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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

After the shaking stops: continuing to plan for a resilient campus

Since 2016, a team of UBC staff, leading faculty earthquake experts, and engineering consultants has been studying how to protect lives, research programs, infrastructure, and…
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Monday, February 11, 2019

VPFO Leadership office renovations completed

After several months of renovation, the VPFO Leadership office will be moving out of their current swing space location – West Mall Annex, and back…
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Monday, January 21, 2019

The Commons building: nothing common about it

The Commons building at UBC Okanagan is a significant addition to the campus environment and will be an influential part of the student, faculty, staff,…
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Saturday, January 12, 2019

Chemistry North, Fume Hood Optimization

Chemistry North (Block E) was originally built in 1962 and was renewed in 2006 with all new HVAC systems, electrical systems, and fume hoods. It…
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Friday, January 11, 2019

Forestry Sciences Optimization

The Forest Sciences Centre is a 27,000 m² lab building built in 1998. The building consists of lab space, office space and classrooms and lecture…
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

MOA Heat Recovery Chiller

MOA Heat Recovery Chiller The Museum of Anthropology is two-storey, 11 000 square meter facility renowned for its displays of world arts and cultures, in…
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Monday, December 10, 2018

Winter is Coming, and UBC is prepared

While you may only now be thinking about pulling your snow shovel out of storage, Building Operations and Facilities Management staff at UBC been planning…
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Friday, October 26, 2018

Innovative floor-cleaning robots now scrubbing the halls of UBC

A&K Robotics worked closely with UBC Building Operations to develop the technology, which will now be used to clean the same floors the company’s founders…
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Saturday, October 20, 2018

The Museum of Anthropology’s Great Hall to receive extensive seismic upgrades

The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) will receive extensive seismic upgrades beginning on December 3, to augment the building’s structural integrity and help preserve the invaluable…
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre featured on the cover of Canadian Architect

The construction of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre was completed last year in June 2017 and sits between Walter C. Koerner Library…
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