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A transportable building module including a load-bearing support frame which includes a pair of spaced apart portal frames, a floor frame and a roof frame. The floor frame includes two elongated open web trusses having tubular floor purlins secured in spaced relationship therebetween. Reinforcing fl

A transportable building module including a load-bearing support frame which includes a pair of spaced apart portal frames, a floor frame and a roof frame. The floor frame includes two elongated open web trusses having tubular floor purlins secured in spaced relationship therebetween. Reinforcing floor elements are secured to the upper surfaces of the open web trusses and the floor purlins. Reinforcing mesh is draped across the area of the frame to receive a reinforced concrete slab floor with the mesh being received around the upstanding reinforcing elements. Clip elements may be received around peripheral reinforcing elements, if needed for peripheral reinforcement, and a concrete slab is produced in situ about the floor frame, encapsulating the reinforcing elements, which concrete floor will undergo transit of the building module without damage. The roof frame includes longitudinal tubular beams with roof purlins secured therebetween, the purlins having a predetermined slope across the width of the module, such that a roof secured thereto will have a like slope. Non-load bearing exterior and interior wall structures are secured to the load bearing support frame system which conceal the structural elements of the frame. Each individual module is virtually complete when it leaves the factory and has structural integrity, such that connections between adjacent modules generally do not require structural connections other than necessary to ensure coplanarity of adjacent surfaces.

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1. A transportable building module comprising: (a) a load bearing support system, said support system comprising a pair of portal frames, said portal frames including two spaced apart vertical columns having upper and lower transverse beam secured therebetween, inwardly from upper and lower ends

