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connections the biannual newsmagazine of the OSCO Construction Group follow us on fall & winter 2018 UNB Off-Site Construction Research Centre • Exponent • Fenway Center • HP Hood • Saint John Water Project • 20 Years of Connections the biannual newsmagazine of fall & winter 2018 connections the OSCO Construction Group what’s inside projects 8 .....Avenir Centre 20 ...Moncton Wildcats 34 ...Miscellaneous Metals 10 ...Exponent 21 ...Blue Iron 34 ...Petroleum Systems 12 ...Hampton Inn & Suites 22 ...Saint John Water 35 ...Nobra Holstein Farm 13 ...Indian Head Lighthouse 25 ...Costco Gasoline 36 ... Homewood Suites/ 14 ...Deloitte 26 ...Merex Fish Plant Hampton Inn combo 14 ...Duncan MacMillan High 26 ...Downeast Ambulatory 38 ...Halifax International Airport 15 ...Fenway Center Towers 27 ...20 City Point 38 ...Rebar Projects 16 ...Lake Major Dam 30 ...Spry Harbour Overpass 39 ...École Arc-en-ciel 17....HP Hood 30 ...Petro-Canada 40...Barrington Street, Halifax 18 ...Wyndham 31 ...Sunrise Trail Infrastructure 40...Riverview Estates 19 ...Irving Oil Refinery 32 ...Precast Bridges 3 ..... Message from the President 56 ...Our Locations priorities 4 ..... Technology: UNB Off-Site Construction Research 41 ...Safety: Group Safety Awards 42 ...Safety: Practice Makes Perfect profiles 43 ... Environment: Are You Done With That? 43 ...Technology: homebase 28 ... Connections 20 44 ... Facilities: Ready-Mix Equipment Upgrades Years: 1999-2018 45 ... Facilities: Environmental Award 46 ... Facilities: Aggregates Transportation public & people community 49 ...Group Golf Challenge 50 ... Employee Appreciation 47 ...CPCI Precast Concrete Studio Celebration 48 ...Pte. David Greenslade Bursary 52 ...Retirement Lane 48 ...NSCC Bursary 54 ...Group Picnic 55 ...OSCO Group Bursaries OSCO 55 ...Fresh Faces construction 55 ...Congratulations group CONNECTIONS is the biannual magazine of the OSCO on our cover... Construction Group, published every Spring and Fall to share news and information with our valued customers & employees The Avenir Centre: Moncton, NB Comments and submissions are greatly appreciated and may be sent to the photo credit: Nick Gaines editor/designer: Tammy Legacy, c/o OSCO Construction Group 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • Canada • E2K 5L6 See story on page 8 email: [email protected] www.oscoconstructiongroup.com Message from the President e were very pleased to jointly 1854. UNB engineers have played a senior management and most of our Wannounce on September 2018, pivotal role in building Canada, from middle managers are UNB graduates. with the Engineering Faculty at the its railways to its highways to its vast University of New Brunswick, our $2 hydro-electric infrastructure. UNB From our perspective, this partner- Million investment to create the UNB researchers are playing key roles with ship with UNB has great potential; Off-site Construction Research Cen- private industry partners in other both from the standpoint of the new ter. Innovation has been and remains emerging industries, such as smart technological innovation for the con- the lifeblood of our Group. Over the grid technology and marine additive struction industry and OSCO’s en- years, we have made many trips to manufacturing. hanced ability to identify and recruit trade shows and component manu- its talented graduates. Our collective facturers in other countries to find & Our connection with UNB has a futures are very much tied to making introduce new products, processes, long, intergenerational history. Ap- this venture a success. technology and equipment to the proximately 25% of our total salaried The move to off-site construction is OSCO portfolio of companies. workforce are UNB graduates with degrees from all disciplines. Included a technological shift to “industrial- UNB is the home of the first engi- in this number are about 50 engi- ize” construction or transform it into neering program in Canada with neers; of which 75% are engineering more of a manufacturing-based civil engineering courses offered in graduates from UNB. In fact, all our system as opposed to devising indi- vidual, customized solutions for each project. As the industry moves more labour hours, equipment and raw materials into a manufacturing en- “We believe, by making vironment, our experience as both a jobsite contractor and a component UNB a North American manufacturer will enable us to adapt center for this initiative, more easily than others. that our Maritime region The construction industry is already doing work in factories. For example, could become a hub to OSCO currently manufactures steel & concrete components in fabrication manufacture and export plants and installs them onsite. How- ever, there are several differences these newly developed between