UBC Life Building featured in April edition of Award
Editor Natalie Brucker from Award spoke with John Metras, AVP, Facilities on the $29-million renovation of the UBC Life Building (Previously named Student Union Building or SUB).
How to train your robot
When Gurpreet Gill first started at UBC as a custodian in 1989, the Vancouver campus had half the number of students, only a handful of restaurants, and parking cost 25 cents a day. A lot has changed in 29 years for the now Custodial Head Supervisor, including the recent addition of two new robotic team members.
UBC Aquatic Centre recognized for energy conservation and building design
Since opening its doors to the public in the spring of 2017, the UBC Aquatic Centre has become an iconic part of the UBC landscape for thousands of visitors to the UBC Vancouver campus.
VPFO Gathers for Pink Shirt Day 2019
When you’re part of a 24-hour operations group, Pink Shirt Day is really an all-day event. Staff from the Vice President Finance & Operations (VPFO) gathered across UBC to on February 27 in the morning, evening, and night for cake, coffee, and an opportunity to connect and talk about respect, diversity, and inclusion.
After the shaking stops: continuing to plan for a resilient campus
Since 2016, a team of UBC staff, leading faculty earthquake experts, and engineering consultants has been studying how to protect lives, research programs, infrastructure, and assets on the university’s Vancouver campus in the event of a catastrophic earthquake.
VPFO Leadership office renovations completed
After several months of renovation, the VPFO Leadership office will be moving out of their current swing space location – West Mall Annex, and back to Level 6, Walter C. Koerner Library as of Monday, February 11, 2019.
The Commons building: nothing common about it
The Commons building at UBC Okanagan is a significant addition to the campus environment and will be an influential part of the student, faculty, staff, and visitor experience on the campus.
Chemistry North, Fume Hood Optimization
Chemistry North (Block E) was originally built in 1962 and was renewed in 2006 with all new HVAC systems, electrical systems, and fume hoods. It is one of the highest density lab buildings on campus with 53% lab space and is one of the highest thermal intensities because of the high ventilation requirements. With the […]
Forestry Sciences Optimization
The Forest Sciences Centre is a 27,000 m² lab building built in 1998. The building consists of lab space, office space and classrooms and lecture halls. The building is one of the top 10 thermal energy consumers on campus – with a thermal EUI of 730 kWh/m²/yr! Energy & Water Services conducted a building controls […]
MOA Heat Recovery Chiller
MOA Heat Recovery Chiller The Museum of Anthropology is two-storey, 11 000 square meter facility renowned for its displays of world arts and cultures, in particular works by First Nation band governments. The Museum is one of UBC’s main tourist attractions and hosts a wide range of collections and cultural belongings from across Canada, as […]