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Modular Building System

a modular building system and building technology, applied in the field of modular building systems, can solve the problems of inefficient and expensive prefab buildings, limited interior finishing of prefabricated systems, and inability to offer the flexibility of open space design, finish and precision,

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-02-11
QUBE BUILDING SYST
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a modular building system that consists of structurally self-supporting cuboid modules that can be easily assembled and disassembled. The modules are connected by adaptors that allow for interconnection between modules, roof assembly, balcony, foundation, and corridor. The system also includes an online planning software tool for designing and pricing the building. The modules can be transported to the construction site and assembled using specialized adaptors. The system allows for the efficient and quick assembly of modular buildings, with non-combustible components and seismic bracing. The invention also provides a method for constructing a building using the modular building system.

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Some prior art prefab systems offer limited interior finishing, but these typically are self-contained small, closed units.
Other prior art prefabricated systems may deliver parts of a building by wide-load trucking, which, is inefficient and expensive when shipped a considerable distance from the factory.
Some prior art prefab buildings are container-based and cannot offer the flexibility of open space design, finish and precision due to the structural constraints imposed by the container.

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[0095]According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a modular building system comprising individual building modules manufactured and assembled at a manufacturing facility. The modules and related modular components are optimized for transportation, and are transported to a building site by conventional ocean, rail, air and truck delivery systems using temporarily attached standard ISO shipping adaptors. Once on site, the modules may be modularly assembled into conventional-looking buildings.

[0096]The individual modules are the core units of the modular building system of the present invention. Buildings may be assembled by attaching together a plurality of the structurally self-supporting modules. The modules may be attached horizontally adjacent to one another, stacked vertically above and below one another, or both horizontally attached and vertically stacked using a variety of specialized, interchangeable adaptors between adjacent and stacked modules. T...

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Abstract

A modular building system in which individual cuboid modules are assembled at a manufacturing facility, optimized for transportation, and transported to a building site by conventional delivery systems. On site, the modules may be modularly assembled into multi-modular buildings. Buildings may be assembled by attaching together a plurality of the structurally self-supporting modules. The modules may be attached horizontally adjacent or vertically adjacent one another using a variety of specialized, interchangeable adaptors. The modules may also be offset horizontally, vertically or perpendicularly to one another.

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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to buildings. In particular, the invention relates to a modular building system.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In order to optimize building design flexibility, cost, and adaptability, modular building systems have been developed for residential commercial and industrial application. However, existing prior art modular building systems have several drawbacks, which the present invention seeks to overcome.[0003]Current prior an construction methods generally require the majority of construction work to be performed at the building site. There exist some prefabrication methods that seek to reduce the amount of on-site work, thereby realizing some cost savings. Significantly increasing the ratio of factory-based assembly to on-site work further reduces construction costs and improves the quality of construction. This efficiency is achieved by delivering to a building site finished modules which may be very quickly as...

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IPC IPC(8): E04B1/343E04H1/00E04B1/348E04B1/41E04B1/68E04C1/39
CPCE04H1/005E04B1/34336E04B1/348E04B1/34807E04H2001/1283E04B1/6806E04B1/6801E04C1/397E04B1/40E04B1/003E04B1/3483E04B2001/34876E04B2001/34892E04H1/04
Inventor STEPHENSON, MARKLIGETI, FRED
Owner QUBE BUILDING SYST
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