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Thursday, April 25, 2019

EMMS project announces vendor, launches website

The Enterprise Maintenance Management System (EMMS) Project received Board of Governors approval to enter contract with Planon, an industry-leading solution for maintenance, inventory, and asset…
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

UBC Life Building featured in April edition of Award

Editor Natalie Brucker from Award spoke with John Metras, AVP, Facilities on the $29-million renovation of the UBC Life Building (Previously named Student Union Building…
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

How to train your robot

When Gurpreet Gill first started at UBC as a custodian in 1989, the Vancouver campus had half the number of students, only a handful of…
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Monday, March 4, 2019

UBC Aquatic Centre recognized for energy conservation and building design

Since opening its doors to the public in the spring of 2017, the UBC Aquatic Centre has become an iconic part of the UBC landscape…
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Thursday, February 28, 2019

VPFO Gathers for Pink Shirt Day 2019

When you're part of a 24-hour operations group, Pink Shirt Day is really an all-day event. Staff from the Vice President Finance & Operations (VPFO)…
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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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