Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Reminder: don’t park in the loading bay at IRC/Woodward Library When parking at IRC/Woodward Library our vehicles may only use the reserved parking stalls in the pullout west of IRC, on Health Sciences Mall, just up from the loading bay. Watch for “Reserved for Building Ops” signage coming up in the next few weeks. Campus mail […]
Building Operations Weekly
Top stories Electrical Team Restores Power to 80 Buildings On September 13, at around 11:45 am, equipment failure within Earth Sciences buildings caused an electrical fault and tripped out 2 main campus feeders. The magnitude of the fault rippled through the electrical system which was detected by other devices within the main campus substation. Our […]
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories First week of classes puts some HVAC systems to the test Mechanical Maintenance and Operations shops have been extra busy today with numerous reports of HVAC issues across campus. Thanks to BMS and the Operating Engineers for the speedy response and tireless troubleshooting. Hopefully we can have all of these important spaces operating […]
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Mayhem caused by windstorm kept Building Ops busy On August 29, a wicked windstorm hit Metro Vancouver ripping trees and causing power outages. At approximately 11:45 am, power to South Campus was lost due to a fallen tree across the incoming hydro line in Pacific Spirit Park. By 2:15 pm, Stan Takenaka and […]