Modular building blocks system and method of manufacture

A building panel, comprising:

• a plurality of blocks coupled together via a plurality of coupling mechanisms, the blocks being coupled together directly via the coupling mechanisms and without the use of an intervening building structure;
• each of the plurality of blocks comprising:
• a plurality of layer components, each of the layer components being separately formed from the others, each of the layer components providing a building function within the building panel, the building function selected from the group consisting of:
• a load-bearing support function, an environmental protective function, and a utility function;
• wherein at least one of the plurality of layer components comprises a plurality of protruding members and a plurality of tensile reinforcement members, wherein selected ones of the tensile reinforcement members are wound about selected ones of the protruding members so as to resist forces created or present on edges of the building panel without the use of a filler material;
• and
• such that a constructive material and a configuration of each of the layer components are selected to allow the building panel to meet at least one predetermined criteria when each of the blocks is disposed in the building panel and coupled to other blocks.

A block for use in a building panel, the block comprising:

• a first layer component, the first layer component configured to provide a first building function, the first layer component being constructed from a first material;
• a second layer component formed separately from the first layer component and connected to the first layer component, the second layer component configured to provide a second building function, the second layer component constructed from a second material;
• a third layer component formed separately from the first layer component and the second layer component, the third layer component connected to the second layer component, the third layer component configured to provide a third building function, the third layer component constructed from a third material;
• wherein at least one of the plurality of first layer component, second layer component, or third layer component comprise a plurality of protruding members and a plurality of tensile reinforcement members, wherein selected ones of the tensile reinforcement members are wound about selected ones of the protruding members that act to resist forces created or present on edges of the component without the use of a filler material;
• such that the second layer component is disposed between the first layer component and the third layer component;
• such that the first building function, the second building function, and the third building function are selected from the group consisting of:
• a load-bearing support function, an environmental protection function, and a utility function;
• and
• such that a constructive material and a configuration of each of the first layer component, the second layer component, and the third layer component are selected to allow the building panel to meet at least one predetermined criteria when the block is disposed in the building panel and coupled to other blocks.