Tanya Nyandong joins Custodial Services as Custodial Manager for the Evening Shift

Tanya brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success. She has a robust background in facilities management that will help support and enhance our operations.

Facilities Weekly – September 24, 2024

Orange Shirt Day at UBC | Celebrate Circular Economy Month | New Job Strategy Session (NJSS): September 24, 2024 | Thermal units current operating statuses | Building safety capacity: OHS Regulation App | October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month & Privacy Matters @ UBC Symposium | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Set up your Medical ID on your iPhone

Celebrate Circular Economy Month

Join the Furniture Reuse Program team at the Zero Waste Market this October and November for reduced prices to celebrate Circular Economy Month! The Zero Waste Market sells gently used furniture best suited for home use and small budgets, as well as some office supplies.

Three additional fully-electrified Mobi public bike share stations

Construction will begin for the installation of three additional fully-electrified bike share stations at Thunderbird Parkade, Orchard Commons, and West Mall Swing Space. The installation for each station will be approximately 3 weeks, and expected to be completed by end of October 2023.

Building a stronger Facilities team

The Facilities leadership team has been working to improve clarity of purpose internally within our Facilities departments and externally with the UBC community, on delivery of our facilities development and operations services to enable students, faculty, and staff to excel in their work at UBC. This starts with internal alignment and the importance of integrating departments into one Facilities team to re-position how we present ourselves to the campus community.

Alan Ehrenholz joins Facilities’ Municipal Services as Municipal Engineer

Alan will help enhance our technical expertise in civil engineering and asset stewardship. Alan’s passion and contribution towards community-oriented initiatives will help strengthen our equity, diversity and inclusion work while balancing the operational and maintenance needs for a resilient campus through asset stewardship and design. 

Planon Release 1 to 6.2 are now complete

Since the launch of Planon, UBC’s Enterprise Maintenance Management System in November 2020, the Planon Stream 1 extension project was created to deliver enhancements and new functionalities within Planon. The project is divided into multiple phases and releases. To date, Planon Release 1 to 6.2 are now complete.

Upcoming University Endowment Lands (UEL) project

In October, UEL will return to conduct additional maintenance and testing to the 16th Avenue water main. As a precaution, Facilities will be isolating this pipe and rerouting our water supply to minimize disruption. The water remains safe for use and consumption. Once the 16th Avenue water main is back in operation, Facilities will continue to monitor and test our water supply.

Making the campus a better place

Today, we welcome students back on campus, and we are seeing them in full force. I encourage you all to take a moment to reflect on your contributions and the impact you have in creating this space for students, faculty, and staff. This is why we are here, and this is our purpose. Every day, we provide and sustain the physical environment for teaching, learning, and research for over 58,000 students and over 6,000 faculty members.

Steven Lee is promoted to Learning Spaces team’s Senior Learning Space Planner within Facilities’ Infrastructure Development.

Steven will be leading the Learning Spaces team within Facilities Planning and working closely with partners in AV IT and Scheduling Services to ensure the smooth operation and future planning for UBC General Teaching Space (GTS). Steven will be transitioning into this role and working closely with the incumbent planner, Jodi Scott, until her retirement on October 27, 2023.