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An earthquake, fire and wind resistant pre-fabricated building panel comprises a plurality of frame members. The frame members are connected together to form a frame lying in a frame plane, the frame defining a perimeter of the panel, the perimeter bounding an interior portion of the panel. At least

An earthquake, fire and wind resistant pre-fabricated building panel comprises a plurality of frame members. The frame members are connected together to form a frame lying in a frame plane, the frame defining a perimeter of the panel, the perimeter bounding an interior portion of the panel. At least some of the frame members are biased inwardly, generally in the frame plane, towards the interior portion of the panel. A first solidified castable substance is cast in the interior portion of the frame, between the frame members. A three-dimensional structure such as a house is formed by connecting the panels together. The connections absorb and distribute seismic forces to the entire three-dimensional structure and the biased frame members act to absorb residual seismic forces reaching the individual panels. The castable substance and biased frame members permit the panel to withstand both positive and negative loading and render the panel fire resistant.

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A building structure foundation member, the foundation member comprising: a) a solidified castable material formed to include a footing portion for resting on the ground and a support portion for supporting a building structure; b) a hollow conduit member extending lengthwise in at least one of said

A building structure foundation member, the foundation member comprising: a) a solidified castable material formed to include a footing portion for resting on the ground and a support portion for supporting a building structure; b) a hollow conduit member extending lengthwise in at least one of said footing portion and said support portion, said conduit member being connectable to an adjacent similar conduit member to form a deformable joint; c) openings in said support portion for permitting access to said hollow conduit member; and d) connecting means co-operating with said hollow conduit member for connecting said foundation member to an adjacent similar member, the connecting means being operable to deform elastically when seismic forces are imposed on the foundation member.