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Monday, November 30, 2020

Hebb Building receives LEED Gold Certification

Completed earlier this year, Hebb Building Renewal receives LEED Gold Certification from Canada Green Building Council.
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Friday, November 27, 2020

Robin Shortt & Ingrid Lindner joins the EMMS Sustainment team in Building Operations

We are happy to announce that we have now filled two additional positions on the EMMS Sustainment team — Business Analyst and Systems Analyst. Robin…
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Friday, November 20, 2020

Our first step towards transformational change in the VPFO

We're working to build a holistic view of our portfolio to better understand how our individual team strengths can be used across the portfolio, while finding efficiencies and…
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Iconic Vancouver landmark to be torn down and rebuilt to make it seismically safe

CTV news anchor Nafeesa Karim report on the Museum of Anthropology Great Hall Renewal project. She interviews Jennifer Sanguinetti, managing director of Infrastructure Development and…
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Monday, November 16, 2020

Tarkan Serim joins Building Operations as team lead for the EMMS Sustainment Team

Tarkan will be leading the Enterprise Maintenance Management System (EMMS) Sustainment Team and will be responsible for EMMS issues resolution, back log management, product management,…
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Monday, November 16, 2020

External review of Campus Security — take the survey by Nov 22

As part of UBC’s commitment to address systemic bias and build a more inclusive university, we are embarking on an independent external review of Campus…
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

MOA’s Great Hall Renewal featured in Vancouver Sun & CityNews Vancouver

The Museum of Anthropology’s Great Hall will be seismically upgraded with base isolation technology.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Building resilience around MOA’s irreplaceable collection

MOA has begun preparations for a rebuild of its iconic Great Hall that will upgrade the resiliency of the space and protect its irreplaceable collection…
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Monday, November 2, 2020

Planon is live at UBC

Planon, the new Enterprise Maintenance Management System goes live today at UBC. Teams in Building Operations, Energy & Water Services, Locksmiths and Chemistry Stores will…
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Monday, November 2, 2020

Workday is now live

Workday is now live, retrofitting and integrating 42 applications across the university. Some of these systems were 25 years old or more. This major milestone…
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