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.


Jun 25, 2024

Facilities Weekly – June 25, 2024

From identifying a maintenance issue to changing the fancoil industry | Building Operations reduces aged work orders by 73% | VPFO Day survey and video | Planon internal comms changes coming July 2 | Facilities Service Guide | Thunderbird Blvd closure | Facilities Ice Cream Social July 17 | Bioenergy from Commercial-Municipal Organic Waste project page | Zero waste market summer swap | Thermal units current operating statuses | Workplace strategies for mental health: the connection between thoughts, emotions and actions | Emergency tip: where is your gas meter?

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Jun 19, 2024

Facilities Weekly – June 19, 2024

See you at VPFO Day! | MOA reopening featured in the news | Building Emergency Response Plan for USB | Custodial team celebrate Filipino Independence Day | Thermal units current operating statuses | Campus Energy Centre | NJSS June 11 | Building safety capacity: lab safety | Weekly emergency tip: build your family emergency plan

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Jun 11, 2024

Facilities Weekly – June 11, 2024

A message from John CIMS Green Building certification | MOA reopening | Updates on construction | Countdown to VPFO Day: 1 week | Thermal units current operating status | Building safety capacity: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) | Weekly Emergency Tip: Do you have earthquake insurance?

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Jun 04, 2024

Facilities Weekly – June 4, 2024

Confined Spaces Rescue Team on-site exercises | Zone list update | Road closures | June 2024 exam schedule | Countdown to VPFO Day | Listen to Frank’s Hot Lunch recording | Thermal units current operating status | Campus Energy Centre project | Building safety capacity: Heat stress | Weekly emergency tip: Beware of earthquake aftershocks

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May 28, 2024

Facilities Weekly – May 28, 2024

I-C07 vehicle inspections | Listen online to Frank at Hot Lunch | Be vigilant to avoid phishing attempts | Thermal units current operating status | Workplace strategies for mental health: Listening when someone is emotional | Weekly emergency tip: earthquakes in southwestern BC explained

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