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A construction component provides structural reinforcement of structures built therewith, by embedding an internal support structure within a substrate component such as a cast concrete block during fabrication of the construction component. The embedded internal support structure can include interf

A construction component provides structural reinforcement of structures built therewith, by embedding an internal support structure within a substrate component such as a cast concrete block during fabrication of the construction component. The embedded internal support structure can include interface plates that are structurally coupled to the internal support structure and are made accessible outside of the substrate to permit the internal support structures of the individual construction components to be mechanically tied together in constructing a structure therewith. The internal support structure can be triangular, and can be coupled together using threaded bolts, rivets or welds. The substrate block is formed with vertical channels to provide access to the interface plates of components being coupled during construction.

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1. A construction component having embedded internal structural reinforcement, the internal structural reinforcement configured to be directly coupled to the internal reinforcement of others of said construction component, said construction component comprising: an internal support structure, the su

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A construction component having embedded internal structural reinforcement, the internal structural reinforcement configured to be directly coupled to the internal reinforcement of others of said construction component, said construction component comprising: an internal support structure, the support structure including: at least one triangular structure, the at least one triangular structure formed of a base member and two congruent side members to form a first base vertex between a first one of the congruent members and the base member, a second base vertex between the second congruent member and the base member, and an elevated vertex formed by the first and second congruent members opposite of the base member;at least one elevated interface plate, structurally coupled to the at least one triangular structure substantially at the elevated vertex; anda first and a second base interface plate, the first base interface plate coupled to the at least one triangular structure substantially at the first base vertex, and the second base interface plate coupled to the at least one triangular structure substantially at the second base vertex; anda cast concrete block substantially encapsulating the internal support structure therein, wherein the elevated interface plate of the internal support structure is exposed through a top surface of the concrete block, and the first and second base interface plates are exposed through a bottom surface of the concrete block, andwherein the elevated interface plate of the construction component is configured to be mechanically coupled to one of the base interface plates of each of at least two others of said construction component to securely couple said construction components together in a staggered manner. 2. The construction component of claim 1, wherein the congruent members and base member of the at least one triangular structure are composed of steel rebar. 3. The construction component of claim 1 wherein the at least one triangular structure is composed of a unitary piece of pressed metal. 4. The construction component of claim 3 wherein the upper and base interface plates are bent to form right angles to the two congruent and base members respectively. 5. The construction component of claim 1 wherein the cast concrete block includes at least a first and second vertical channel, each extending from the top surface to the bottom surface of the concrete block, and disposed over the base interface plates to provide access to the base interface plates from the top surface to facilitate mechanical coupling of each of the exposed base interface plates to the elevated interface plates of others of said construction components. 6. The construction component of claim 5, wherein each of the base interface plates include at least one opening therethrough, each of the vertical channels disposed directly over the at least one opening of each of the base interface plates. 7. The construction component of claim 6 wherein the upper interface plate includes at least two threaded openings, wherein the at least one opening of each of the base interface plates of a first one of said construction components is configured to be aligned with at least one of the at least two threaded openings of the elevated interface plate of a second one of said construction components such that a threaded bolt can be inserted through the at least one opening of the base interface plate and screwed into the at least one of the at least two threaded bolts to mechanically couple the first one and second one of said construction components together. 8. The construction component of claim 7 wherein a third one of said construction components can be coupled in a staggered manner to the second one of said construction components along with the first one of said construction components by screwing a threaded bolt through the at least one opening of the third one of said construction components into a remaining at least one of the at least two threaded openings of the elevated interface plate of said second one of the construction components. 9. The construction component of claim 5, wherein a first one of said construction components can be mechanically coupled to a second one of said construction components by riveting the base plate of said first construction component to the elevated interface plate of the second interface component through the vertical channel of said first construction component. 10. The construction component of claim 5, wherein a first one of said construction components can be mechanically coupled to a second one of said construction components by welding the base plate of said first construction component to the elevated interface plate of said second interface component through the vertical channel of said first construction component. 11. The construction component of claim 5 wherein the first and second base plates are formed a single L-shaped bar. 12. The construction component of claim 5 wherein the internal support structure includes two of the triangular structures disposed substantially in parallel with one another, and the concrete block includes at least a first and second vertical channel disposed over the base interface plates of each of the two triangular structures. 