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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Jenniffer Sheel promoted as Director, Municipal Services in Building Operations

Under Jenniffer’s leadership, the Municipal division will continue to proactively and cost-effectively manage the operations and maintenance of all assets on UBC Vancouver campus, creating…
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

UBC bioenergy facility acts as Living Lab for climate change leadership

Energy & Water Services had an operational need to provide heat to the university community and reduce emissions, and researchers in the Faculty of Applied…
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Monday, August 19, 2019

BRDF, UBC’s innovative heat and power facility boosted by federal investment

A $20.4 million expansion of UBC’s innovative Bioenergy Facility (BRDF) will receive up to $7.6 million in support from the federal government’s low-carbon economy fund.
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Thursday, August 15, 2019

The new Exchange Residence at Gage South & UBC Bus Exchange featured in August issue of Award

Resulting from a partnership between the University of British Columbia and TransLink, the new Exchange Residence at Gage South & UBC Bus Exchange demonstrates how…
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Behind the scenes with Building Operations’ Soft Landscape unit

It’s not just the work of Mother Nature that’s responsible for bringing the university landscape to life. A dedicated staff of 35 gardeners, arborists and…
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Friday, June 21, 2019

Financial Operations opens new satellite location in Wesbrook Village

After months of hard work and planning undertaken by the Financial Operations administrative team and UBC Project Services, a new satellite office has been opened…
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Announcing Nikii Hoglund as Director, Asset Replacement and Improvements in Building Operations

Building Operations is pleased to announce Nikii Hoglund as the successful applicant for Director, Asset Replacement and Improvements position effective July 8, 2019.
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Thursday, May 23, 2019

Campus Energy Centre wins green building award

UBC's Campus Energy Centre has won the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s 2019 Green Building Award, and it is the only building in BC to…
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Ryan Huffman appointed Senior Project Manager, Project Services

As the successful candidate for the Senior Project Manager position, Ryan will be leading the newly formed Campus Infrastructure team, developing and delivering a portfolio…
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Dale Low joins UBC as Municipal Manager of Soft Landscape in Building Operations

Dale joins UBC from the City of Vancouver where he led a team of program coordinators and support staff responsible for business uses of streets…
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