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An outer skin or facing of wood sheet material and an inner skin or facing of wood sheet material are adhesively bonded to opposite sides of a core of rigid expanded foam material to form an elongated wall unit having a horizontal length greater than its vertical height. A longitudinally extending u

An outer skin or facing of wood sheet material and an inner skin or facing of wood sheet material are adhesively bonded to opposite sides of a core of rigid expanded foam material to form an elongated wall unit having a horizontal length greater than its vertical height. A longitudinally extending upper portion of the wall unit incorporates adhesively bonded members which form an integral continuous beam extending horizontally from one end of the wall unit to the opposite end. The integral beam has a vertical height substantially greater than its thickness for supporting a substantial load above a door or window opening which may be subsequently formed within the wall unit at any selected location between the ends of the wall unit. A plurality of spaced wood furring strips are adhesively bonded to the inner facing of the wall unit and are provided with channels adjacent the inner facing for receiving electrical wiring. The furring strips also function to strengthen the wall unit against wind deflection and provide for an air space between the inner facing and gypsum dry wall sheeting which is subsequently attached to the furring strips. In one embodiment, the beam is formed by wood members which are vertically spaced between the facings to form a box beam. In another embodiment, thin sheets of metal are bonded by adhesive to the inner surfaces of the facings and to the foam core panels which are uniform in thickness throughout the entire wall unit.

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A composite vertical wall panel assembly adapted to simplify the construction of a building structure, comprising an inner vertical facing of rigid sheet material and an outer vertical facing of rigid sheet material disposed in parallel spaced relation, each said facing extending substantially conti

A composite vertical wall panel assembly adapted to simplify the construction of a building structure, comprising an inner vertical facing of rigid sheet material and an outer vertical facing of rigid sheet material disposed in parallel spaced relation, each said facing extending substantially continuously between the top and bottom of the wall panel assembly, a preformed vertical core of substantially rigid foam insulation material disposed between and contacting said inner and outer facings, a layer of adhesive bonding each said facing to the corresponding side of said core to form a laminated vertical wall unit, a horizontally extending rigid top plate member disposed between the upper edge portions of said inner and outer facings, an elongated thin flat vertical metal sheet separate from said top plate member and disposed between said core and the upper portion of one of said facings and extending horizontally along the upper portion of said wall unit, said vertical metal sheet projecting downwardly from said top plate member and having a vertical height substantially greater than the thickness of said wall unit, said foam core having a substantially uniform thickness between the top and bottom of said wall unit, and layers of adhesive bonding said metal sheet to said core and to said one facing causing said metal sheet to form a horizontally extending header beam within the upper portion of said wall unit for substantially increasing the load bearing strength of the wall unit above a doorway or window opening formed within the wall unit.