Abstract: A modular house is constructed with Engineered Structural Modular Units (EMSU's) made from Stucturally Engineered Oriented Strand Boards (SEOSB's). Unitized structures are formed from modular units comprising two SEOSB panels with internal webbing for floor, wall, ceiling and roof modules; and adapter units such as corner adapter units, U-channel adapters, alignment connectors, trim adapters, and roof support adapters. Window and door openings can be cut on-site during construction. Any insulation meeting local building code requirements can be installed on-site. Standard electrical, plumbing, and mechanical products and procedures can be used as required by local building codes. All roofing and exterior wall coverings that meet local building codes can be used as required by architectural design.

Abstract: A wall-unit structural system has wall units (1) with insulating structural material (2) intermediate an exterior panel (3) for fixation of outside covering and an interior panel (4) for attachment of inside wall surfacing (5). Attachment ridges (6) are spaced apart on the interior panel to provide channels or vacancies between the attachment ridges for positioning of plumbing, electrical and other lines. Tie-down members (8) such as rebar are attached vertically to the wall units for securing the wall units to the footing (21) and for securing elevated tie-down structure (20) such as roofing and/or higher sections of wall units to secured wall units in accordance with applicable building regulations and design preferences. Bottoms (12) of the wall units have attachment members (15) for attachment to base elements such as floors (14), concrete pads, footers, metallic frame bases, wooden frame bases and other structural bases.

Abstract: A transportable form structure for use in making a building. In accordance with the invention modular interlocking form blocks are stacked on a base frame and then secured so that the blocks do not become dislodged when encountering stresses during transport. Preferably the blocks are securing by applying a vertically directed compression force to the walls of the structure about the periphery thereof. When the form structure is completed, it is both strong and light weight. It can be lifted onto a vehicle and transported to a location of installation. At an installation location, the form structure is secured to a foundation, and filled with a filler material such as concrete.

Abstract: A perimeter-wall foundation is created by attaching galvanized-steel corrugated panels to an in-place structure. The freely hanging bottom edges of the panels, which have continuous deformation specific to the enhancement of bearing and anchorage within concrete, are cast in-situ with footing concrete, so becoming a cast-in-place perimeter-wall foundation, capable of residential-scale bearing and shear loadings. The panels can have screened ventilation built into the top, utilizing corrugation flute apertures, or they can be thermally optimized for cold climates.

Abstract: A method for anchoring a specialized structural member having an internal cavity to a foundation to resist uplift forces imposed on the structural member. Structural members having interior cavities with external openings are anchored to foundations by way of an anchor member embedded in the foundation and received and enveloped by the internal cavity. The anchor member is connected to the structural member by a plurality of fasteners. The anchor member is formed to provide multiple point-to-point contact with the structural member.

Abstract: In a building construction individual concrete panels are formed utilizing a horizontal casting platform to tailor the panels to meet structural and aesthetic requirements with each panel having abutting joints that interlock. The method of installing the panels to erect the building is to prepare the strata including a final layer of mixed sand and stone, wetting the surface, erecting the panels in position and temporarily bracing them and vibrating the strata, attaching the adjacent panels and removing the bracing. The panels are individually molded with a interlocking base on a planar horizontal table including the form edges that are oriented to define the configuration of the panels.

Abstract: A foundation system comprises a prefabricated set of concrete forms for a manufactured building that is already on-site and in-place. The concrete form set includes standard-length sections that bolt together immediately below the rim of the manufactured building. The inside sidewall of each concrete form is tilted back toward the outside perimeter and the outside sidewall is set vertical within both end frames and any intermediate frames. Anchor rings are provided at the ground level of each frame to accommodate four foot lengths of rebar that are driven through the rings into the ground to spike the concrete form to the ground. Jigs are used to suspend anchor bolts in the open tops of the forms between the two sidewalls. Once the concrete pour has been made and allowed to set, the concrete forms are unbolted and the ground spikes withdrawn. The tilt in the inside sidewall allows the concrete forms to be easily popped off.

Abstract: A method and apparatus simplify the construction of a concrete panel to include openings through which rebar and concrete slurry extend in order to anchor the panel in a trench at a construction site to form a wall. The method and apparatus of the invention also reduce the likelihood that the panel will settle and damage the panel.

