| CPC E04C 2/296 (2013.01) [B32B 3/04 (2013.01); B32B 3/06 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 7/08 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/065 (2013.01); B32B 27/302 (2013.01); E04B 1/7608 (2013.01); E04B 1/7641 (2013.01); E04B 1/7654 (2013.01); E04C 2/388 (2013.01); E04C 2/46 (2013.01); B32B 2250/03 (2013.01); B32B 2250/40 (2013.01); B32B 2255/10 (2013.01); B32B 2262/101 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0228 (2013.01); B32B 2307/304 (2013.01); B32B 2307/3065 (2013.01); B32B 2607/00 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |

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1. A structural insulated panel comprising:
a panel body including:
a polymeric framing arrangement including:
opposed first and second outer frame members secured to and extending between opposed third and fourth outer frame members to define an outer boundary portion extending around an outer perimeter of the panel body,
a plurality of crossing frame members secured to the first and second outer frame members to define a plurality of cavities surrounded by the outer boundary portion,
an inner boundary portion secured to one or more of the plurality of crossing frame members and defining an opening in the panel body,
first and second panel layers secured to front and rear sides of the framing arrangement to define front and rear sides of the panel body and to enclose the plurality of cavities, and
an insulation material in each of the plurality of cavities;
a panel penetrating element secured to the inner boundary portion and at least partially disposed in the opening in the panel body; and
at least one hanger element embedded in a channel in the rear side of the panel body, the channel extending horizontally from a first side of the outer perimeter to a second side of the outer perimeter, the at least one hanger element including a flanged base portion secured to the panel body by one or more mounting fasteners installed through the polymeric framing arrangement and a hook portion extending rearward from the base portion for attaching the at least one hanger element to a mounting rail on a building wall.
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