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Facilities Weekly – February 7, 2023
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff. UBC Facilities is part of the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) Portfolio, and includes six departments—Building Operations, Custodial Services, Customer Services & Informatics, Energy & Water Services, Infrastructure Development, and Municipal Services. Sent on February 7, 2023.
Facilities Weekly – November 22, 2022
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff. UBC Facilities is part of the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) Portfolio, and includes six departments—Building Operations, Custodial Services, Customer Services & Informatics, Energy & Water Services, Infrastructure Development, and Municipal Services. Sent on November 22, 2022.
Facilities Weekly – August 30, 2022
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff. UBC Facilities is part of the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) Portfolio, and includes six departments—Building Operations, Custodial Services, Customer Services & Informatics, Energy & Water Services, Infrastructure Development, and Municipal Services. Sent on August 30, 2022.
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Energy Conserving Measures
The I.K. Barber Learning Centre is the main library on campus. It was built in 2007 and has a gross floor area of 27,000m². The building was a significant user of thermal energy from the District Energy System (DES) due to its size. During investigation of the building, it was discovered that the heat pipe system in […]
Chemistry North Heat Recovery Coils
Early in 2020, our Facilities teams had the opportunity to work together to enhance an existing maintenance project. While the maintenance work conducted by Building Operations was underway to replace the chiller at Chemistry E Block, North Wing, our team in Energy & Water Services identified an opportunity to install heat recovery coils in the […]
Chemistry Centre Heat Recovery Chiller
In the summer of 2021, Energy & Water Services successfully completed the installation of the heat recovery chiller in Chemistry D Block, and commissioned in October 2021. A server room in the basement of Chemistry D (Centre) Block currently holds a computer cluster in support of research and learning. In order to properly regulate the […]
Preliminary approval received for the downtown Kelowna project
The UBC Downtown Kelowna project recently received preliminary approval from the Board of Governors meeting on December 5, 2021 to move forward with this project. In June 2020, UBC President Santa Ono announced the next major step in the evolution of UBC’s presence in the Okanagan and in its ability to serve the needs of the […]
Thunderbird Boulevard multi-phase road closures: November 29, 2021 to August 2022
As part of the UBC Renewable Energy Hub project, the Hydrogen Refueling Station will begin construction on Thunderbird Boulevard this week. During this project, there will be multi-phase road closures along Thunderbird Boulevard in effect between November 20, 2021 to the end of August 2022. The first road closure will be from November 29 through […]
Replacing an 800+lbs supply fan motor in Pulp and Paper Centre
Last weekend the millwrights replaced a failed 60 horsepower 800+lbs supply fan motor so the electrical crew could reattach the electrical connections. The area(s) within the Pulp and Paper Centre were impacted and forced to stop their work until this unit was replaced and put back into service. There were several challenges to overcome in […]
From the classroom to the virtual space, and back again – How UBC’s Learning Spaces team is getting ready for a return to campus
How UBC’s Learning Spaces team is getting ready for a return to campus