Abstract: A reconstituted wood block modular building system utilized to build at least a wall that includes a concrete slap, a plurality of anchor bolts, a plurality of vertically-oriented steel rods, a plurality of threaded sleeves, a plurality of reconstituted wood blocks, a plurality of elongated, slender, and rectangular-parallelepiped-shaped horizontal alignment keys, a plurality of elongated, slender, and rectangular-parallelepiped-shaped vertical alignment keys, and an adhesive. The plurality of reconstituted wood blocks are positioned horizontally side by side and are stacked vertically without being staggered.

Abstract: A method for constricting a wall of a building includes the steps of providing a footing form to outline a horizontal dimension for the wall; pouring wall form ring material between opposing sides of the footing form and allowing the poured wall forming material to set to provide a wall base; attaching a first wall form of predetermined height to a side of the footing form to define a vertical dimension of the wall to be built; attaching a wall component structure to an inside surface of the first wall form at a desired location for the wall component on the wall; attaching a second wall form to an opposite side of the footing form a predetermined distance apart from the first wall form according to a desired width of the wall; pouring wall forming material between the first and second wall forms to form the wall, the wall forming material being poured around the wall component structure; and, allowing the wall forming material to set between the wall forms and around the wall component structure.

Abstract: A house may be assembled from a plurality of vertically-cast wall sections and produce an aesthetically pleasing, highly desirable home at reduced cost.

Abstract: An underground construction has: a circumference wall forming therein a cone shaped space; plural support members located at the circumference of the cone shaped space at vertically the same height; floor construction bodies each having plural bed beams and a floor portion, the ends of the bed beams being supported by the support members, and the floor portions being disposed in the middle of the cone shaped space at a fixed interval from the circumference wall.No pillars for supporting the floors are needed, thereby leaving a maximum clear space on the floors for use.

Abstract: A framed enclosure includes a roof unit and a wall unit attachable to both the roof unit and to a foundation. The roof unit may be attachable to a host structure via a gutter unit. The heads of fasteners connecting the wall unit to the foundation, the wall unit to adjacent wall units, the wall unit to the roof unit, the roof unit to adjacent roof units, and the roof unit to the gutter unit, are covered to prevent corrosion of the respective fasteners and improve the appearance of the enclosure. The connection between the roof unit and gutter unit is configured to prevent leakage of rainwater. A head member between the wall unit and the roof unit includes an upper portion defining a bridge between the head members of adjacent wall units.

Abstract: A building system and apparatus for forming a wall on a footing. U-shaped channels and H-shaped or T-shaped members coupled at their sides by rigid links hold foam panels in a desired spaced relationship. Vertically oriented panels aligned and connected by T-shaped members or horizontally oriented panels stacked with and connected by H-shaped members are inserted into the U-shaped channels to form a structure of the desired length. Concrete is poured between the panels and members where it hardens to form a structural wall. The planar surfaces of the U-shaped, H-shaped and T-shaped members enable the members to be extruded, thereby substantially reducing member production costs. Furthermore, widely available conventional foam panels can be used, reducing panel production costs.

Abstract: A lightweight, prefabricated building structure is assembled from panels having positive attachment means for attaching each of the panels to a suitable foundation. Each of the panels has friction lock means for interlocking one to another. Roof panels are provided which are joinable to the edge on the upper surface of the panels by the same type of friction lock means. Panels consisting of polyurethane can be easily shipped to a building site and erected with a minimum of cost and manual labor.

Abstract: A one piece foundation-to-frame member connection for retrofit attachment of a wood building frame member such as a sill plate to a foundation. The connection is particularly useful where the mudsill plate was not initially anchored to the foundation by threaded anchor bolts or other metal connectors or the original anchoring installation was insufficient to give the necessary anchorage to resist uplift of the frame from the foundation by earthquake, high winds, floods or tidal activity. A uniquely S-shaped configured connector having roughly the shape of the front panel of a horse drawn sleigh is preferably attached to the sill plate by lag screws and to the foundation with threaded bolts inserted into epoxy filled drilled holes. All attachments are from the inside of the foundation at a generally horizontal or at a slight angle where the inside face of the foundation is slanted.

Abstract: A box culvert formed from a plurality of corrugated sections. Reinforcing ribs are secured to the outside surface of the culvert. A universal receiving channel is provided for each lower edge of the culvert and may be used to secure lower edge portions extending at different angles relative to horizontal. A rib configuration is disclosed which results in manufacturing and material savings.

