Facilities News


Upgrades & renovations in Orchard Commons Room 1001

Orchard Commons Room 1001 is currently undergoing renovation work to create an active learning classroom. The new layout will be a high tech ‘learn lab’, featuring group tables with technology that allows both instructors and students to share their work with the class through digital displays at each table.

Denise Brown joins Infrastructure Development as Director, Capital Planning

Denise comes to UBC with over 15 years of experience as an owner’s representative in construction capital and operations projects and a passion for creating sustainable and innovative spaces that enhance the quality of life and learning for students and faculty.

Wendy Lam joins Customer Services & Informatics as Clerk

Through supporting engagement and communication activities, Wendy will enhance the team’s ability to make data readily available to staff managers.

Maintaining an ideal exam experience at UBC

Setting up an exam space is not an easy task — it requires hours of hard work and strict compliance with UBC’s exam requirements, especially with the setup of approximately 1350 tables and chairs and delivery of exam booklets, to ensure a fair and ideal environment for students to deliver their best.

Meet UBC’s new cogeneration engine

UBC’s replacement cogeneration engine, the Jenbacher J-612 arrived in its new home inside the Bioenergy Research Demonstration Facility (BRDF) engine room on April 6, 2023, and is being commissioned for operation in May 2023.