Insulated concrete panel billets
Improved premolded foam billets and drop-in foam billet joints increase the R value in concrete panels.
1. A cast concrete panel comprising:
a) a lower layer of concrete;
b) a plurality of spaced longitudinal prestressing cables through the length of said concrete panel;
c) foam billets above said lower layer of concrete positioned between said prestressing cables;
d) a plurality of staggered, spaced foam billet blocks positioned between said billets; and
e) an upper layer of concrete surrounding said billets and billet blocks and being bonded to said lower layer of concrete.
2. The cast concrete panel of claim 1 wherein said staggered, spaced foam billet blocks are further positioned adjacent longitudinal edges of said concrete panels.