Abstract: A low cost building is made of modular parts in the absence of special tools. Light-in-weight wall blocks having a facade of conventional appearance include a thick, insulating mixture of a cementitious material, polystyrene, and organic fiber aggregates capable of retaining water. The blocks have interlocking top and bottom surfaces so that they are easily stacked to form walls. A floor is built by spanning foundation beams with floor trusses that have a key along their respective tops and by sliding modular floor panels between contiguous floor trusses, each floor panel having opposite edges that slidingly engage the keys of the floor trusses. A roof is made in a similar manner by sliding modular roof panels between contiguous roof trusses. Tensioning rods are extended from a top surface of the walls to the building foundation to compress the walls.

Abstract: An adjustable foundation-to-frame member connection including a foundation, a frame member and an adjustable foundation plate connector attached to the foundation and frame member by a frame fastener member and foundation fastener member. The adjustable foundation-to-frame member connection being easily formed and adaptable to a wide variety of installation dimensions, including those where the frame member overhangs the side face of the foundation and is not in alignment with the side face of the foundation. The foundation plate connector includes a foundation attachment member, having foundation attachment openings, guide members, and an elongated openings, releasably connected to a frame attachment member, having frame member attachment openings and a staircase openings, by a held-holding fastener and a holding member attached thereto.

Abstract: A system and apparatus for forming a wall on a footing. U-shaped and H-shaped channels coupled at their sides by rigid links hold foam panels in a desired spaced relationship. The channels and panels are stacked to a desired height, and concrete is poured between the channels and panels where it hardens to form a structural wall. The planar surfaces of the U-shaped and H-shaped channels enable the channels to be extruded, thereby substantially reducing channel production costs. Furthermore, widely available conventional foam panels are used, reducing panel production costs.

Abstract: A series of metal connectors each have parallel anchor rods welded to the shorter flange of a right angle section, a cavity defining member attached to the wider flange, and right angle mounting brackets welded to opposite ends of the angle section. The connectors are attached to the base form for tilt-up concrete wall panels and become embedded in the wall panels. After each cured wall panel is erected and seated on a concrete foundation, a hole is drilled on an incline into the foundation through the cavity and a hole within the wider flange of each angle section. A threaded anchor rod is inserted into the hole and secured to the foundation by adhesive, and a nut is threaded onto each rod within the tubular member for securing each wall panel to the foundation.

Abstract: A housing for telecommunication equipment is provided having a supporting base including a concrete floor poured in place and supported above the surface of a concrete pad or in ground excavation on a supporting framework formed of expanded metal, preferably steel. A layer of metal foil, insulation or other sheet material in interposed on the expanded metal to form a fluid tight surface for pouring thereon of the liquid concrete mixture.

Abstract: A pre-cast reinforced concrete structural beam comprises an upstanding web (136) and at least an inwardly directed flange (138) at the base of the web, the face of the web which is innermost in use and/or the upper face of the flange having surface irregularities (236,140) formed therein into which a cast in situ floor slab can penetrate to form a mechanical lock with the beam.

Abstract: A building panel system which has a panel to panel connection utilizing opposing male and female joints formed integrally with the external and internal side of structural composite panels. Also, reinforcing splines (32) embedded in the foam between the panel skins. A panel to floor connection utilizes a Z-shaped section (42) with an anchor member (44) embedded into a concrete floor slab or foundation wall. A panel to roof connection uses an angle member (52), trough (56) and shelf (60) joined together with threaded fasteners (38). A panel to roof rail structural connection utilizes the same troughs (56) and inside and outside roof connectors (70) and (72). Thermobreak strips (54) are employed to prevent thermal feedthrough and caulking (40) is used as a vapor barrier in all connections.

Abstract: A building structure including a metal wall framing section extending upwardly from a margin of a poured concrete slab having a footing, the framing section comprising sheet metal stud members extending between sheet metal top and bottom tracks, the bottom track being of L-shape in transverse section and constituting a form for the pouring of the margin of the slab and the footing, the stud members having holes adjacent their lower ends receiving a reinforcing bar for the foundation structure; the disclosure including the framing section per se, and a method of erecting a building utilizing the framing section.

Abstract: A foundation, a footing of a foundation, and a method of constructing a foundation for a light gauge steel building structure wherein the footing has a vertical post portion with a foot portion secured to its lower end and a connecting portion extending form its upper end. The connecting portion is in the form of a pair of spaced light gauge steel strips extending on opposite sides of a foundation sill plate and having a sufficient vertical extent to allow securement of the strips to the foundation sill plate member at variations in the relative vertical disposition of the footing and a horizontally leveled foundation sill plate member. This variation is also accommodated by using self-tapping, self-threading screws that are secured through the connecting portion strips at locations determined after setting of the footings in relation to the relative positioning of the footings and the foundation sill plate members.