todays offsite work and the off-site building elements.” off-site construction delivery model we would like to research with UNB. continued on page 48... www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2018 3 priorities | technology On September 6th, 2018, University of New Brunswick President and Vice-Chancellor, Eddy Campbell, held an event in Fredericton, NB to make the major announcement that UNB was creating an Engineering-based Off-site Construction Research and Innovation Hub with the sponsorship and support of the OSCO Construction Group. Constructing the Future OSCO Makes $2 Million Investment in UNB will be a leading specialist in the field and build on the faculty of engineer- Off-Site Construction Research Centre ing’s current strengths in civil engineer- ing and related pre-manufacturing Article & photos: UNB Media Services of materials made into many sizes technology. They will seek opportuni- and configurations, such as individual ties for partnership within the university Construction Group is components, flat-packed panels and and with world-renowned construction OSCO investing $2 million in volumetric room-size modules. They experts. the University of New Brunswick to can be designed as both structural establish a new Centre for Off-site and enclosure systems integrated with “The University of New Brunswick Construction and to fund research multi-disciplinary functions, such as fire and OSCO Construction Group share led by the new OSCO Chair in Off-site rating, thermal, air and vapor barrier, a vision to make New Brunswick a Construction. electrical, plumbing, HVAC, aesthetic global leader in modular manufactur- effect and interior finish. This method ing and off-site construction,” says UNB In contrast to conventional “stick-built” of construction reduces waste, pro- President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Eddy construction at a jobsite, off-site con- motes sustainability, compresses time Campbell. “This partnership will bring struction consists of planning, design- schedules and overall, ing and fabricating building elements results in better qual- “Designs which can optimize both off-site in a factory-controlled environment ity products. manufacturing and on-site assembly are faster, for rapid assembly in a “plug-and-play” fashion at the jobsite. Off-site building The OSCO Chair in cheaper, safer and better for the environment elements can incorporate a wide range Off-site Construction than using the traditional ‘stick-built’ method..” 4 connections | fall & winter 2018 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com priorities | technology Photo at left (L-R): Eddy Campbell, President and Vice-Chancellor, UNB; Hans O. Klohn, President, OSCO Construction Group; Jeff Rankin, Chair of Civil Engineering, UNB; Chris Diduch, Dean of Engineering, UNB; John K.F. Irving, Chairman and CEO of OSCO Construction Group and President of Ocean Capital Holdings Limited; Bob Skillen, Vice-President (Advancement), UNB. www.unb.ca/ocrc/ UNB to the forefront of innovation in Hans Klohn, president of the world and increase product export OSCO Construction Group, opportunities for New Brunswick man- believes that the investment ufacturing companies. We are grateful in research at UNB will build for OSCO’s leadership and contribution critical capacity in this emerg- to advancing research in this area.” ing area of construction. Contractors are moving to a technol- ogy-driven approach which utilizes UNB boasts a unique combination of “OSCO is focused on creating more standardized, factory-made elements strengths in research, teaching and valued-added construction solutions that can be rapidly assembled into a entrepreneurship that facilitate growth and improving the overall construction customizable, attractive structure, much in this important sector of Canada’s delivery model for our customers,” says like the aerospace, car and shipbuilding economy. Many civil engineering Mr. Klohn. “Designs which can optimize industries. UNB is building innovative, faculty members have international both off-site manufacturing and on-site applied research capacity in this area profiles, with expertise in the fields of assembly are faster, cheaper, safer and and we are pleased to partner with the construction, materials, structural, and better for the environment than using university on this initiative.” transportation engineering. the traditional ‘stick-built’ method. continued on next page... www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2018 5 priorities | technology ...continued from previous page of the United States, and Bermuda. what we can accomplish with a further Since 1955, OSCO and its group of investment in research capacity.” companies have developed and pro- Dr. Chris Diduch, dean of engineering duced architectural, structural