Shipping container noncombustible building fire design

Abstract

A building member for constructing a multi-level building, where the building member includes a shipping container including a plurality of walls having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall and opposing side walls connected together, and a building panel made of a cementitious material attached to at least one of an inner side or an outer side of at least one of the plurality of walls of the shipping container.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A building member for constructing a multi-level building, the building member comprising:
 a shipping container including a plurality of walls having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall and opposing side walls connected together; and   a building panel made of a cementitious material attached to at least one of an inner side or an outer side of at least one of said plurality of walls of said shipping container.   
     
     
         2 . The building member of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of the building panels attached to at least one of the inner side or the outer side of at least one of said plurality of walls of said shipping container. 
     
     
         3 . The building member of  claim 1 , further comprising an insulating material positioned between said building panel and said at least one inner side and said outer side of said shipping container. 
     
     
         4 . The building member of  claim 1 , further comprising an insulating material positioned adjacent to said building panel and said at least one inner side and said outer side of said shipping container. 
     
     
         5 . The building member of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of layers of building panels insulating material attached to said at least one inner side and said outer side of at least one of said plurality of walls of said shipping container. 
     
     
         6 . The building member of  claim 1 , wherein said building panel is attached solely to said top wall. 
     
     
         7 . The building member of  claim 1 , wherein said building panel is attached solely to said bottom wall. 
     
     
         8 . The building member of  claim 7 , further comprising at least one of insulation and an air gap positioned between said building panel and said bottom wall. 
     
     
         9 . A multi-level building comprising:
 at least four building members stacked vertically and attached together, each of said at least four building members including a shipping container having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall and opposing side walls connected together; and   a building panel made of a cementitious material attached to at least one of an inner side or an outer side of at least one of said top wall, said bottom wall, said front wall, said rear wall and said opposing side walls of each of said shipping containers.   
     
     
         10 . The building of  claim 9 , further comprising a roof attached to a topmost building member of said at least four building members. 
     
     
         11 . The building of  claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of the building panels attached to at least one of the inner side or the outer side of each of said shipping containers. 
     
     
         12 . The building of  claim 9 , further comprising an insulating material positioned between said building panel and said at least one inner side and said outer side of each of said shipping containers. 
     
     
         13 . The building of  claim 9 , further comprising an insulating material positioned adjacent to said building panel and said at least one inner side and said outer side of each of said shipping containers. 
     
     
         14 . The building of  claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of layers of building panels attached to said at least one inner side and said outer side of at least one of said shipping containers. 
     
     
         15 . The building of  claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of layers of building panels attached to said at least one inner side and said outer side of a plurality of said shipping containers.