Abstract: A thermoplastic sidewall forms one surface of a concrete form. The sidewall incorporates a drainage tile as an integral unit. Two of the sidewalls combined can provide a form for a concrete footer to be poured and remain as a permanent part of the structure.

Abstract: A building having interior and exterior walls, the building comprising supporting members, a continuous vapor barrier and a continuous air barrier, the continuous air barrier being formed by the continuous vapor barrier with supplementary air permeable membrane portions positioned with the building when formed, the supplementary membrane portions extending between the interior and exterior walls extending between abutting supporting members disposed proximate the floor, foundation wall, and preferably the ceiling of the building when completed, the supplementary membrane portion continuously extending from under the cladding of the exterior wall to under the vapor barrier of the interior wall between the abutting supporting members, and thereby with the continuous vapor barrier providing a continuous air barrier for the building.

Abstract: A building (1) or other walled structure has a foundation (6) formed of concrete or the like, a substantially rigid load bearing space frame (2) comprising a plurality of beams (4) and columns (3) secured to the foundation, and lightweight wall panels (5) extending between the columns. The lower edges of the wall panels are located and supported by elongate inserts (12) e.g. angle irons, in channels (11) formed in the foundation, and the upper edges are engaged in downwardly facing channels formed in the beams. In upper stories, the lower edges of wall panels are engaged in upwardly facing channels also formed in the beams.

Abstract: A multi-storey wood frame construction system of the beam and column configuration uses engineered wood products. Standard prefabricated column components permit beam and column construction system which heretofore has usually only been possible with steel when used in multi-storey buildings. The system comprises a plurality of prefabricated column components, all having the seine height for one storey of construction, the components spaced apart and supporting laminated beams, each component having at least two laminated vertical column members extending from top to bottom of the component, the vertical column members spaced apart and joined at the top and at the bottom of the component by laminated horizontal members.

Abstract: A building (1) where steel plates (2, 8, 9) are used partly as heat transporting elements to and from the constant heat area of the earth which is at a constant temperature and partly as load-bearing elements. The steel plates (2, 8, 9) maintain a significantly higher surface temperature than the outer walls of a conventional building in the winter, and they are insulated (5) on the inner side to below ground level with a high insulation value, thereby making it possible to maintain stay temperature in the interior of the building because of the free heat from the interior of the building and activities of a few individuals as well as from incident sunlight and heat from domestic appliances, light, radio, etc. In the summer, the steel plates serve as air condition by conducting excess heat down into the ground. They may be insulated (10) on the outer side to restrict heating owing to incident sunlight. This insulation (10) also reduces the need for thermal energy from the earth magazine in the winter.

Abstract: A building foundation wall is assembled from a plurality of rectangular prefabricated wall panel sections constructed of preservative treated lumber. The prefabricated sections are of standardized configurations adapted when disposed in end to end abutment to be substantially self aligning with each other, the standardized configurations including first and second configurations adapted to mate with each other to form a corner of the wall and other configurations adapted to abut each other in a tongue and groove relationship. All panels have an internal frame constructed with spaced vertical studs extending between horizontal top and bottom frame members and inner and outer side panels of plywood nailed to opposite sides of the internal frame. The upper edges of the side panels project above the top frame member of each section to define a lengthwise recess and a coupling board snugly received in the recesses of two abutted panel sections aligns the panel sections and secured them to each other.

Abstract: Disclosed is a modular construction system that includes a base foundation having pairs of anchor straps molded therein for defining intersecting vertical wall mounting surfaces and attachment points. A plurality of panels connect between pairs of the attachment points and extend upwardly therefrom, one side of each panel being coplanar with a corresponding one of the mounting surfaces, adjacent coplanar pairs of the panels being connected by a plate that extends in line with top peripheral extremities of the panels. Adjacent sides of the panels have a tongue-and-groove configuration between the panel surfaces for holding the panel sides aligned each other in a direction normal to the panel surfaces. Angle brackets connect adjacent pairs of coplanar panels at intersecting pairs of the mounting surfaces. Joists connect between spaced pairs of the plates.

Abstract: A building module, modular building constructions and methods for erecting same are disclosed. The module is of deep U-shape configuration, defining a space which is able to enclose various facilities within a building structure. A typical module includes a raceway and internal conduit system for power and/or communications systems etc. Preset-levelling and self-centering devices provide for quick erection of the modules in a wide variety of arrays and configurations to provide exterior walls and to enclose and define interior space.

