Affordable, sustainable buildings comprised of recyclable materials and methods thereof
View Patent ↗An affordable, sustainable building, comprising substantially entirely mass-produced, prefabricated constituent parts manufactured off-site, the prefabricated constituent parts comprising a foundation, a frame module comprising a plurality of frames, wherein the frame module is secured to the foundation, a reversible connector to connect the plurality of frames to form the frame module, a wall panel configured to be mounted onto the frame module, a floor panel configured to be mounted onto the frame module, and a ceiling panel configured to be mounted on to the frame module. Each constituent part forms part of a library of parts from which the constituent parts are selected. The constituent parts are preferably made in standardized sizes to facilitate efficient mass production. The constituent parts are predominantly made of recyclable material so as to be environmentally friendly. Computer software may be developed to facilitate design and construction of the affordable, sustainable building and to calculate proper attachment points for lifting and moving frame modules.
1. An affordable, sustainable building, comprising: a plurality of prefabricated constituent parts manufactured off-site, the plurality of prefabricated constituent parts, comprising:
a. a frame module comprising a plurality of frames;
b. a connector plate to connect at least a first frame to a second frame to form the frame module, wherein the connector plate, comprises:
i. an adjustment space,
ii. an adjustment slide within the adjustment space, and
iii. a track substantially traversing the adjustment space and residing within the adjustment space on which the adjustment slide can move, wherein the adjustment slide comprises an adjustment slide attachment orifice to attach the adjustment slide to the first frame, the adjustment slide attachment orifice defining an axis non-parallel to the track;
c. a ceiling panel configured to be mounted onto the frame module;
d. a floor panel configured to be mounted onto the frame module; and
e. a wall panel configured to be mounted onto the frame module.
2. An affordable, sustainable building, comprising: a plurality of prefabricated constituent parts manufactured off-site, the plurality of prefabricated constituent parts, comprising:
a. a frame module comprising a plurality of frames;
b. a connector plate to connect at least a first frame to a second frame to form the frame module, wherein the connector plate, comprises:
i. an adjustment space; and
ii. an adjustment slide within the adjustment space;
c. a ceiling panel configured to be mounted onto the frame module;
d. a floor panel configured to be mounted onto the frame module; and
e. a wall panel configured to be mounted onto the frame module, wherein the connector plate further comprises a threaded pipe at a first end of the adjustable connector plate providing a channel from the first end of the connector plate to the adjustment slide.
3. The affordable, sustainable building of claim 2 , further comprising an adjustment screw housed within the threaded pipe and attached to the adjustment slide.
4. The affordable, sustainable building of claim 2 , further comprising a fixed orifice at a second end of the connector plate to attach to the second frame, wherein adjustment of the adjustment screw moves the first frame relative to the second frame.