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Monday, November 2, 2020

Planon is live at UBC

Planon officially launches today. Teams in Building Operations, Energy & Water Services, Locksmiths and Chemistry Stores will use Planon on a daily basis, and technicians…
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Friday, October 30, 2020

Expanding fuel resilience at UBC

Teams from Environmental Protection, Emergency Management and Energy & Water Services collaborated to expand the back-up diesel supply at the Campus Energy Centre by replacing…
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Thursday, October 15, 2020

Water main repaired on University Endowment Lands (UEL)

The water main break on the 300 mm 16th avenue water main in the University Endowment Lands has now been repaired. UEL and Energy &…
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Water main break on University Endowment Lands (UEL)

Energy & Water Services’ operators are currently responding to a water main break on the 300 mm 16th avenue water main on University Endowment Lands.…
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Friday, October 9, 2020

Reminder: Freeze of non-urgent service requests from Oct 17-Nov 1

The November 2nd go-live date for Planon is fast approaching. As part of this transition and launch, we are asking all faculty/staff members to hold-off…
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Monday, October 5, 2020

Getting ready for Planon and Workday

We are now only one month away from the November 2 go-live date for Planon and Workday. The opportunities are exciting, as Planon will provide…
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Monday, September 28, 2020

New Enterprise Maintenance Management System (EMMS) Sustainment Team

Workday and Planon implementations are critical for the University’s long-term operational effectiveness. As the Facilities team prepares to move forward for Planon go-live on November…
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Thursday, September 24, 2020

Jay Hiscox appointed Director, Project Services with Infrastructure Development

Jay has been part of the Infrastructure Development family since joining UBC in November 2016. He joined Project Services as Senior Project Manager, and was…
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

A beautiful plaque for Professor Santa J. Ono’s reappointment

In celebration of Professor Santa J. Ono’s reappointment as President and Vice-Chancellor of UBC, the teams on Building Operations' Sign Shop and Carpentry Shop created…
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Construction update: September project list available

Infrastructure Development and UBC Properties Trust's September 2020 project list is now available.
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