A wall construction formed of solid wood members. The wall construction provides for a heating and cooling system that synergistically works with the inherent insulative properties of solid wood members. The wall construction comprises channels formed in the solid wood members to accommodate conduits for heating and cooling. The conduits are routed through multiple solid wood members of a wall and are positioned to efficiently heat and cool the interior of a building. Other grooves may be formed in the top side of the solid wood members to accommodate conduits for heating, cooling electrical service and communications carriers.

The present invention provides a building block for constructing a passage in a building for passing water pipe line, electric cables, gas pipelines, internet cable, set top box cables, and the like. The building block is having at least one channel extending across a body of the building block. The building block further has a lid for closing and opening the channel. According to the present invention, a plurality of building blocks when arranged in predefined sequence in at least a wall, roof and flooring of the building, pathways, it creates the passage for circulating wiring or pipelines therethrough and the lid can be open for maintenance purpose thereby preventing structural damage to the building. The building block has an advantage of inbuilt channel with removable lid, which reduces the time in cutting and drilling in the wall.

A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger. The method includes additively manufacturing a first body with a first plurality of passages extending through the first body. Additively manufacturing a second body with a second plurality of passages extending through the second body. The method also includes, interlocking the first body with the second body such that the first plurality of passages is aligned with the second plurality of passages and fluidically connected with the second plurality of passages.

A wall construction formed of solid wood members. The wall construction provides for a heating and cooling system that synergistically works with the inherent insulative properties of solid wood members. The wall construction comprises channels formed in the solid wood members to accommodate conduits for heating and cooling. The conduits are routed through multiple solid wood members of a wall and are positioned to efficiently heat and cool the interior of a building. Other grooves may be formed in the top side of the solid wood members to accommodate conduits for heating, cooling electrical service and communications carriers.

The present disclosure provides a building block (100) that is designed to hold utilities, including but not limited to, electricity and plumbing. The building block (100) of the present disclosure can resist compression forces and moment and can connect to other building blocks (100) to form a modular wall system with the ability to distribute the forces in a way that reduces the stresses on each individual block. The building block (100) of the present disclosure may include a body with an upper end (11) and a lower end (10), one or more main compartments (16, 17), and one or more inner pass-through openings (19), wherein the upper end (11) comprises a first upper cut (13), a second upper cut (14), and one or more protrusions (18), and the lower end (10) comprises a first lower cut (12) and one or more slots (110). The present disclosure also provides a building system including more than one multi-purpose building blocks (100) and a base (2).

A unibody structural frame for an interlocking structural block, an interlocking structural block, and a system of interlocking structural blocks useful for the manufacture of structures, columns, and beams.

A masonry block that is particularly well suited for the construction of narrow walls, such as interior building walls, that is adapted to receive conventional utilities and reinforcing supports.

A thermal wall system may include a plurality of blocks configured to interconnect with each other forming a monolithic wall. The plurality of blocks form a series of vertical interior cavities that each extend from a top of the plurality of blocks to a bottom of the plurality of blocks, and tubing vertically extends through the series of vertical interior cavities.

The present invention provides a building block for constructing a passage in a building for passing water pipe line, electric cables, gas pipelines, internet cable, set top box cables, and the like. The building block is having at least one channel extending across a body of the building block. The building block further has a lid for closing and opening the channel. According to the present invention, a plurality of building blocks when arranged in predefined sequence in at least a wall, roof and flooring of the building, pathways, it creates the passage for circulating wiring or pipelines therethrough and the lid can be open for maintenance purpose thereby preventing structural damage to the building. The building block has an advantage of inbuilt channel with removable lid, which reduces the time in cutting and drilling in the wall.

A louver blade for a louver assembly includes a first section, a second section extending from the first section and including a crest of the louver blade, an extension extending from the second section to form a recess between the extension and the second section, and a protrusion extending from the second section toward the extension and configured to facilitate retention of the particles within the recess. The extension is configured guide particles into the recess in an installed configuration of the louver blade with the louver assembly.