Abstract: Improvements in the construction of buildings is described using prefabricated panels provided with insulation material arranged in pairs. Couplying structure secures the panels to a base and to other panels. Concrete fills the hollow space between the pair of panels.

Abstract: A building comprises a plurality of concrete corner posts connected by generally planar vertical concrete wall panels. The wall panels include an enlarged footer which rests on an underlying ground surface, as opposed to being connected to an underlying poured concrete foundation. The wall panels include a central web having vertical ribs on the sides extending into the interior of the building. The wall panels are connected to each other and to the corner posts by welding together metal straps embedded in the concrete wall panels and corner posts. The exterior of the wall panels comprise the exterior of the building and may be finished by tinting the concrete before pouring, by exposing some of the aggregate in the panel or other conventional techniques. The interior of the wall panels are typically finished by securing insulation to the space between the ribs of the panels and then covering the interior with paneling or drywall.

Abstract: A post and panel wall system for use as sound barriers and the like utilizes a precast post which is disposed upon a foundation having a tensioning cable extending upwardly therefrom and recesses into which depending anchoring rods on the posts are placed. The tensioning cable is tensioned and then the recesses in the foundation are filled with a cementitious mixture or grout to thoroughly bond the anchoring rods into the foundation. The posts have channels in which the vertical edges of the wall panels are seated, and desirably the wall panels have reduced thickness end portions with arcuate edges to permit some adjustment within the channels. The posts and panels may be erected seriatim, or the posts may initially erected and the panels then lowered into place.

Abstract: A structural connection system for resisting uplift loads on the shear walls for each level of a wood frames structure includes anchors for each level. The system, employed at least at the lateral ends of the shear walls, compressively restrains the shear walls against upward movement. The anchors, which are vertically aligned, are coupled to one another through tie rods. A tie rod connects the anchor for the bottom floor to a foundation anchor embedded in the foundation. The anchors and tie rods are positioned between pairs of closely spaced vertical framing elements, such as studs. Uplift loads for each level are transferred to the foundation through the connection system. This eliminates any accumulation of uplift loads from level to level.

Abstract: A drainage control apparatus (10) for basements having a poured concrete floor (27). A plurality of drainage structure (10) each have a vertical leg (15) and a horizontal leg (14), with the vertical leg (15) being positioned proximate to the vertical side wall (11) of the basement and the horizontal leg (14) resting upon the top of the foundation footing (12). The vertical leg (15) includes a plurality of outwardly protruding embossments (20) proximate the bottom end of the vertical leg (15). The vertical leg (15) also includes an outwardly projecting, longitudinal spacer lip (21) proximate the upper end (22) of the vertical leg (15). Both the embossments (20) and spacer lip (21) touch the vertical basement side wall (11) to maintain a gap (26) between the vertical leg (15) and the vertical side wall (11). The horizontal leg (14) of the drainage structure (10) includes a plurality of channels ( 25) to direct water into a drain pipe (18).

Abstract: A foundation for a wooden building and a method of constructing the foundation are disclosed, which foundation comprises (a) a concrete foundation footing supporting foundation walls thereon, which foundation walls support the outer walls and inner walls of a wooden building thereon, (b) a plurality of concrete blocks which are integrally jointed, provided continuously along the inside portion of the foundation walls on the concrete foundation footings, (c) a vaporproof sheet material which entirely and tightly covers at least the inside of the integrally jointed concrete blocks and the outer surface of the fill formed in the areas inside the concrete blocks, and (d) a concrete floor portion which is deposited integrally with the foundation walls and the concrete blocks so as to cover the vaporproof material which covers the inside of the integrally jointed concrete blocks and the outer surface of the fill.

Abstract: A hydro channel for use in conjunction and in proximity with the juncture between a foundation wall, and the upper surface of a connecting footing, the channel incorporating an angled portion, formed of a horizontal and vertical integral wall, a lower flange extends from the bottom edge of the vertical wall, a break away upright flange extends integrally from the upper edge of the upper wall, and once a concrete floor or slab is poured, and hardened, a portion of the upright flange may be broken away so as to align its upper edge in proximity with the upper surface of the constructed floor.

Abstract: Building containing a metal framework arranged on a base (20) and including a lower frame (2) and an upper frame (3) and vertical uprights (4) between mentioned frames and coupling devices for joining parts of the frames and the vertical uprights with the frames.

