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.
Aug 20, 2024
Facilities Weekly – August 20, 2024
Construction and road closures | Entering a lab space? Follow these procedures to stay safe | USB fuel dispensers unavailable on August 28 | Zone list update – Aug 19 | New presentation templates | Register for the UBC Welcome Back BBQ | A big thank you from the VPFO EDI committee | Watch Frank play at Battle of the Bats | Thermal units current operating status | Building safety capacity: hearing testing (make-up sessions) | Weekly emergency tip: Get to know your neighbours
Aug 13, 2024
Facilities Weekly – August 13, 2024
Touch a truck: Giving kids a hands-on experience of Waste Management | Updates to required mental health training for managers and supervisors | You’re invited to the UBC Welcome Back BBQ | Zone list update | Marra Lab construction to begin | Reminder: Beaty Expansion tower crane removal August 15 | Explore VPFO virtual backgrounds | Do you love board games? | Thermal units current operating status | NJSS July 23 & Aug 6 | Building safety capacity: respiratory protection | Weekly emergency tip: Pet preparedness
Aug 06, 2024
Facilities Weekly – August 6, 2024
Reaching for the sky: new high-head lab under construction for STBE cluster | New UBC vehicle parking spots available near Friedman Building | Get ready for the Welcome Back Staff & Faculty BBQ | Show your connection to the VPFO with updates templates | Thermal units current operating status | Upcoming thermal projects & outages | Building safety capacity: Protecting your eyes | Weekly emergency tip: Build your grab-and-go bag
Jul 30, 2024
Facilities Weekly – July 30, 2024
Successful PRV-1 upgrade at the Chan Centre | Beaty expansion – tower crane removal | 16th Ave watermain work | NJSS – July 23, 2024 | Thermal units current operating statuses | Building safety capacity: Safety footwear | Weekly Emergency Tip: Making a household emergency plan
Jul 29, 2024