SYSTEM FOR MODULAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
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Abstract
Construction systems for erecting building structures comprise a plurality of prefabricated interconnectable modular building units, each unit comprising a frame shaped as a rectangular parallelopiped and comprised of framing members and a plurality of nodes, each node situated at a corner of said frame for selective interconnection with other units, the frame having at least one attachment point separate from the nodes for selective attachment to the frame of at least one adjacent unit, the nodes and the exterior dimensions of the frame conforming to ISO shipping standards such that each unit is transportable using the ISO intermodal transportation system, and such that when the units are aggregated horizontally and vertically and adjacent units are interconnected, a building structure comprising at least one habitable space is formed. The modular units are assembled in a factory remote from the job site, and are there constructed to a semi-finished state, including installation of one or more of interior fit-out systems and finishes, exterior envelope systems, plumbing systems, electrical systems, environmental systems, and fire protection systems, following which the semi-finished modular units are transported from the factory to the job site, where they are craned into place and secured to form the structure being erected, a plurality of adjacent pairs of semi-finished modular units also being “stitched” together, and the semi-finished modular units are thereafter constructed to a finished state.
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- 94. A system for building construction comprising a plurality of interconnectable pre-fabricated modular building units configurable in tandem to create a habitable building space, each unit comprising a frame shaped as a rectangular parallelopiped and comprised of framing members and a plurality of nodes, each node situated at a corner of said frame for selective interconnection with other units, the nodes and the exterior dimensions of the frame meeting the ISO International Standards for intermodal transport, said frame having at least one attachment point separate from the nodes for selective attachment to the frame of at least one adjacent unit.
- 99. A building structure comprising a plurality of interconnectable pre-fabricated modular building units configurable in tandem to create a habitable building space, each unit comprising a frame shaped as a rectangular parallelopiped and comprised of framing members and a plurality of nodes, each node situated at a corner of said frame for selective interconnection with other units, the nodes and the exterior dimensions of the frame meeting the ISO International Standards for intermodal transport, and said frame having at least one attachment point separate from the nodes for selective attachment to the frame of at least one adjacent unit.
- 104. A module for construction of a modular building structure, said module being prefabricated and configurable in tandem to create a habitable building space, said module comprising a frame shaped as a rectangular parallelopiped and comprised of framing members and a plurality of nodes, each node situated at a corner of said frame for selective interconnection with other modules, the nodes and the exterior dimensions of the frame meeting the ISO International Standards for intermodal transport, and said frame having at least one attachment point separate from the nodes for selective attachment to the frame of at least one adjacent module.
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109. A method for forming a habitable building space comprising the steps of (a) providing a plurality of construction modules, each said module being prefabricated and comprising a frame shaped as a rectangular parallelopiped and comprised of framing members and a plurality of nodes, each node situated at a corner of said frame for selective interconnection with other modules, the nodes and the exterior dimensions of the frame meeting the ISO International Standards for intermodal transport, and said frame having at least one attachment point separate from the nodes for selective attachment to the frame of at least one adjacent module;
- (b) fastening to the frame of each said module a floor system and a roof system comprising a ceiling, (c) assembling a plurality of said modules in at least two different dimensions, and (d) securing said modules together to provide a habitable building space.
- View Dependent Claims (110)
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111. A method of constructing a habitable building structure comprising the steps of (a) producing in a manufacturing facility a plurality of construction modules, each said module comprising a frame shaped as a rectangular parallelopiped and comprised of framing members and a plurality of nodes, each node situated at a corner of said frame for selective interconnection with other modules, the nodes and the exterior dimensions of the frame meeting the ISO International Standards for intermodal transport, and said frame having at least one attachment point separate from the nodes for selective attachment to the frame of at least one adjacent module;
- (b) constructing each of said plurality of modules to a semi-finished state in said manufacturing facility;
(c) transporting said semi-finished modules to a staging area at or near a construction site utilizing the ISO intermodal transportation system;
(d) preparing the construction site by providing a foundation for said building structure, wherein step (d) may be carried out prior to or simultaneously with step (c);
(e) craning a plurality of said semi-finished modules onto said foundation and securing said semi-finished modules to said foundation;
(f) fastening abutting semi-finished modules to one another; and
(g) constructing said semi-finished modules to a finished state, said construction comprising at least connecting utilities to said modules, to form one or more habitable spaces within said building structure, wherein step (g) may be carried out prior to or simultaneously with step (f). - View Dependent Claims (112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118)
- (b) constructing each of said plurality of modules to a semi-finished state in said manufacturing facility;
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