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A plurality of insulating panels for installation between and insulation of the metal furrings of a wall system. Preferred panels have a plastic foam core. The vertical side edges of the panels are provided with kerfs for enclosure of the metal furrings and reduction of the thermal bridging conventi

A plurality of insulating panels for installation between and insulation of the metal furrings of a wall system. Preferred panels have a plastic foam core. The vertical side edges of the panels are provided with kerfs for enclosure of the metal furrings and reduction of the thermal bridging conventionally caused by the furrings.

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[ I claim:] [1.] In a wall structure for a building which includes an exterior wall and a series of uniformly spaced and substantially similar metal furring strips attached to the interior side of and extending vertically from top to bottom of the exterior wall, each strip consisting of a central we

[ I claim:] [1.] In a wall structure for a building which includes an exterior wall and a series of uniformly spaced and substantially similar metal furring strips attached to the interior side of and extending vertically from top to bottom of the exterior wall, each strip consisting of a central web and first and second flanges joined respectively to the opposed ends of the web, the central web extending inwardly from and generally perpendicularly to the exterior wall, and the first and second flanges extending generally perpendicularly to the central web and oppositely from each other, the first flange being attached to the exterior wall and the second flange being spaced from the exterior wall by the length of the central web and all the second flanges extending in the same direction, the improvement therein comprising: a plurality of insulating panels, each panel being adapted to fit and being interposed between each pair of two adjacent strips and against the exterior wall, each interposed panel having first and second major surfaces spaced from each other by the thickness of the interposed panel and first and second vertically-extending side edges, the first major surface facing the exterior wall and the second major surface being located inwardly from the exterior wall a distance equal to the thickness of the panel and greater than the length of the central web of each adjacent strip, the interposed panel being positioned so that the first side edge abuts the central web of the adjacent strip whose second flange projects toward the interposed panel, the first side edge having a groove extending from the top to the bottom of the panel and sized for enclosure of the second flange, and the groove being located at a distance from the exterior wall for engagement with and enclosure of the second flange, and the second side edge abuts the central web of the other adjacent strip, whereby the insulating panels form a continuous envelope around the strips to prevent thermal short circuiting.