Facilities Weekly – September 4, 2024
Brock Commons South opens to welcome its first cohort of students | Rigid Equipment Training Session for Building Operations Plumbers & Stores Teams | See you at the UBC Welcome Back Staff BBQ! | Back to school with Safety & Risk Services — upcoming safety events on campus | Reminders for staying secure on campus | New Job Strategy Session (NJSS): September 3, 2024 | Thermal units current operating statuses | Building safety capacity: Hearing testing (make-up sessions) | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Keep shoes by your bed
Facilities Weekly – August 20, 2024
Construction and road closures | Entering a lab space? Follow these procedures to stay safe | USB fuel dispensers unavailable on August 28 | Zone list update – Aug 19 | New presentation templates | Register for the UBC Welcome Back BBQ | A big thank you from the VPFO EDI committee | Watch Frank play at Battle of the Bats | Thermal units current operating status | Building safety capacity: hearing testing (make-up sessions) | Weekly emergency tip: Get to know your neighbours
Facilities Weekly – August 13, 2024
Touch a truck: Giving kids a hands-on experience of Waste Management | Updates to required mental health training for managers and supervisors | You’re invited to the UBC Welcome Back BBQ | Zone list update | Marra Lab construction to begin | Reminder: Beaty Expansion tower crane removal August 15 | Explore VPFO virtual backgrounds | Do you love board games? | Thermal units current operating status | NJSS July 23 & Aug 6 | Building safety capacity: respiratory protection | Weekly emergency tip: Pet preparedness
Facilities Weekly – August 6, 2024
Reaching for the sky: new high-head lab under construction for STBE cluster | New UBC vehicle parking spots available near Friedman Building | Get ready for the Welcome Back Staff & Faculty BBQ | Show your connection to the VPFO with updates templates | Thermal units current operating status | Upcoming thermal projects & outages | Building safety capacity: Protecting your eyes | Weekly emergency tip: Build your grab-and-go bag
Facilities Weekly – July 30, 2024
Successful PRV-1 upgrade at the Chan Centre | Beaty expansion – tower crane removal | 16th Ave watermain work | NJSS – July 23, 2024 | Thermal units current operating statuses | Building safety capacity: Safety footwear | Weekly Emergency Tip: Making a household emergency plan
Upcoming 16th Avenue watermain project
Please be advised that UBC Facilities will be conducting maintenance work on the 16th Avenue watermain that supplies water to the UBC Vancouver campus. UBC Facilities will be flushing the system prior to and throughout this work. However, some buildings on the UBC campus may experience mild discolouration in their water or minor water pressure variances. The water remains safe for use and consumption.
Facilities Weekly – July 23, 2024
Thanks for coming to our Facilities Townhall | Understanding roles in the Construction Office | August 2024 exam schedule is now available | Planon internal communications tips | Applications open for the Workplace Wellbeing Ambassador program | Submit your nominations for PCAPPA awards by July 31 | Thanks for joining the ice cream social | Thermal units current operating status | Building safety capacity: Hard hats | Weekly emergency tip: Know the risks in your area
Facilities Weekly – July 16, 2024
Facilities Townhall meetings | Ice cream social | Congrats VPFO Day 2024 Survey winners | Thermal units current operating status | NJSS July 2024
Facilities Weekly – July 9, 2024
Developing Facilities’ 3-year Road Map | New internal communications functionality in Planon | Facilities’ Ice Cream Social | VPFO Lunch with a Leader winners | Thermal units current operating statuses | Building safety capacity: Dealing with heat stress | Weekly emergency tip: What do you do if you are driving during an earthquake?
Facilities Weekly – July 2, 2024
Be mindful of work impacts on classrooms | Developing Facilities’ 3-year road map | Facilities Ice cream social | Upcoming Engineering Road closure | Noise work window | Thermal units current operating status | Campus Energy Centre | NJSS June 2024 | Building safety capacity: preventing and addressing workplace bullying and harassment