The present invention relates to the reuse of otherwise discarded plastic to be used as building material and is resistant to extreme weather conditions. A building block comprises a multiple sided hollow box, wherein the sides of the box are tapered, with at least one keyway respectively slotted on at least two faces of the hollow box and an interlocking key which has a corresponding shape with the keyway to tightly interlock in the keyway.

An L-shaped shear wall module including an L-shaped outer pattern plate, an L-shaped inner pattern plate, and connectors connected between the L-shaped outer pattern plate and the L-shaped inner pattern plate. The L-shaped outer pattern plate 100 and the L-shaped inner pattern plate 200 are arranged in parallel to each other. The L-shaped inner pattern plate includes a first inner pattern plate and a second inner pattern plate which are perpendicular to each other. A corner transition block is disposed at a corner of the L-shaped inner pattern plate. The corner transition block has a protruding surface protruding towards the L-shaped outer pattern plate. The protruding surface of the corner transition block and the inner surface of the L-shaped outer pattern plate jointly enclose a concreting cavity at the corners for concreting reinforced concrete. The present application also provides a shear wall and a construction method thereof.

An insulation product may include an insulation material. The insulation material may include at least one material selected from the group consisting of nonwoven insulation, aerogel insulation, mineral insulation, and foam insulation. The insulation material may include a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end. The first end may include a protrusion. At least a portion of the protrusion may widen in a direction opposite the second end. The second end may define a cutout that substantially matches a size and shape of the protrusion. The cutout and the protrusion may be aligned with one another along a length of the insulation material.

A modular wall block is adapted for being assembled together with a number of other blocks in stacked courses to form a retaining wall. First and second spaced apart formations are located at a rear of the block body and define therebetween a vertical fastener channel. The vertical fastener channel is adapted for receiving a complementary shaped formation of a rearwardly placed embedment block.

A facing building member, a method of forming a facing building member and a method of forming a cladding panel. The facing building member is usable with other building members in forming a cladding panel. The building member has a front face and a rear side, the rear side being profiled by cutting with a water jet so as to provide at least one mechanical key on the facing building member.

A facing building member, a method of forming a facing building member and a method of forming a cladding panel. The facing building member is usable with other building members in forming a cladding panel. The building member has a front face and a rear side, the rear side being profiled by cutting with a water jet so as to provide at least one mechanical key on the facing building member.

A set of interlocking blocks consists a plurality of first blocks and a plurality of second blocks capable of forming kinematic interlock. Each of the first blocks and second blocks comprise at least one male joint and female joint for mating with its counterpart. The motion of the first blocks and second blocks are constrained by joints. Subsequent first blocks and/or second blocks reinforce and immobilize prior first blocks and/or second blocks. Assembly of an interlock structure consisting the set of interlocking blocks may be performed via translation motions.

A modular wall block is adapted for being assembled together with a number of other blocks in stacked courses to form a retaining wall. First and second spaced apart T-shaped formations are located at a rear of the block body, and define therebetween a T-shaped vertical fastener channel and opposing vertical side grooves. The vertical fastener channel is adapted for receiving a complementary T-shaped formation of a rearwardly placed embedment block. The vertical side grooves are adapted for cooperating with vertical side grooves of adjacent like wall blocks to selectively receive a removable wall insert.

An L-shaped shear wall module including an L-shaped outer pattern plate, an L-shaped inner pattern plate, and connectors connected between the L-shaped outer pattern plate and the L-shaped inner pattern plate. The L-shaped outer pattern plate 100 and the L-shaped inner pattern plate 200 are arranged in parallel to each other. The L-shaped inner pattern plate includes a first inner pattern plate and a second inner pattern plate which are perpendicular to each other. A corner transition block is disposed at a corner of the L-shaped inner pattern plate. The corner transition block has a protruding surface protruding towards the L-shaped outer pattern plate. The protruding surface of the corner transition block and the inner surface of the L-shaped outer pattern plate jointly enclose a concreting cavity at the corners for concreting reinforced concrete. The present application also provides a shear wall and a construction method thereof.

Disclosed is a wall assembly including preformed building blocks and a trellis type support member for maintaining the building blocks in place in the desired orientation. The wall assembly further includes at least one support for holding the trellis upright. The individual blocks are connected to the supporting trellis for added stability. Although not every block in the wall need be connected to the trellis support member in order to achieve the desired added stability, it is preferred to connect each block in the wall to the trellis. Connectors are provided for connecting the blocks to the trellis. Each block preferably is connected to the trellis by at least one connector, most preferably by a pair of connectors. To accommodate relative movement or shifting of the blocks during installation and in situ, the connectors are preferably movably connected to the trellis or the block, or both.