Abstract: A wall and port form for forming a concrete wall having a port for mounting a window or a door includes a building wall form having a wall form perimeter wall and a wall form bottom wall; a portal form for placement within the building wall form perimeter wall for defining an opening for one of a door and a window, the portal including a portal form perimeter wall configured as a closed loop encompassing a port space and preventing concrete poured into the wall form from flowing into the port space encompassed by the portal form, and a form spacing and dislodgement mechanism for spacing the portal form from the building wall form bottom wall upon curing of concrete within the wall form and thereby dislodging the portal form from the grip of the concrete.

Abstract: A method of constructing a concrete module having several interconnected walls and defining a portion of a building includes the steps of forming two pitch walls, each pitch wall having a wall upper end angled to match the pitch of the building roof to define an upper peak having a beam receiving notch, having a shorter lateral end and a longer lateral end, and a wall lower end [and an angled upper end], and having a notch at the intersection of the lower lateral end and the angled wall upper end; forming a linking wall having two linking wall lateral ends substantially matching the height of the pitch wall shorter lateral ends; providing a floor form platform having a horizontal platform surface and an upright floor form rail defining a side of the floor form; placing the two pitch walls and the linking wall on a floor form platform; pouring uncured concrete into the floor form; permitting the concrete within the floor form to cure and define a module floor jointed to the pitch walls and the linking wall; co

Abstract: A method of constructing building module and resulting building module are provided, the building module including a building floor panel oriented substantially horizontally; a number of exterior wall panels having exterior wall panel faces and exterior wall panel ends, the exterior wall panels being positioned upright and end to end on the floor panel to form an enclosure; a number of wall panels having wall panel connection plates having a plate connection structure and having a plate anchor structure embedded in exterior wall panel faces at exterior side wall panel ends, the plate connection structure registering with and being immediately adjacent and welded to wall panel connection plates of adjacent exterior wall panels; and at least one roof panel having roof panel faces and roof panel ends and resting on top of a number of the exterior wall panels and having roof connection plates with plate connection structures registering with and being immediately adjacent and welded to plate connection structures

Abstract: A method of placing and securing shingle sheets onto a roof underlayment of a sloped roof having a roof lower edge, the shingle sheets each having a shingle sheet width, a shingle sheet length, a shingle sheet upper end and a shingle sheet lower end, a shingle sheet abutment face and a shingle sheet display face, includes the steps of: depositing at least one first anchoring line of the adhesive onto the underlayment substantially parallel to the roof lower edge, the first anchoring line being spaced upwardly from the roof lower edge a distance not more than the shingle sheet width; placing a first series of the shingle sheets onto and in series along the at least one first anchoring line so that the first series of the shingle sheets extend substantially to the roof lower edge.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting and retaining a concrete building module on a vehicle bed includes a module supporting structure for placing onto a vehicle bed upper surface extending to at least the extent of the module over the vehicle bed for supporting the module; and at least two stop structures extending upwardly from the module supporting structure adjacent to upright module surfaces for retaining and obstructing movement of the module off the supporting structure. The apparatus may additionally include a module strap assembly for securing the module onto the supporting structure and thus onto the vehicle bed. The supporting structure preferably is an elongate member for placement onto a vehicle bed.

Abstract: A method of placing and securing shingle sheets onto a roof underlayment of a sloped roof having a roof lower edge, the shingle sheets each having a shingle sheet width, a shingle sheet length, a shingle sheet upper end and a shingle sheet lower end, a shingle sheet abutment face and a shingle sheet display face, includes the steps of: depositing at least one first anchoring line of the adhesive onto the underlayment substantially parallel to the roof lower edge, the first anchoring line being spaced upwardly from the roof lower edge a distance not more than the shingle sheet width; placing a first series of the shingle sheets onto and in series along the at least one first anchoring line so that the first series of the shingle sheets extend substantially to the roof lower edge.

