Relocatable building wall construction

Abstract

A relocatable wall construction includes a center sheet (preferably magnesium oxide), vertical strips, floor and ceiling attachment strips, and tongue-and-groove connectors for joining adjacent aligned panels (also called vertical strips). Fasteners connect components together, and can include magnets, bolts, screws clips, and/or hook-tabs. Magnetic tape can be used for releasable attachment to outer sheets, along with fibrous sound-deadening material for noise reduction and slots for providing adjustment for non-uniform floors and ceilings.

1 . A wall for dividing an area in a building having a floor and a ceiling, comprising:
 a planar center panel;   studs attached to opposing sides of the center panel, and at least one of the center panel and the studs being attached to the floor and to the ceiling; and   second and third panels removably attached by releasable fasteners to the strips to define with the center panel spaces on opposite sides of the center panel for routing utilities.   
   
   
       2 . The wall defined in  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the second and third panels are attached to the studs with magnets. 
   
   
       3 . The wall defined in  claim 1 , wherein the second and/or third panels are attached with screws. 
   
   
       4 . The wall defined in  claim 1 , wherein the second and third panels are attached with non-threaded clips. 
   
   
       5 . The wall defined in  claim 1 , wherein the second and third panels are attached with adhesive. 
   
   
       6 . The wall defined in  claim 1 , wherein the second and third panels are attached with at least one of magnets, screws, or clips. 
   
   
       7 . A wall construction for a building comprising:
 at least three sheets positioned adjacently in three parallel planes;   strips between and connecting the three sheets to define spaces for utilities, outer ones of the at least three sheets being removable for providing access to the spaces for servicing utilities; and   utilities in the spaces, including at least one of electrical, communication, plumbing, ventilation ducts, and heat transfer components.   
   
   
       8 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , wherein the sheets are made from at least one of drywall, magnesium oxide, cement board, wood, wood composite, polymeric composite, and particulate composite. 
   
   
       9 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , wherein a center one of the at least three sheets is semipermanently attached to a floor and ceiling with fasteners such as screws or nails. 
   
   
       10 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , wherein the strips include vertical metal channels or studs that reinforce the wall. 
   
   
       11 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , wherein the at least three sheets include a center sheet, and the utilities are mounted to the center sheet. 
   
   
       12 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , wherein the at least three sheets include a center sheet which acts as a noise and security barrier in the wall construction. 
   
   
       13 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , wherein the at least three sheets include a center sheet which is attached to a floor and ceiling of the building. 
   
   
       14 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , wherein the at least three sheets include a center sheet which is fire-resistant material and also including sound-deadening material located in the spaces between the sheets. 
   
   
       15 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , including a fibrous material placed in the spaces and adapted to reduce sound transmission through the wall construction. 
   
   
       16 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , wherein the strips extend vertically and at least some of the strips are positioned at edges of the sheets, the edge-positioned strips defining one of a tongue-and-groove for mating engagement with an adjacent identical wall construction. 
   
   
       17 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , wherein the strips extend vertically and include apertures for passing utilities horizontally therethrough 
   
   
       18 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , wherein the at least three sheets include at least four sheets, two of which define an interior of the wall construction and provide sound reduction and improved security and privacy. 
   
   
       19 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , wherein the at least three sheets include a center sheet, and wherein at least certain ones of the strips attach to the center sheet and to the building floor and ceiling, the certain one strips being vertically extended and adjustable to allow for ceiling height changes. 
   
   
       20 . The wall defined in  claim 7 , wherein the at least three sheets are made primarily of organic material, and include magnetic components for magnetic attachment to metal on the strips 
   
   
       21 . A relocatable wall construction comprising:
 a center sheet defining a vertical plane; and   vertical studs attached on one or both sides of the center sheet; the studs including notches so that long rigid piping or conduit can be placed in the notches and routed along the wall.   
   
   
       22 . The wall defined in  claim 21 , including outer sheets attached to an outer surface of the studs for aesthetically covering the wall construction. 
   
   
       23 . The wall defined in  claim 22 , wherein the outer sheets are removably attached to the studs. 
   
   
       24 . The wall defined in  claim 23 , wherein the outer sheets include magnets for removable attachment to the studs.