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.
Dec 10, 2024
Facilities Weekly – December 10, 2024
Facilities Holiday Events reminder | Be prepared for holiday closures – Zero Waste Market, Environmental Services Facilities, the Centre | FSC loading dock closure Dec 11 | Zone list updates – Dec 3 | What’s happening in Thermal Utilities this month? | Thermal units current operating status | NJSS – Dec 3 | Building safety capacity: Working in the cold | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Get a hand crank radio
Dec 03, 2024
Facilities Weekly – December 3, 2024
Fixing campus infrastructure breaks, spills, and leaks | Review the winter exam schedule | Wesbrook Mall closure Dec 10-13 | Metro Vancouver water maintenance | Annual respirator fit testing reminder | Thermal units current operating status | Building safety capacity: Driving safely during the winter | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Talk to your kids about emergency preparedness
Nov 26, 2024
Facilities Weekly – November 26, 2024
Fixing campus drips, drops, and leaks – I’m waiting on review of this piece, we may need to push to next week if I don’t have it | RSVP for the Facilities Winter Event | Road closures and foot traffic expected during fall graduation | Give a thumbs-up to your apprentices | Lunch and learn: Operating Engineers trained in water softening practices | Exploring flexible piping with the Brugg Piping Workshop | Thermal units current operating status | NJSS November 19, 2024
Nov 19, 2024
Facilities Weekly – November 19, 2024
Stay safe as we head from fall into winter | Last chance: Fill out the 2024 WES Survey | Improving safety in interstitial areas | See something? Do something. International Fraud Awareness Week | Save the date: Facilities’ Winter Event | Thermal units current operating status | NJSS | Annual Respirator Fit Testing | Weekly emergency preparedness tip: Get notified during an emergency with UBC Alert
Nov 13, 2024