Abstract: A portable self-standing sports enclosure which may be opened and closed by a single person. A carrier frame contains at least one foldable frame section. Each foldable frame section includes an enclosure support member. The foldable frame sections fold into and are locked to a carrier frame for transportation. The foldable frame sections may be hinged to allow the frame to fold to half their normal height. An optional carrier frame with wheels allows easy transportation. Netting proximate the frame members completely encloses the sports activities inside.

Abstract: In a roof wherein the roof has a water impermeable membrane disposed on a roof deck and a closed cell insulation material disposed over the membrane, individual blocks of insulating material are tied together by a water permeable sheet such as a scrim to permit floating of the insulation and a protective layer disposed thereon in the event of ponding.

Abstract: The invention relates to composite panels for building constructions and more particularly to panels comprising a main body portion of a closed cell generally smooth skinned foam material having along at least one surface thereof a protective cementitious facing material adhered thereto; such panels being particularly adapted for use in roofing and curtain wall construction.

Abstract: A process for promoting the adhesion of cementitious material to the surface of closed cell generally smooth skinned foam materials which process comprises the sequential steps of (1) applying to the foam surface a substantially continuous first coating of a thermoplastic styrene-butadiene-1,3 copolymer having a styrene to butadiene weight ratio of about 30:70 to 70:30, and based on the weight of said copolymer, (a) from about 2 to about 10 percent of non-ionic surfactant, (b) from about 0.75 to 7.5 percent of anionic surfactant, at least about 15 percent of which is a sodium alkyl sulfate in which the alkyl group contains 9 to 17 carbon atoms, the sum of (a) and (b) not exceeding about 11 percent by weight of said copolymer and the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being within the range of about 0.7:1 to 10:1, then (2) applying an aqueous hydraulic cementitious material to the coated surface prior to substantial dehydration of said first coating, and (3) allowing said cementitious material to harden.

Abstract: A heat or thermal energy storage structure comprising a crosslinked polymeric resinous matrix having a plurality of substantially unconnected small closed cavities and a heat sink material encapsulated within the cavities. The structure is characterized in that the heat sink material forms an essentially stable dispersion in the uncured polymeric resinous matrix when mixed therewith before the matrix is crosslinked. The structure can beneficially be used in conjunction with low level heat or thermal energy collector means and heat transfer means to provide a space heating or cooling apparatus. The storage structure may also be effectively used to provide an additional function of a building component in a building construction such as a wall structure.