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A transportable building module comprising: (a) a load bearing support system, said support system comprising a pair of portal frames, said portal frames including two spaced apart vertical columns having upper and lower transverse beam secured therebetween, inwardly from upper and lower ends of same respectively, two upper longitudinally extending beams secured to vertical columns of opposite portal frames adjacent upper ends of same, a plurality of spaced apart roof purlins secured between said upper longitudinal beams below upper surfaces of same and at different locations defining a predetermined slope thereacross, two longitudinal open web trusses secured to said vertical columns of said portal frames, inwardly from lower ends of same, a plurality of spaced apart tubular floor purlins secured between said open web trusses, upper surfaces of said floor purlins, open web trusses and lower horizontal beams of said portal frames generally defining a floor area of said module and being substantially coplanar, and a monolithic, reinforced concrete floor produced in situ over said floor area; (b) a roof structure secured to said roof purlins, said roof structure comprising a plurality of panels secured to said roof purlins and a waterproof membrane secured over said panels, said roof structure following said predetermined slope defined by said roof purlins; (c) a plurality of exterior panels secured to said support system along all intended exterior sides of same and to adjacent panels, said panels extending from below said open web trusses above said upper longitudinal beams and defining a flange thereat extending inwardly of said beams, said panel flanges defining a parapet therealong; (d) a water vapor barrier material received between said exterior panels and said support system and being secured thereat, said barrier material being spaced apart from at least a portion of an inside surface of said panels along the length of same and defining a ventilating passageway therealong; (e) a plurality of brackets secured to said support system adjacent an upper end of same, said brackets including an inwardly extending flexible portion; (f) a ceiling grid located below said roof purlins and being secured at peripheral edges of same to said flexible portions of said brackets; (g) at least one interior wall structure located within said support system, said wall structure comprising lower support means rigidly secured to said floor, upper support means united with said ceiling grid, vertical wall studs secured between said upper and lower support means and interior wall panels secured to said studs so that during transit of said module, said flexible portion of said brackets will dissipate stresses induced to minimize damage to said at least one interior wall. 2. A transportable building module comprising: (a) a load bearing support system, said system comprising two pairs of spaced apart vertical columns, each column representing one corner of the system, the columns of each pair having transverse horizontal beams secured therebetween adjacent the upper and lower ends of same, opposite columns of each pair having longitudinal horizontal beams secured therebetween adjacent upper ends of same, said longitudinal horizontal beams having a plurality of spaced apart roof purlins secured therebetween, and a reinforced monolithic concrete floor secured between said pairs of columns adjacent a lower end of same with said columns extending therebeneath; (b) a roof structure secured to said support system; (c) a plurality of exterior panels secured to said support system around the portion of the periphery of same that is intended as an exterior surface, said panels having reinforcing ribs extending longitudinally thereof and defining an inturned flange portion at a top of same, said flange portion extending above and inwardly of said upper horizontal beams; (d) a flexible vapor barrier received between said panels and said support system and secured to said support system, at least certain of said reinforcing ribs of said panels engaging said vapor barrier, said panels and said vapor barrier defining a ventilating passageway completely along the length of said panels; and (e) an interior wall structure located inwardly of said support system, said interior wall structure comprising a stud wall having a plurality of interior panels secured thereto said stud wall being rigidly secured at a bottom end to said floor and flexibly secured to said support system at an upper end thereof. 3. A transportable building module as defined in claim 2 wherein said monolithic concrete floor comprises a pair of open web trusses secured between said vertical columns, a plurality of spaced apart tubular beams secured between said trusses, a plurality of shear connectors secured to said trusses and said tubular beams and extending upwardly therefrom, a reinforcing mesh received atop said trusses and beams with said shear connectors passing therethrough and a monolithic concrete slab produced in situ thereabout, a lower surface of said slab being generally coterminous with an upper surface of said beams and surrounding said reinforcing mesh and said shear connectors. 4. A transportable building module as defined in claim 2 wherein said roof structure comprises a plurality of panels secured to each other and secured to said roof purlins and said upper horizontal beams of said support system and a waterproof membrane secured over said panels, outer edges of said membrane extending about said upper beams and downwardly beneath said panels. 5. A transportable building as defined in claim 2 wherein a plurality of brackets are secured to upper horizontal elements of said support system, said brackets having an unsecured flexible leg extending inwardly of said support system, and wherein said stud wall comprises lower stud runners secured to said floor and upper stud runners associated with said flexible legs with studs received therebetween at predetermined intervals, said studs having interior wall panels secured thereto. 6. A transportable building module as defined in claim 5 wherein elongated members are secured to said flexible legs and furring channel members are secured to said elongated members and are united to define a ceiling grid and wherein said upper stud runners are secured to said ceiling grid. 7. A transportable building module comprising: (a) a load bearing support system, said support system comprising a pair of spaced apart portal frames, said portal frames including two spaced apart vertical columns having upper and lower transverse tubular beams secured therebetween, inwardly from upper and lower ends of same respectively, upper longitudinally extending elements secured to vertical columns of opposite portal frames, adjacent upper ends of same, a plurality of spaced apart transversely extending roof purlins secured between said upper longitudinal elements, below upper surfaces of same and at different locations defining a predetermined slope thereacross, longitudinal open web trusses secured to said vertical columns of said portal frames, inwardly from lower ends of same and a plurality of spaced apart floor purlins secured to said open web trusses, upper surfaces of said trusses and said floor purlins being substantially coplanar and said floor purlins being located adequately above a lower end of said vertical columns to define a crawl space therebeneath; (b) a reinforced monolithic in situ produced concrete floor about said open web trusses and said floor purlins; (c) a roof structure secured to an upper portion of said support system; (d) a plurality of exterior wall elements secured to said support system and to adjacent wall elements around at least a portion of the periphery of same, said exterior wall elements totally concealing said support system from the exterior; and (e) at least one interior wall structure located inwardly of said support system, said at least one interior wall structure being rigidly secured at a lower end to said concrete floor and flexibly secured to said support system at an upper end thereof. 8. A transportable building module as defined in claim 7 wherein a cantilever frame section is secured to vertical columns of at least one of said portal frames, said cantilever section comprising opposite upper and lower longitudinal elements secured at their outer ends to a vertical beam and with horizontal transverse beams secured between the upper and lower longitudinal elements at the outer ends of same, a lower surface of the upper longitudinal elements being generally coplanar with a lower surface of the longitudinally extending elements of the load bearing support system thereat and upper surfaces of the lower longitudinal elements being generally coplanar with upper surfaces of said lower horizontal longitudinally extending elements of the load bearing support system. 9. A building structure comprising a plurality of horizontally adjacent modules as defined in claim 1, each said module being independently supported on a foundation means by said vertical columns of the support system for same and associated with a next adjacent module adequate to achieve coplanarity of adjacent interior planar surfaces where desired, each module having the support system for same totally enclosed within walls of the structure whereby no support element is visible. 10. A transportable building module as defined in claim 7 wherein said roof structure comprises a plurality of planar panels secured to each other and to said roof purlins and a flexible waterproof membrane secured over said panels. 11. A transportable building module as defined in claim 10 wherein said exterior wall elements are cladding panels, said panels extending from a location below said floor upwardly and defining an inturned flange at an upper end of same, said flange extending above and inwardly of said support system. 12. A transportable building module as defined in claim 7 wherein a vapor barrier material is secured to an outside of said support system, inside of said cladding panels, and wherein at least a portion of said cladding panel is spacially separate from said vapor barrier along the full length of said panel, whereby a ventilating space is provided along the height of exterior sides of said module. 13. A transportable building module as defined in claim 12 wherein said cladding panels and said vapor barrier are secured to said support system at upper and lower portions of same only, and wherein said panels are provided with inwardly protruding ribs along opposite edges of same, said ribs pressing against said vapor barrier material intermediate the securement points for same to hold said vapor barrier material taut along its length. 14. A transportable building module as defined in claim 7 wherein a plurality of brackets are secured to an upper portion of said support system, said brackets including a flexible portion, and wherein an upper portion of said interior wall structure is united with said flexible portion of said brackets. 15. A transportable building module as defined in claim 13 wherein further a plurality of furring strips define a ceiling grid and wherein peripheral edges of said ceiling grid are united with said flexible portion of said brackets, said upper portion of said interior wall structure being secured to said ceiling grid. 16. A transportable builiding module as defined in claim 14 wherein said interior wall structure comprises a lower wall support rigidly secured to said floor, an upper wall support secured to said ceiling grid, vertical wall studs secured between said wall supports and interior panels secured to said wall studs. 17. A transportable building module as defined in claim 16 wherein said interior panels are gypsum board panels, and a fabric is adhesively secured across said panels and the joints therebetween. 18. A transportable building module as defined in claim 16 wherein said panels are gypsum board and a flexible polymeric film is secured across said panels and the joints therebetween. 19. A building structure as defined in claim 9 wherein further at least one further module is stacked atop at least one of said horizontally adjacent modules, said vertical columns of said top module being associated with vertical columns of said bottom module. 20. A building structure as defined in claim 19 wherein said vertically stacked modules have at least one cantilever section secured to at least one end of said respective support systems; the space between a lower level of the cantilever section of said top module and the roof of the bottom module defining a crawl space along the width of the module. 21. A building structure as defined in claim 9 wherein exterior walls of said modules around the perimeter of the structure are cladding panels, said panels having an inturned flange at an upper portion of same that extends above and inwardly of said roof, said inturned flanges cooperating to define a parapet around said roof. 22. A building structure as defined in claim 9 wherein a cantilever section is secured to at least one end of the support structure of at least one module. 23. A building structure as defined in claim 22 wherein said cantilever section defines an extension of the interior volume of the module. 24. A building structure as defined in claim 22 wherein said cantilever section defines an exterior portion of said structure.