Abstract: A thermal efficient building generally comprising first and second parallel vertical walls opposingly disposed defining a cavity therebetween and constructed upon a rigid base foundation wherein the foundation is constructed so that the depth of the wall cavity into which an insulation material is inserted is selected according to geographical location, meteorological and climatical conditions and which provides increased thermal protections against ambient thermal conditions. The building may also comprise a horizontal ceiling and roof defining a cavity therebetween which connects with the cavity defined between the first and second vertical walls, and a horizontal roof and subfloor defining a cavity therebetween which connects with the cavity defined between the first and second vertical walls. All three cavities are filled with insulating material to create a thermally-insulating envelope.

Abstract: Improved Structural Panels for use in the construction industry capable of withstanding greater compressive and shear forces than those presently available. This increased capacity to withstand vertical loading allows the Structural Panels to be used in multi-story buildings.The Structural Panel is comprised of facings 1 and 2, a honeycomb core 3, two vertical support 4 and 5, and a horizontal support 6. Glue is used to hold the assembly together and to provide for the even distribution of compressive forces. Nails, screws, or glue are used during construction to secure the panels to each other and to the framework of the building structure.

Abstract: A house includes a floor, side walls and a ceiling which are prefabricated, assembled with each other with the aid of interengaging formations in form-locking manner, and the walls are provided with inner hollow spaces filled by a filling material. A roof can also be engaged with the ceiling. No connecting or fastening elements are needed. The house can be built as a multi-story structure.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for leveling a storage structure. A plurality of pairs of anchor bolts project upwardly from the footing of the structure and each pair is positioned in radially spaced relation. A support bar is connected to the threaded upper ends of each respective pair of bolts, and through threaded adjustment, the bars can be leveled in a radial direction, as well as leveled so that all of the bars lie in the same horizontal plane. Foundation angles are bolted to the support bars and carry a series of foundation sheets which comprise the lowermost tier of the storage structure. The bolts connecting the foundation angles to the support bars extend through slots in the lower flange of the angle, as well as slots in the bar to provide an adjustment for the foundation angle in a circumferential, as well as radial direction. By proper adjustment of the bolted connections, the foundation sheets can be properly leveled to insure the plumb condition of the storage structure.

Abstract: An interlocking block has a specially configured interlocking block element having accurately positioned surfaces which are inclined to provide a guiding and seating action and an accurate position stop for an adjacent block that is interengaged with the interlocking block element.

Abstract: Device relating to building frameworks which comprise a foundation (2, 3), supported by the foundation, a number of vertical uprights (1) in the longitudinal direction divided in elements (6, 7) joined to the end of each other to form the respective complete upright (1), a number of substantially horizontal beams (4), provided for the support of such area covering elements as floor structure elements (5) at least partly positioned above each other to form several stories of the building, which beams (4) are provided with their ends to be supported by the upright elements where they are joined together along the respective upright, and coupling means (8) in the points where the upright elements are joined together and including elements (19, 25) for attaching of the ends of the respective upright elements (6, 7) to each other and elements (18, 22) for supporting of the beam or beams (4) connecting to the coupling means (8).

Abstract: A shear wall of a building is tied down to an underlying concrete slab by a single tie rod at each end of the wall. The upper end of each rod is secured to a bracket attached to a shear wall stud, and the lower end of the rod extends through a slot in the upper flange of a channel-like lower bracket. The lower flange is provided with a plurality of slots extending in a common direction and up through which bolts anchored in the concrete foundation extend. The upper slot in this lower bracket extends in a direction at a right angle to the lower slots, and at least one of the several slots extends lengthwise of the shear wall. The slots in the bottom of the lower bracket permit its adjustment on the foundation to position it for receiving the lower end of the rod in the upper slot.

Abstract: A building constructed of corrugated sheet metal panels defining upright side walls, a roof and a connector for securing the roof to the side walls. The connector is a part of or integrally constructed with the side wall, has the same corrugations as the side wall, and is curved or bent inwardly towards the center of the building. The roof is secured to the inwardly directed end of the connector and the connector forms the sole support and force transmitting member between the roof and the side wall so that substantially the full space enclosed by the side walls and the roof is unobstructed. The side walls and the roof are constructed of multiple panels secured to each other and end walls attached to ends of the side walls and the roof complete the enclosure of the interior space. Also disclosed is a method for forming or bend the connector as well as for forming a curved crown portion of the roof.