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.
Nov 21, 2023
Facilities Weekly – November 21, 2023
Coast Salish Two-Spirit Mosaic mural installed | Exam period begins Monday, December 11 | Thermal units current operating statuses | Sub Head pilot program successful | Personal Protective Equipment on-site | Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Facility (BRDF) | Campus Energy Centre's Distributed Energy System (DES) | The Arts Student Centre wins Design Excellence award | Join us for Soup or Sweet! | Annual Respirator Fit Testing: Book your appointment now | The Centre Survey
Nov 14, 2023
Facilities Weekly – November 14, 2023
MacLeod Engineering Building Renewal wins 2nd in Concrete Construction Awards | BC Hydro Clean Energy Champions | Facilities' United Way Campaign: Soup or Sweet! | Register Today: Facilities Holiday Celebration | Please RSVP: Farewell Gathering for Teresa Syrnyk | 2023 Facilities Staff Excellence Awards nominations open until Nov. 23 | Building safety capacity - Respiratory protection | Weekly Emergency Tip: How much water should I have for an emergency?
Nov 07, 2023
Facilities Weekly – November 7, 2023
Pixie Pumpkin Patch voted favourite | Annual Respirator Fit Testing: Book your appointment now | Facilities Holiday Celebration | The Centre wants to hear from you | Take the VPFO User Research Survey! | Please RSVP: Farewell Gathering for Teresa Syrnyk | 2023 Facilities Staff Excellence Awards nominations | Help keep furniture out of the landfill with the Furniture Reuse program | Kids to Work Day 2023
Oct 31, 2023
Facilities Weekly – October 31, 2023
Weekly updates for UBC Facilities staff — Nominations for the 2023 Facilities Staff Excellence Awards are now open! | Do you know the differences between fumehood roof top signage? | Your feedback matters. Take the VPFO User Research Survey | Building safety capacity: daylight savings time ends | Weekly Emergency Tip: emergency preparedness - What do you do if you are driving during an earthquake?
Oct 26, 2023