Municipal Services is responsible for UBC’s streets, fleet and public realm with a focus on providing a clean, accessible, and enjoyable space for people to move, linger and connect to nature and the campus community. The team is comprised of Streets Operations, Waste Management, Fleet & Garage, Soft Landscape, Stores, Contract Services, and Civil & Landscape Architectural services.
Contracts & Service Level Agreements
The Contracts & Service Level Agreements team works with UBC faculty/departments to set up maintenance service contracts for faculty/department owned equipment such as air conditioning units, furnaces, compressors, fleet vehicles, etc.
Fleet Management
The Fleet Management team manages over two-thirds of the entire University fleet and offers a complete range of services for all automotive and equipment assets. They have an established strategic fleet partnership with ARI Canada- Global Fleet and are able to obtain enhanced services, by maximizing negotiating power and minimizing the impact on budgets
To align with the larger campus initiative of reducing GHG emissions, Facilities is building a more efficient fleet and reducing funds allocated to fuel and maintenance. UBC has also positioned itself as a Charter member of the E3 (Energy, Environment, Excellence) Fleet program and has been recognized for multiple years with an E3 fleet Platinum Rating.
Soft Landscape
Soft Landscape maintains the campus lawns, gardens, and trees. The team has expertise in gardening, tree care, lawn care, irrigation, and pest control.
Learn more about our fall leaf collection
Street Operations
Street Operations is responsible for the maintenance of a combined 76 hectares of roads, sidewalks, and hard surfaces on the academic grounds at UBC Vancouver. During extreme weather events this team supports safety and accessibility by managing snow and ice response.
This team takes pride in managing the social infrastructure, such as water features and street furnishings, to support the wellbeing of the campus community.
Technical Services
Supports and represents the Municipal team in matters related to best practices in civil infrastructure and landscape architecture. It ensures that hard and soft landscapes are physically durable, climate resilient, operationally sustainable and designed in a way that supports community well-being, and reconciles design aspirations with the resources available to operate and maintain them.
Stores
Facilities Stores is open to all UBC academic and ancillary departments, and carries operational and maintenance supplies that can be purchased.
Waste Management
Waste Management provides both waste management services and waste reduction education to the UBC campus community through the coordination of recycling, composting, e-waste, and litter reduction initiatives. The team also provides customer support services such as moving services.
Through our targeted waste reduction campaigns and collaboration with other departments on campus, Waste Management plays a vital role in helping to make UBC a sustainable and healthy community.
Learn more about garbage, recycling, and composting
Learn more about our styrofoam and soft plastics recycling program