Thermal insulated building slab

Patent · Tue Jun 25 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6398222

Hacker, J H

A thermally insulated building foundation structure comprising a monolithic poured concrete foundation extending about the perimeter of a building site and having a plurality of elongate straight sides with flat, vertical outside surfaces with lower portions below the surface of the ground and upper portions above the surface of the ground and having flat, horizontal top surfaces, a thermal insulating girdle about the perimeter of the upper portion of the foundation comprised of a plurality of elongate straight horizontal channel sections in end to end relationship and having vertical outside walls defining the outside surface of said upper portion of the foundation, horizontal top walls defining the outer portion of said top surface of the foundation, horizontal bottom walls and upper and lower flanges on inner edges of the top and bottom walls and cores of thermal insulating material filling the channel sections; and a plurality of anchor units spaced about the girdle and having inner deadman portions set in the concrete and outer portions in secure engagement with the flanges of the channel sections.

• Assignee: EDB-86-002892
• Patent Number(s): US 4524553
• OSTI ID: 6398222
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
ANCHORS
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
CONCRETES
CONSTRUCTION
FOUNDATIONS
MATERIALS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
SUPPORTS
THERMAL INSULATION