Insulation panels for wall construction and roofing installation are characterized by inlaid battens in outer faces thereof by which multiple layers of insulation can be installed without thermal bridging. Second and any subsequent layers are each fastened only to the battens of the immediately underlying layer, without fully penetrating therethrough to the roof deck, building wrap or other substrate. Laminated facers of perforated character allow migration of moisture to and from a foam core of the panel, while internal channels and internal slots beneath the facer enable drainage/drying of excess moisture without material degradation of the inlaid battens. Additional drainage space within each layer is provided at inter-panel connections, where tongue and groove connections are configured to leave such drainage space open between the tongue and groove.

The panel includes a water resistant barrier layer secured atop its outward facing surface. The water resistant barrier layer includes a skid resistant surface. The panels are made of lignocellulosic material. The water resistant and skid resistant surface may include indicia for aligning strips of tape or for aligning fasteners. A method for manufacturing the water resistant building panels is also disclosed and includes the steps of feeding paper onto a forming belt, depositing lignocellulosic material and the binding agent onto the forming belt so as to form a lignocellulosic mat, applying heat and pressure so as to impart the skid resistant surface on the paper, and cutting panels to predetermined sizes.

An approved dynamic construction is used for effectively thermally insulating and sealing of a safing slot between a floor of a building and an exterior wall construction, wherein the exterior wall construction includes a curtain wall configuration defined by an interior wall glass surface including one or more aluminum framing members, wherein the vision glass extends to the finished floor level below. The dynamic, thermally insulating and sealing system includes a first element for receiving the insulating elements and positioned in the zero spandrel area of a glass curtain wall construction including only vision glass to maintain thermally insulating and sealing of the safing slot during exposure to fire and heat as well as movement in order to maintain a complete seal extending across the safing slot.

A Z-shaped attachment element for use in building construction is disclosed. The Z-shaped attachment element is made from a single piece of sheet metal that is first cut and then bent to form the Z-shaped cross-sectional profile. The Z-shaped attachment element comprises: an elongated upper flange; an elongated lower flange, wherein the upper and lower flanges are spaced apart and substantially parallel to each other; an elongated middle web section between, and connected to, the upper and lower flanges along respective upper and lower lengthwise bends (wherein the middle web section is diagonal in relation to the position of the upper and lower flanges, thereby defining a generally Z-shaped cross-sectional profile); and a plurality of notches formed along the lower lengthwise bend and into the lower flange and the adjoining middle web section, but not into the upper bend or the upper flange, of the Z-shaped sheet metal attachment element.

A Z-shaped attachment element for use in building construction is disclosed. The Z-shaped attachment element is made from a single piece of sheet metal that is first cut and then bent to form the Z-shaped cross-sectional profile. The Z-shaped attachment element comprises: an elongated upper flange; an elongated lower flange, wherein the upper and lower flanges are spaced apart and substantially parallel to each other; an elongated middle web section between, and connected to, the upper and lower flanges along respective upper and lower lengthwise bends (wherein the middle web section is diagonal in relation to the position of the upper and lower flanges, thereby defining a generally Z-shaped cross-sectional profile); and a plurality of notches formed along the lower lengthwise bend and into the lower flange and the adjoining middle web section, but not into the upper bend or the upper flange, of the Z-shaped sheet metal attachment element.

A method for preparing an insulating product based on wool includes an aeration step inside a device, the device including a chamber and at least one structure capable of generating a turbulent gaseous flow, during the aeration step. A stream of carrier gas is introduced into the chamber and a wool in the form of nodules or flakes is subjected to the turbulent flow of this carrier gas with entrainment in one sense in a direction A and in the opposite sense in a direction B that is the opposite to the direction A so that within the chamber there is at least in one plane perpendicular to the direction A in which the wool entrained in the direction A crosses the wool entrained in the direction B.

A structure system that enables heat, sound and moisture insulation without having a thermal bridge and has its own load-bearing elements, and a production method is disclosed. The structure system has at least one main load-bearing system, and at least one filling material that partially or completely surrounds the main load-bearing system and has an insulating feature. The production method of the structure system has the steps of placing the main loadbearing system in at least one mould in a way that there is a space between the main load-bearing system and the surfaces of the mould, wherein the filling material does not adhere to the mould and the mould limits the filling material so as to shape it, filling and drying the filling material in the space so as to partially or completely surround the main load-bearing system, and removing the mould after the drying process is completed.

A light steel framing plenum includes a horizontal plenum member, a vertical plenum member and plurality of screws. The horizontal plenum member includes a pair of horizontal plenum flanges and horizontal plenum web. The horizontal plenum flanges have dimpled screw holes formed therein. The vertical plenum member is attached to the horizontal plenum member. The vertical plenum member has a pair of vertical plenum flanges and a vertical plenum web therebetween. Each vertical plenum flange has a step formed therein for receiving the horizontal flange from the attached horizontal plenum member. A plurality of screws are provided to attach the horizontal plenum member to the vertical plenum member. The lights steel framing plenum provides a generally flat surface for attachment thereto.

A light steel framing plenum includes a horizontal plenum member, a vertical plenum member and plurality of screws. The horizontal plenum member includes a pair of horizontal plenum flanges and horizontal plenum web. The horizontal plenum flanges have dimpled screw holes formed therein. The vertical plenum member is attached to the horizontal plenum member. The vertical plenum member has a pair of vertical plenum flanges and a vertical plenum web therebetween. Each vertical plenum flange has a step formed therein for receiving the horizontal flange from the attached horizontal plenum member. A plurality of screws are provided to attach the horizontal plenum member to the vertical plenum member. The lights steel framing plenum provides a generally flat surface for attachment thereto.

The present disclosure relates to an aqueous coating composition for forming a thermal insulation coating for walls and a reflective thermal insulation coating system for walls containing the thermal insulation coating. In particular, the aqueous coating composition comprises, based on the total weight of the aqueous coating composition, at least 65 wt % of an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles; at least 5 wt % of expanded organic polymer micro-beads; at least 10 wt % water; and 0 to 15 wt % of additional additives, comprising thickeners, dispersants, wetting agents, defoamers, pH adjustors, film-forming aids, hydrophobic agents, coupling agents, bactericides, and antifungal agents or any combination thereof.