Abstract: A composite roof form includes first, second and third upright building walls laterally connected to define an interior building space, wall upper end segments of the at least a first upright building wall, a second upright building wall and a third upright building wall; the interior building space containing a building floor; an abutment beam and a laterally adjacent roof support beam defining a recessed horizontal lip portion facing the second wall, the beam upper segment defining a fourth roof form side wall; and a roof form support structure comprising at least one support leg extending from the building floor upwardly along the opposing wall to substantially the bottom of opposing second wall upper end segment and including a support panel having a panel connected end joined to the support leg and a panel engaging end with a panel upper surface and with a lip portion engaging structure resting on and supported by the lip portion, so that the panel upper surface extends along the bottom of the wall upper

Abstract: A method of constructing building module and resulting building module are provided, the building module including a building floor panel oriented substantially horizontally; a number of exterior wall panels having exterior wall panel faces and exterior wall panel ends, the exterior wall panels being positioned upright and end to end on the floor panel to form an enclosure; a number of wall panels having wall panel connection plates having a plate connection structure and having a plate anchor structure embedded in exterior wall panel faces at exterior side wall panel ends, the plate connection structure registering with and being immediately adjacent and welded to wall panel connection plates of adjacent exterior wall panels; and at least one roof panel having roof panel faces and roof panel ends and resting on top of a number of the exterior wall panels and having roof connection plates with plate connection structures registering with and being immediately adjacent and welded to plate connection structures

Abstract: A wall and port form for forming a concrete wall having a port for mounting a window or a door includes a building wall form having a wall form perimeter wall and a wall form bottom wall; a portal form for placement within the building wall form perimeter wall for defining an opening for one of a door and a window, the portal including a portal form perimeter wall configured as a closed loop encompassing a port space and preventing concrete poured into the wall form from flowing into the port space encompassed by the portal form, and a form spacing and dislodgement mechanism for spacing the portal form from the building wall form bottom wall upon curing of concrete within the wall form and thereby dislodging the portal form from the grip of the concrete.

Abstract: A concrete building module includes a concrete roof having a roof beam with a beam upper surface and a beam lower surface; a lifter mounting fitting embedded in the beam upper surface and oriented to be accessible from above the roof; an upper link connection structure embedded in the beam lower surface below the lifter mounting fitting; a concrete floor having a floor upper surface; a lower link connection structure embedded into the floor upper surface below the upper link connection structure; a linking member extending between and removably connected to the upper link connection structure and to the lower link connection structure; and at least one module concrete side wall interconnecting the module concrete roof and the module concrete floor.

Abstract: A composite roof form includes first, second and third upright building walls laterally connected to define an interior building space, wall upper end segments of the at least a first upright building wall, a second upright building wall and a third upright building wall; the interior building space containing a building floor; a beam having an inward beam a beam upper segment and having a recessed horizontal lip portion along the bottom of the beam upper segment facing and substantially parallel with an opposing the wall, the beam upper segment defining a fourth roof form side wall; and a roof form support structure comprising at least one support leg extending from the building floor upwardly along the opposing wall to substantially the bottom of opposing second wall upper end segment and including a support panel having a panel connected end joined to the support leg and a panel engaging end with a panel upper surface and with a lip portion engaging structure resting on and supported by the lip portion, so

Abstract: A wall and rib form for forming a concrete building wall having a concrete rib protruding perpendicularly from a face of the wall along one wall edge includes a substantially horizontal platform having a platform upper surface defining a perimeter form bottom wall; a form perimeter wall on the platform surface defining a closed loop and having a rib forming segment along which the rib is to be formed which rises above the height of the remainder of the perimeter form side wall to the desired height of the concrete rib, and defines one wall of an overpour trough structure provided along the rib forming linear segment of the perimeter wall.

Abstract: A composite roof form includes first, second and third upright building walls laterally connected to define an interior building space, wall upper end segments of the at least a first upright building wall, a second upright building wall and a third upright building wall; the interior building space containing a building floor; an abutment beam and a laterally adjacent roof support beam defining a recessed horizontal lip portion facing the second wall, the beam upper segment defining a fourth roof form side wall; and a roof form support structure comprising at least one support leg extending from the building floor upwardly along the opposing wall to substantially the bottom of opposing second wall upper end segment and including a support panel having a panel connected end joined to the support leg and a panel engaging end with a panel upper surface and with a lip portion engaging structure resting on and supported by the lip portion, so that the panel upper surface extends along the bottom of the wall upper

