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A system for supporting exterior panels or cladding units on a building substrate. The system includes a plurality of polymeric bracket members, wherein each of the polymeric bracket members further includes an anchor section, adapted to be coupled to the building substrate, and a support section ad

A system for supporting exterior panels or cladding units on a building substrate. The system includes a plurality of polymeric bracket members, wherein each of the polymeric bracket members further includes an anchor section, adapted to be coupled to the building substrate, and a support section adapted to couple to the exterior cladding unit. In assembly, as disposed between the building substrate and the exterior cladding units, the polymeric bracket members provide a thermal break from the exterior cladding units to the building substrate.

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1. A polymeric bracket system for supporting exterior cladding units on a substrate of a building structure, comprising: a plurality of polymeric anchor members, wherein each of the anchor members include an anchor section and an anchor connection landing, wherein the anchor section is adapted to co

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A polymeric bracket system for supporting exterior cladding units on a substrate of a building structure, comprising: a plurality of polymeric anchor members, wherein each of the anchor members include an anchor section and an anchor connection landing, wherein the anchor section is adapted to couple to the substrate of the building structure;a plurality of support members, wherein each of the support members include a support section and a support connection landing, wherein the support section is adapted to couple to an exterior cladding unit, and further wherein the support connection landing is adapted to couple to the anchor connection landing, with the support section includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, a t-shaped channel extending laterally and opening to one of the interior surface and the exterior surface thereof, and having a pair of opposing support channel tabs, with a support insert being slidably positionable therealong, and extending along a length with the support insert being captured within the opposing support channel tabs;a leveling assembly associated with the anchor connection section and the support connection section, the leveling assembly comprising;a plurality of apertures disposed on the anchor connection landing of the polymeric anchor members and a plurality of apertures disposed on the support connection landing of the support members, wherein the apertures of the anchor connection landing and the support connection landing are adapted to align with one another in assembly to form sets of aligned apertures, at least one adjustable connecting fastener adapted to extend through any one of the sets of aligned apertures of the anchor connection landing and the support connection landing, wherein at least one of the apertures of the sets of aligned apertures comprises horizontally disposed oblong apertures for accommodating variations in the substrate of the building structure, such that the polymeric anchor members and the support members can be positioned with respect to one another to accommodate for variations in the substrate of the building structure to provide level exterior cladding units; andthe plurality of polymeric anchor members adapted to provide a thermal break between the exterior cladding units and the substrate of the building structure. 2. The polymeric bracket system of claim 1, including: an anchor channel disposed on an interior or an exterior surface the anchor section, wherein the anchor channel comprising a t-shaped channel extending laterally and opening to one of the interior surface and the exterior surface thereto, and having a pair of opposing support channel tabs, with an anchor insert being slidably positionable therealong, and extending along a length with the anchor insert being captured within the opposing support channel tab. 3. A polymeric bracket system for supporting exterior cladding units on a substrate of a building structure, comprising: a plurality of polymeric brackets coupled to and spaced apart along the substrate of the building structure, each polymeric bracket having an anchor portion adapted to couple to the substrate of the building structure, and a support portion spaced apart from the anchor portion defining an interior space there between;a layer of insulating material disposed within the interior space;a plurality of an elongate support members adapted to couple to the support portions of the plurality of polymeric brackets, the elongate support members extending generally transverse to the plurality of polymeric brackets and coupling to an outside surface of a plurality of sequential support portions;one or more exterior cladding units adapted to couple to the plurality of elongate support members; andwherein the plurality of polymeric brackets provides a thermal break between the exterior cladding unit and the building structure. 4. The polymeric bracket system of claim 3, wherein the support section includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, the support section including: a t-shaped channel extending laterally and opening to one of the interior surface and the exterior surface thereof, and having a pair of opposing support channel tabs, with a support insert being slidably positionable therealong, and extending along a length with the support insert being captured within the opposing support channel tabs. 5. The polymeric bracket system of claim 4, including: an anchor channel disposed on an interior or an exterior surface the anchor section, wherein the anchor channel comprising a t-shaped channel extending laterally and opening to one of the interior surface and the exterior surface thereto, and having a pair of opposing support channel tabs, with an anchor insert being slidably positionable therealong, and extending along a length with the anchor insert being captured within the opposing support channel tabs. 6. The polymeric bracket system of claim 3, wherein: the plurality of polymeric brackets are comprised of a polymeric material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastics, thermoset resins, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers, vinylesters epoxies, phenolic resins, polyvinyl chlorides (PVC), polyesters, polyurethanes, polyphenylsufone resin, polyarylsulfones, polyphthalimide, polyamides, aliphatic polyketones, acrylics, polyxylenes, polypropylenes, polycarbonates, polyphthalamides, polystyrenes, polyphenylsulfones, polyethersulfones, polyfluorocarbons and blends thereof, wherein the polymeric material is reinforced with a reinforcing fiber selected from the group consisting of fiberglass, carbon fibers, cellulose fibers, nylon fibers, and aramid fibers.