13. The construction component of claim 12, wherein the first and second base plates of each of the two triangular structures are formed of a single U-shaped bar. 14. The construction component of claim 13, wherein the internal support structure includes two or more instantiations of the two triangular structures disposed in parallel, each of the instantiations including additional members that are coupled between the elevated vertices of the two or more instantiations. 15. The construction component of claim 12, wherein the internal support structure further includes one or more additional members that are cross-coupled between the base vertices of the two triangular structures. 16. The construction component of claim 15 wherein the internal support structure further includes one or more additional members that are cross-coupled between the elevated vertex of at least one of the two triangular structures to at least one of the base vertices of the other of the two triangular structures of the internal support structure. 17. The construction component of claim 1, wherein the at least one triangular structure further includes: a vertical member extending from the upper vertex to a point on the base member that is substantially half way between the two base vertices; anda support plate that is structurally coupled to the triangular structure at a point beneath the intersection between the vertical member and the base member. 18. The construction component of claim 1 wherein the cast concrete block has the dimensions of a CMU (concrete masonry unit). 19. The construction component of claim 1, wherein constructing a structure from a plurality of said construction components creates an interconnected internal lattice-like support structure throughout the constructed structure. 20. A construction component having embedded internal structural reinforcement, the internal structural reinforcement configured to be directly coupled to the internal reinforcement of others of said construction component, said construction component comprising: an internal support structure, the support structure including: at least two triangular structures, the at least two triangular structures each being formed of a base member and two congruent side members to establish a first base vertex between a first one of the congruent members and the base member, a second base vertex between the second congruent member and the base member, an elevated vertex formed by the first and second congruent members opposite of the base member, and at least one member cross-coupled between a first and second one of the at least two triangular structures;at least one elevated interface plate being structurally coupled substantially at the elevated vertex of each of the at least two triangular structures; andat least one first and at least one second base interface plate, the at least one first base interface plate being coupled substantially at the first base vertex of each of the at least two triangular structures, and the at least one second base interface plate being coupled substantially at the second base vertex of each of the at least two triangular structures; anda cast concrete block substantially encapsulating the internal support structure therein, the at least one elevated interface plate of the internal support structure being exposed through a top surface of the concrete block, the at least one first and the at least one of the second base interface plates being exposed through a bottom surface of the concrete block, andwherein the at least one elevated interface plate of said construction component is configured to be mechanically coupled to one of the at least one base interface plates of each of at least two others of said construction component to securely couple said construction components together in a staggered manner. 21. The construction component of claim 20, wherein the first and second of the at least two triangular structures are disposed in planes that are substantially in parallel with one another. 22. The construction component of claim 20, wherein the at least one cross-coupled member is coupled substantially between the vertex of each of the first and second ones of the at least two triangular structures. 23. The construction component of claim 20, wherein the cross-coupled member is coupled substantially between the vertex of the first one of the at least two triangular structures and at least one of the two base vertices of the second one of the at least two triangular structures. 24. The construction component of claim 20, wherein the at least one cross-coupled member is coupled substantially between at least one of the base vertices of the first one of the at least two triangular structures, and at least one of the two base vertices of the second one of the at least two triangular structures. 25. The construction component of claim 20, wherein: the concrete block includes a thermally resistant layer that substantially divides the concrete block into at least two substantially discrete concrete sections, andthe first and second of the at least two triangular structures are each encapsulated within a different one of the concrete sections. 26. The construction component of claim 25, wherein the at least one cross-coupled member is part of a cross-coupling component that is coupled substantially between the first congruent members of each of the first and second ones of the at least two triangular structures to provide cross-coupling between the upper vertex of the first one of the at least two triangular structures and the first base vertex of the second one of the at least two triangular structures, and vice versa. 27. The construction component of claim 26, wherein the cross-coupling component further includes members that provide cross-coupling between the upper vertices of the first and second ones of the at least two triangular structures, and between each of the first base vertices of the first and second ones. 28. The construction component of claim 27, wherein the at least one cross-coupled member spans the thermally resistant layer of the block between the first and second ones of the at least two triangular structures. 29. The construction component of claim 28, wherein: the base member and two congruent side members of the first and second ones of the at least two triangular structures are made of thermally conductive metal, andthe cross-coupled member is made of a thermally resistant material. 30. The construction component of claim 20 wherein the cast concrete block includes at least a first and second vertical channel, each extending from the top surface to the bottom surface of the concrete block, and disposed over the base interface plates to provide access to the base interface plates from the top surface to facilitate mechanical coupling of each of the exposed base interface plates to the elevated interface plates of others of said construction components.