Facilities Weekly – January 24, 2024

Shaping our customer service strategy together | Stores rolls out smart lockers | USB Roof Renewal | New I-B-55 Hot Work Safe Work Procedure | Thermal units current operating statuses | Workplace strategies for mental health | Join the 2024 VPFO Sun Run team | Building safety capacity: hearing testing | Weekly emergency tip: smoke alarms

Construction to begin on University Services Building roof

Construction to begin in April for the University Services Building Roof Renewal. Construction is expected to last until Fall 2024. Reach out to Pamela Troyer, Project Manager with any questions.

Facilities Weekly – January 16, 2024

Thank you from John for your hard work this weekend | Soft plastic and Styrofoam recycling | Preparing for extreme weather | Thermal Units Operating Statuses | Building safety capacity: working in the cold | Weekly emergency tip: stock your 72 hour emergency kit

Facilities teams are actively responding to any issues affecting our buildings

As temperatures dip and sustain below 0° degrees, Facilities teams are actively responding to any issues affecting our buildings. For emergencies, please call the Service Centre 604-822-2173. Find out about road clearing priorities and ice prevention work on the UBC Vancouver campus during snow events, and check for campus updates on ubc.ca.

Facilities Weekly – January 9, 2024

Shaping our customer service strategy together | New safety trainers for 2024 | New Master Services Agreement with Acklands-Grainger Inc. | CHBE- Digital Design Studio construction | Get ready for Pink Shirt Day | Preparing for extreme weather | Thermal units current operating statuses | Bioenergy Research & Demonstration Facility (BRDF) | Campus Energy Centre’s Distributed Energy System (DES) | Join the 2024 UBC VPFO Sun Run team | Building safety capacity: Hearing testing | Weekly Emergency Tip: Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Construction to begin on the Faculty of Applied Science Digital Design Studio

Construction: January 2024 until summer 2025. Construction to begin in January 2024 on the new Faculty of Applied Science Digital Design Studio within the courtyard of the Chemical and Biological Engineering building. This new, student-centred facility will provide critical space for the convergence of design approaches specific to APSC disciplines and support the transformation of […]

Facilities Weekly – December 12, 2023

A message from John Metras: A warm thank you for your hard work and dedication over the past year | We look forward to seeing you at the Holiday Lunch! | Shaping our customer service strategy together | Construction begins on the Lab of Archeology | Thermal units current operating statuses | Bioenergy Research & Demonstration Facility (BRDF) | Building safety capacity: Avoid slips, trips, and falls this winter | Weekly Emergency Tip: Pet preparedness

A warm thank you for your hard work and dedication over the past year

Welcome to the holidays! As we look forward to the new year, I’d like to pause and reflect on the past year and be grateful for the good people who surround us and the many positive accomplishments that we have achieved.

Construction begins on the Laboratory of Archeology – Iona Building

Construction has begun on the new Community Research Centre in the Iona Building Parkade Level Rooms B161 & B162. This project aims to create a new space for housing archaeological collections.

Facilities Weekly – December 5, 2023

Zero waste market Ubyssey feature | Red zone under Jenny Black | ESF closure | United Way pancake breakfast | Rodent prevention | 988 helpline | MS teams drop-in | Thermal updates | Working in the cold | Emergency tip: create a grab and go bag