Facilities Update

The Facilities Update is distributed by email each week on Tuesday. It contains a summary of the news and events to help team members and colleagues across all the Facilities departments be informed of issues and situations they need to know and/or would help them do their job.

This is an archive of past editions so you can catch up on the latest in Facilities.

For submissions or questions, please email communications@vpfo.ubc.ca.


Mar 11, 2025

Facilities Weekly – March 11, 2025

Expression of Interest (EOI) 2025 is accepting applications | Eve of Pie Day cancelled | Wesbrook Mall closure Mar 14-15 | Reviving a legacy: 1950s mural reinstalled at Brock Commons South | NJSS March 4 | Thermal units current operating status | Pink Shirt Day photos | Congrats to our UBC Triathlon Duathlon participants | Staying safe at work: Find asbestos information in Planon | Emergency preparedness: Know the risks

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Mar 05, 2025

Facilities Update – March 4, 2025

Adopting a new Facilities service delivery model | Let’s grow kindness as a team | Road closures: UBC Triathlon March 8 | NJSS: February 25 | Thermal projects updates | Thermal units current operating status | Make a team and bake a pie | Help with the Point-in-Time Homeless Count | Staying safe at work: Staying sharp as we spring forward during Daylight Savings | Emergency preparedness: How much water should I have for an emergency?

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Feb 25, 2025

Facilities Update – February 25, 2025

Pink Shirt Day is tomorrow | Updated Facilities Service Centre and clerk emails | Car share vehicles cleaning begins this Friday | Follow one-way signage on Main Mall | Help with the Point-in-Time Homelessness Count at UBC | Sign up for Eve of Pie Day | Thermal units current operating status | Workplace strategies for mental health: protecting ourselves against bullying | Emergency preparedness: Earthquake safety

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Feb 18, 2025

Facilities Update – February 18, 2025

Upcoming road closures | Pink Shirt Day is next week | Eve of Pie Day | Thermal units current operating status | Workplace strategies for mental health: Self-awareness for emotional intelligence | Emergency preparedness: Do you know where your gas meter is located?

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Feb 11, 2025

Facilities Update – February 11, 2025

High efficiency, big savings: Replacing aging campus infrastructure | SRC loading bay closed Feb 13-14 for Invictus Games | Building Operations and Energy & Water Services websites will be transitioning | Noise work window Feb 15-Mar 2 | Thermal units current operating status | Staying safe at work: Hazard identification and managing risks | Emergency preparedness: Create a 10-step family emergency plan

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