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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Thunderbird Boulevard multi-phase road closures: November 29, 2021 to August 2022

As part of the  UBC Renewable Energy Hub project, the Hydrogen Refueling Station will begin construction on Thunderbird Boulevard this week. During this project, there…
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Major milestone in the Bioenergy Research Demonstration Facility expansion project

The Bioenergy Research Demonstration Facility (BRDF) is burning biomass once again! The Energy & Water Services Thermal Operations Team re-lit the biomass gasification system on…
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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Sarah Lee joins UBC as Finance Director, Capital Financial Management and Reporting (CFMR)

Reporting directly to Matt Boydston, Assistant Comptroller, Sarah will support the project accounting, reporting, and auditing of capital projects in the newly created CFMR team.
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Monday, November 8, 2021

A Common Ground: Arts Student Centre Opens its Doors

The Arts Student Centre has officially opened its doors to the UBC community. The three-storey building located on East Mall and Walter Gage Road will…
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Thursday, November 4, 2021

Raymond Lum promoted to Subhead Metal Worker in Building Operations

Raymond has been in the metal shop at UBC for seven years and has a wealth of knowledge and experience in layout, fabricating, assembling, welding…
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

UBC expanding presence in Surrey with $70M land acquisition

UBC is expanding its presence south of the Fraser River with the $70-million purchase of a property in Surrey. The acquisition of the Surrey site…
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Monday, November 1, 2021

New functionality live in Planon

Planon Release 3.2 is live effective November 1, 2021, introducing further new functionality within the Resource Planner and Service Requests. Planon is UBC’s Enterprise Maintenance…
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Friday, October 29, 2021

Siu Tse will be Acting Managing Director, Energy & Water Services

Today is David Woodson's last day at UBC as Managing Director, Energy & Water Services after 23½ years of outstanding service and many great memories. I am pleased to…
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Friday, October 22, 2021

Stuart Gilbert joins Energy & Water Services as the Assistant Civil Engineer in Engineering & Utilities

Stuart will be responsible for developing and managing programs to achieve the implementation of infrastructure and services plans, reporting to Doug Doyle, Senior Manager, and…
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Thursday, October 14, 2021

Highlighting the hidden: Integrating operational infrastructure into the community

Recently, infrastructure design has shifted, with more focus on integration of these operational facilities into the urban fabric of our communities. This article by Stantec…
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