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A building that can be constructed quickly in a wide variety of configurations has a sill beam that runs along the perimeter of the building. The plumbing, electrical and other utility needs for the building are channeled through a cavity provided for in the sill beam. Columns are removably mounted

A building that can be constructed quickly in a wide variety of configurations has a sill beam that runs along the perimeter of the building. The plumbing, electrical and other utility needs for the building are channeled through a cavity provided for in the sill beam. Columns are removably mounted on the sill beam according to the desired configuration with exterior and interior panels extending between the columns. Overhead, roof beams extend between columns with roof panels extending between the roof beams. Similarly, the floor is constructed of a plurality of floor panels. The panels forming the exterior walls of the building are pre-finished on both sides. The building can withstand earthquakes and other large vibrations caused by operating heavy machinery or blasting by isolating the mass of the panels extending between the columns with a mounting flange arrangement that provides a sealed connection between the columns and panels, but that allows relative movement between them if the building is subjected to vibrations.

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A building having a footing, comprising: a sill having a base supported on said footing, an upwardly extending body portion having a cavity formed therein, and top mounting flanges, said sill extending about the perimeter of said building; a plurality of columns, each said column having a base and m

A building having a footing, comprising: a sill having a base supported on said footing, an upwardly extending body portion having a cavity formed therein, and top mounting flanges, said sill extending about the perimeter of said building; a plurality of columns, each said column having a base and means for mounting said column base to said top mounting flanges of said sill, said column further having a second cavity intersecting with said cavity of said sill for forming a continuous raceway in said sill and extending upwardly from said sill through each of said columns; said column base having an exterior and interior sides, said base having a taper entry clip adjacent said exterior side and said base having a channel adjacent said interior side opening toward and extending parallel with said sill top flanges; and said means for mounting said column base to said sill including wedge means for fitting in said column base channel and abutting the adjacent one of said sill top flanges such that driving said wedge into said column base channel forces said taper entry clip in abutment with the other of said top flanges to secure said column base to said sill and further such that said wedge is hidden from view by said column base channel.