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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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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Working in your building

The Facilities team recognize that various units in our team, by nature of their work, are required to enter different UBC buildings to carry out…
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Erin Kastner, a sustainability champion for twenty years

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Sustainability Coordinator program, Campus & Community Planning spoke to Erin Kastner, Geospatial Information Manager with Energy & Water…
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Monday, August 17, 2020

Philip Beck promoted as new Head in Soft Landscape, Municipal Services with Building Operations

Philip Beck is the successful candidate for the new Soft Landscape head position that was introduced to support Chris Longford, head of the Soft Landscape…
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Kayna Merchant joins UBC as Facilities Architectural Manager with Building Operations

Kayna is joining the Transition Team as Facilities Architectural Manager, reporting to Nikii Hoglund, Director of Asset Replacement and Improvements. In this new role, Kayna…
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