Continuous Insulation Envelope For A Building

Abstract

A building wall construction for walls having framing members includes an insulating panel having an interior surface and an exterior surface substantially parallel to the interior surface. The interior surface includes three or more substantially linear, substantially parallel, spaced apart recesses. The wall construction also includes a fastener configured to fix the panel relative to a wall framing member.

1 . A building wall construction for walls having framing members comprising:
 an insulating panel having an interior surface and an exterior surface substantially parallel to the interior surface, the interior surface including three or more substantially linear, substantially parallel, spaced apart recesses; and   a fastener configured to fix the panel relative to a wall framing member.   
     
     
         2 . The building wall construction of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is configured to fix the panel relative to the wall framing member without putting holes in the panel. 
     
     
         3 . The building wall construction of  claim 2 , wherein the fastener is a bracket. 
     
     
         4 . The building wall construction of  claim 2 , wherein the recesses are configured to align with framing members. 
     
     
         5 . The building sheathing of  claim 1 , wherein the recesses are wider than the wall framing member. 
     
     
         6 . The building sheathing of  claim 5 , wherein the recesses have side walls that are at a slope less than ninety degrees relative to the interior surface. 
     
     
         7 . The building sheathing of  claim 6 , further comprising an adhesive on the side walls, the adhesive fixing the panel relative to the wall framing member. 
     
     
         8 . The sheathing of  claim 1 , further comprising an air barrier layer substantially covering the exterior surface, wherein the air barrier layer is fixed relative to the panel by the bracket in a non-destructive manner. 
     
     
         9 . The sheathing of  claim 8 , wherein the air barrier layer is fixed relative to the panel by the bracket. 
     
     
         10 . The sheathing of  claim 1 , wherein the bracket includes a channel configured to receive an edge of the panel. 
     
     
         11 . The sheathing of  claim 10 , wherein the bracket is configured to receive an edge of the panel at a recess. 
     
     
         12 . A method of providing insulation on a building, the method comprising:
 providing an insulation panel having an exterior surface and a substantially parallel interior surface, wherein the interior surface includes three or more substantially linear recesses;   fixing a bracket relative to a framing member; and   fixing the insulation panel relative to the bracket.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the insulation panel is a first insulation panel and the bracket is a first bracket, and first insulation panel is fixed relative to the first bracket at a first edge of the first insulation panel, the method further comprising
 fixing a second edge of the first insulation panel relative to a second bracket,   fixing the second bracket relative to a framing member, and   fixing a second insulation panel relative to the second bracket.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising providing an air barrier layer on one side of the insulation panel, and
 fixing the air barrier layer relative to the insulation panel by the bracket.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the air barrier layer is fixed relative to the insulation panel by the bracket in a non-destructive manner. 
     
     
         20 . A building sheathing system comprising:
 an insulating panel having a first major surface and a second major surface substantially parallel to the first major surface, the second major surface including three or more substantially linear, substantially parallel recesses, the recesses configured to correspond to framing members and being wider than the framing members, the recesses having side walls at a slope of less than ninety degrees relative to the second major surface;   an air barrier layer substantially covering the first major surface; and   a bracket configured to fix the air barrier layer relative to the insulation panel in a non-destructive manner and to fix the insulation panel relative to a framing member in a non-destructive manner.