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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Facilities Weekly – December 17, 2024

Message from John – Celebrating and reflecting on all our achievements this year | Facilities emergency contacts for the holiday season | Join us for…
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Celebrating excellence: 2024 UBC Facilities Staff Excellence Award winners

This year, we received over 90 nominations. After careful consideration, the award committee has chosen the winners. Learn about each award recipient.
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Monday, December 16, 2024

Variable Frequency Drives to be replaced in the Brimacombe Building in January

Maintenance will be taking place in the Brimacombe Building from January–April 2025. We will be replacing and installing critical variable frequency drives (VFDs) on the…
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Monday, December 16, 2024

Construction begins in January on the Foster Lab Renovation

Construction on the Foster Lab Renovation in the Networks of Centre of Excellence (NCE) - Room 440 is anticipated to begin in January 2025 and…
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Tuesday, December 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…
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Tuesday, December 3, 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 |…
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Saad Ibrahim joins Energy & Water Services as Civil Engineer

As of December 2, Saad Ibrahim has joined Energy & Water Services. He joins us from the City of Brantford, Ontario, where he worked as…
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Thursday, November 28, 2024

Metro Vancouver water crews conducting planned maintenance

Metro Vancouver water crews are working within the City of Vancouver December 3–5, which may cause cloudy water. The water is still safe for consumption…
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Tuesday, November 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…
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Fixing campus infrastructure breaks, spills, and leaks

Addressing leaks is vital to maintaining campus infrastructure and supporting the VPFO’s campus excellence and sustainability goals. The UBC Facilities team has shown their dedication, expertise,…
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