Built America Magazine
The construction industry is no stranger to incremental improvement.
New materials, revised codes, and evolving standards have steadily refined how buildings perform. Yet despite decades of progress, one fundamental truth remains unchanged: the way most walls are built today has remained largely the same—and is increasingly misaligned with the realities facing modern construction. “We still build the same way we did 40 or 50 years ago,” says Tony Levesque, Vice President of Sales and Development at OSBLOCK . “And this needs to change, because the way we’re building today is really not efficient.”
OSBLOCK was created in direct response to that disconnect.
Developed not as a variation on traditional framing but as a fundamentally different wall system, OSBLOCK represents a shift in how builders, developers, and manufacturers can approach efficiency, labor, and scalability—without adding complexity to the jobsite. At its core, the system responds to the converging pressures reshaping the industry today: rising energy costs, tightening building codes, persistent labor shortages, and the growing demand for faster, more efficient housing delivery. “This was never just about selling blocks,” Levesque explains. 81
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