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Friday, February 10, 2023

Nicholas Potovsky joins Infrastructure Development as the Accessible Buildings Planner

Co-created with the UBC Centre for Accessibility, this newly created role will help UBC develop accessibility design guidelines for new and existing campus buildings. Nicholas…
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Monday, February 6, 2023

Upcoming road closures on UBC Vancouver campus as of January 31, 2023

The following road closures are expected around the UBC Vancouver campus as of January 31, 2023. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

David Sequeira joins Custodial Services as Assistant Supervisor

In his new role, David will oversee the dayshift Custodial Services team and will work out of the Life Building. David comes to us from…
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Monday, January 23, 2023

Furniture Re-use program

UBC is launching a furniture reuse program to help keep as much waste as possible out of the landfill. Led by UBC Facilities’ Infrastructure Development, the Furniture…
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Monday, January 23, 2023

2023 Soft plastic and styrofoam pick-up schedule is available

Did you know that plastic bags (a type of soft plastic) and styrofoam are not currently recyclable at UBC’s sort-it stations? There are several collection…
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Monday, January 9, 2023

Nationwide menstrual hygiene supplies shortage

Due to supply chain issues, we are currently experiencing delays in refilling our menstrual hygiene dispensers in washrooms across the UBC Vancouver campus. UBC Facilities…
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Happy holidays from John 

It’s been another unique year at UBC as we have transitioned back to more normal operations after the pandemic, yet have undergone some significant changes.…
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

2022 Facilities Staff Excellence Award winners

This year, we received over 60 nominations. The 2022 Staff Excellence Award selection committee had quite the task of reviewing the submissions. After careful consideration…
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Sunday, December 18, 2022

The 2022 Facilities Holiday Event was a success

Thank you for coming to our first Facilities Holiday events. It was wonderful to have our different groups gather to celebrate the season.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

UBC embraces mass timber with $180 million Gateway Building

Wood construction allowed the University of British Columbia to represent three of its core values in designing the new Gateway Building: sustainability, personal well-being and…
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