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A method of constructing a multi-storey building comprises the steps of laying a foundation ring beam for the external walls of the building, erecting a plurality of ground floor columns around the foundation ring beam, the ground floor columns being supported by the foundation ring beam and extending over substantially the height of the ground floor of the building, placing panels between the adjacent pairs of ground floor columns to form the external walls of the ground floor storey of the building, and constructing the higher storeys of the building successively one upon another. Each of the higher storeys is constructed by erecting a plurality of columns around the building, each of said columns being supported by a respective column of the storey immediately below and extending over substantially the height of that storey; supporting a floor on the upper edges of the wall panels of the storey immediately below, and by placing panels between the adjacent pairs of the columns to form the external walls of that storey. The uppermost storey of the building is covered by a roof which is supported on the upper edges of the wall panels of that storey. Each of the panels may comprise a core of reinforced concrete housed within a sheath made of non-corrosive material. The sheath constitutes a mold for casting the core and a permanent protective convering for the core when the concrete has been cured.

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