Abstract: A method of constructing a concrete module having several interconnected walls and defining a portion of a building includes the steps of forming two pitch walls, each pitch wall having a wall top end angled to match the pitch of the building roof to define an upper peak having a beam receiving notch, having a shorter lateral end and a longer lateral end; and a lower end and an angled upper end, and having a notch at the intersection of the lower lateral end and the angled upper end; forming a linking wall having two linking wall lateral ends substantially matching the height of the pitch wall shorter lateral ends; providing a floor form platform having a horizontal platform surface and an upright floor form rail defining a side of the floor form; placing the two pitch walls and the linking wall on a floor form platform; pouring uncured concrete into the floor form; permitting the concrete within the floor form to cure and define a module floor jointed to the pitch walls and the linking wall; constructing a r

Abstract: A wall and rib form for forming a concrete building wall having a concrete rib protruding perpendicularly from a face of the wall along one wall edge includes a substantially horizontal platform having a platform upper surface defining a perimeter form bottom wall; a form perimeter wall on the platform surface defining a closed loop and having a rib forming segment along which the rib is to be formed which rises above the height of the remainder of the perimeter form side wall to the desired height of the concrete rib, and defines one wall of an overpour trough structure provided along the rib forming linear segment of the perimeter wall.

Abstract: A wall and port form for forming a concrete wall having a port for mounting a window or a door includes a building wall form having a wall form perimeter wall and a wall form bottom wall; a portal form for placement within the building wall form perimeter wall for defining an opening for one of a door and a window, the portal including a portal form perimeter wall configured as a closed loop encompassing a port space and preventing concrete poured into the wall form from flowing into the port space encompassed by the portal form, and a form elevating and dislodgement mechanism for elevating the portal form relative to the building wall form upon curing of concrete within the wall form and thereby freeing it from the grip of the concrete.

Abstract: A composite roof form includes first, second and third upright building walls laterally connected to define an interior building space, wall upper end segments of the at least a first upright building wall, a second upright building wall and a third upright building wall; the interior building space containing a building floor; a beam having an inward beam an beam upper segment and having a recessed horizontal lip portion along the bottom of the beam upper segment facing and substantially parallel with an opposing the wall, the beam upper segment defining a fourth roof form side wall; and a roof form support structure comprising at least one support leg extending from the building floor upwardly along the opposing wall to substantially the bottom of opposing second wall upper end segment and including a support panel having a panel connected end joined to the support leg and a panel engaging end with a panel upper surface and with a lip portion engaging structure resting on and supported by the lip portion, s

Abstract: A concrete building module includes a concrete roof having a roof beam with a beam upper surface and a beam lower surface; a lifter mounting fitting embedded in the beam upper surface and oriented to be accessible from above the roof; an upper link connection structure embedded in the beam lower surface below the lifter mounting fitting; a concrete floor having a floor upper surface; a lower link connection structure embedded into the floor upper surface below the upper link connection structure; a linking member extending between and removably connected to the upper link connection structure and to the lower link connection structure; and at least one module concrete side wall interconnecting the module concrete roof and the module concrete floor.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting an end of a work piece having a work piece curved face along a curve which is substantially the mirror image of the cross-sectional curvature of the work piece curved face includes a work piece support structure; a work piece anchoring and positioning structure for securing the work piece onto the support structure in a position to be cut; a cutting assembly carriage structure mounted to move toward and away from the end of the work piece; a work piece cutting assembly slidably mounted on the cutting assembly guide structure and including a work piece cutting member; a cutting member guide structure including a guide template having a template guide surface with a guide surface contour; and a guide surface following structure connected to the work piece cutting assembly for guiding the cutting member along a path substantially duplicating the guide surface contour. The work piece support structure preferably includes a platform member resting on several platform member legs.

Abstract: A prefabricated panel for forming walls and roofs of buildings includes a concrete planar portion having a first face and a second face, at least one concrete rib projecting from the first face, at least one block of insulating material fitted adjacent to the first face and the at least one rib, a plastic stud channel secured over at least one of the at least one rib, anchors for securing the panel to a foundation. A polystyrene strip is preferably contained within each plastic stud channel. The anchors preferably include a first angle-iron plate having first and second planar portions, the first planar portion being contained within one of the concrete ribs and the second planar portion being exposed and parallel with the exterior of the rib, a second angle-iron plate having first and second planar portions, the first planar portion being fastened to the second planar portion of first angle iron plate and the second planar portion being secured to the foundation.