An exterior wall or roof of a building comprises an inner sheathing member having an exterior facing surface, an outer building material installed adjacent and covering the exterior facing surface of the inner sheathing member, and a spacer secured between the inner sheathing member and the outer building material. The spacer is a continuous length of material formed by at least a first parallel set of ribs extending diagonally relative to a second parallel set of ribs thereby forming an openwork lattice structure. The first set of ribs forms a front face of the material, the second set or additional set of ribs forms a rear face of the material, and the first and second set of ribs are interconnected intermediate of the front and rear faces. Each of the first and second set of ribs extend diagonally relative to horizontal and vertical directions within the wall or roof.

A rigid moisture and air porous building furring strip for building walls and certain roof structures has an elongate outer facer sheet and an elongate inner facer sheet with an outer face. An open cellular core is sealed to and between the facer sheets that is porous to both air and moisture. A soft self-sealing butyl-like adhesive layer is optionally on the outer face of the inner face sheet for attachment of the furring strip to the outside of the build and underneath exterior cladding.

A wall structure having an inner wall, a bracket member, a non-combustible board, and an outer cladding coupled together and retaining insulation between the inner wall and the outer cladding. The non-combustible board is positioned between the bracket member and the outer cladding.

A bracket assembly comprising a bracket member, and a backer. The bracket member comprises a plurality of fibers contained within a resin matrix. The at least one bracket member includes a body wall and at least one end wall oriented one of oblique and perpendicular to the body wall along at a first end thereof. The bracket member defines a bracket member stiffness. The backer is positioned over a portion of at least one of an inner surface and an outer surface of the at least one end wall. The backer comprises a metal member, and the backer defining a backer stiffness. The bracket member stiffness is between two and twenty times greater than the backer stiffness.

A bracket member for use in association with a building wall. The bracket member has a body wall, a first end wall, a second end wall and an intumescent coating. The body wall has a top surface and a bottom surface, as well as an inner end and an outer end. The first end wall extends from the inner end of the body wall, and is one of oblique and perpendicular to the body wall. The second end wall extends from the outer end of the body wall, and is one of oblique and perpendicular to the body wall. The second end wall has an inner surface and an outer surface, with the inner surface facing toward the first end wall, and the outer surface facing in a direction opposite thereto. The intumescent coating overlies the outer surface of the second end wall.

Disclosed is a system of cladding along an existing exterior wall of a building featuring a plurality of Z-shaped components deployed in a parallel spaced apart arrangement, with an insulation panel in between two of the Z-shaped components. The Z-shaped components having a J-wall to enforce a moisture gap between exterior wall paneling and insulation. The Z-shaped components may feature Edge-components when the line of insulation panels needs to be interrupted or when it reaches a corner or edge of a wall. The Z-shaped components and Edge components may contain a group having a plurality of air gaps. Other embodiments of Z-shaped components may contain a plurality of retaining slots that provide anchor points for holding pegs, clips and/or rods, which can then be used to secure insulation panels between adjacent Z-shaped components without unnecessarily breaching exterior sheeting. The use of clips or pegs further speeds the installation process and reduces the cost and efficiency of insulation, while improving the thermal insulation of the final assembly.

A cladding element, for use in a building envelope, comprising a first face, a second face and a plurality of edges. One or more of the plurality of edges includes a mating feature configured to resist moisture passage between cladding elements when the cladding elements are installed on a wall or other structure. The mating features of each cladding element including one or more concave arcuate bevelled edges designed to improve the overall aesthetic appearance of the mating interface between adjacent cladding elements when installed on a wall or other structure.

Methods of installing architectural panels on support structures and architectural panel systems. Architectural panel systems can include support brackets attaching architectural panels to a support structure, first fasteners attaching the support brackets to the architectural panels, and second fasteners attaching the support brackets to the support structure. Methods of installing an architectural panel system can include attaching architectural panels to support brackets with first fasteners, positioning the support brackets on a support structure, and attaching the support brackets to the support structure with second fasteners, for example, that extend through the support brackets. Architectural panels can include interior cutouts that pass sunlight to form aesthetic patterns of sunlight and shade in an occupied space. Support brackets can include opposite sides, four quadrants, through holes, a plate hole or center hole, or a combination thereof.

Some embodiments relate to a moulded cladding panel. The panel may comprise: a hollow plastic body formed by rotational moulding, the body having a length, a width and a depth, a first end, an opposite second end, an upper section, an opposite lower section, a first major face defined by a front wall extending from the first end to the second end and from the upper section to the lower section, and a second major face defined by a back wall opposite the first major face, the second major face extending from the first end to the second end and from the upper section to the lower section. The upper section defines a plurality of first mounting formations to facilitate mounting of the panel to a structure to be clad. The lower section defines a plurality of second mounting formations to facilitate mounting the panel to the structure.

A wall structure having an inner wall, a bracket member, a non-combustible board, and an outer cladding coupled together and retaining insulation between the inner wall and the outer cladding. The non-combustible board is positioned between the bracket member and the outer cladding.