pre-cast concrete footers to provide additional support for a structure such as a home, garage, or other buildings and increase structural integrity. The pre-cast concrete footers are inserted and installed into a ground surface forming a defined base perimeter. A footer-unit is installed on top of the at least one pre-cast footers forming a support base for a structure to be built thereon.

A system for a basement concrete form and drainage are disclosed. The system may include a lineal that is a horizontal concrete form for a footer for a wall and a basement floor. The lineal may include a rectilinear tubular structure having a cavity, an outer wall, and drain perforations in the outer wall to permit fluid transmission from the cavity to an exterior of the lineal. In addition, a retainer may be mounted to a stake for the basement concrete form when the stake is embedded in a formation underlying the lineal. The retainer may be selectively vertically positioned along the stake to adjust a height of the lineal relative to the underlying formation.

Described is moisture-controlling insulation apparatus that allows water and moisture to move from the space between an interior and exterior wall of a building to a drainage system. The water moves along a series of interconnecting channels in the apparatus. The channels are configured such that water will not settle in the channels before reaching the drainage system.

A negative-side waterproof shell (W-shell) is retrofitted onto a below ground preexisting building subject to water intrusion. The W-shell includes a high density polyethylene (HDPE) membrane adhered to the building's sidewalls and floor. The HDPE membrane has a metal core (usually aluminum). The W-shell includes a concrete shell formed on an inboard side of the HDPE membrane. Typically, the W-shell's concrete typically includes rebar and supplemental vertical columns which are thicker than the W-shell. The HDPE membrane has overlapped seams at the vertical to horizontal transition regions. The core may be non-continuous, in strips, or may be ferrous or non-ferrous metals, alloys or aluminum alloys. The W-shell covers the building's interior concrete-formed structures. To seal high tide salt water intrusion, the W-shell extends above the high tide water line. Also, drain piping, leading to a sump, may be laid between the membrane and the floor.

An architectural foundation assembly comprising a horizontal slab including a top surface, a bottom surface, and an outside surface; a vertical slab in contact with the horizontal slab, the vertical slab including a top surface, an outside surface, and an inside surface, the top surface defining a shelf having a horizontal surface and a vertical surface; and at least one structural element attached to the shelf and in contact with the top surface of the vertical slab, the at least one structural element including a top surface which is flush with the top surface of the horizontal slab, the at least one structural element not in contact with the vertical surface of the shelf, thereby creating a thermal air gap between the at least one structural element and the vertical surface of the shelf.

Structural insulated wall and roof sheathing systems for use in building construction designed to provide a structural building envelope that is moisture permeable but protects from bulk water, excess air, and thermal transfer.

A housing system comprises a plurality of intermodal shipping containers. Each of the plurality of intermodal shipping containers has a bottom, a plurality of sidewalls and a top. The plurality of intermodal shipping containers has aggregately contained inside them: a plurality of floor-forming panels connectable to form a floor that can be secured to the tops of the plurality of intermodal shipping containers; a plurality of wall-forming panels connectable to form an exterior wall around the floor and that can be secured to the floor when the floor-forming panels are secured to the tops of the plurality of intermodal shipping container; and a plurality of roof-forming panels connectable to the wall to form a roof. The system preferably includes steps sized to extend from the bottom of at least one of the plurality of intermodal shipping containers to the floor when the floor-forming panels are secured to the tops of the plurality of intermodal shipping containers.

A framed wall insulation backing apparatus has a substantially planar backing panel. At least one attachment leg is extending from the backing panel, wherein the at least one attachment leg is positioned in a substantially perpendicular direction from a plane of the backing panel. At least one insulation-retention device formed on the backing panel, wherein the at least one insulation-retention device is positionable to extend away from a planar face of the backing panel. The apparatus may be used with a framed wall, positioned a spaced distance from a concrete wall, to maintain a spaced distance between insulation batts of the framed wall and the concrete wall.

A foundation waterproofing assembly for cracked foundations includes a panel that is flexible and water resistant. A plurality of slats is coupled to and extends substantially perpendicularly from the panel. The slats are positioned in parallel on the panel and extend from a top to a bottom of the panel. The panel is configured to bend into a curved configuration such that the panel is insertable into a recess adjoining at least one crack in a foundation. The panel is configured to direct water entering the recess from the at least one crack to a point below a floor abutting the foundation, such that water is prevented from penetrating to the interior of the structure.