Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Coffee and treats for staff working on December 23 With most of Food Services operated locations closed for the season, Building Ops will be providing treats at first coffee on December 23. Come partake of the coffee and treats in the USB foyer at 9:00 am for all of you working on Friday, […]
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Please don’t drive to the holiday lunch and dinner this Wednesday Remember this week is the dayshift holiday lunch and the evening shift holiday dinner – both hosted at Life Sciences. We look forward to seeing the over 550 who have RSVP’s for this event but we don’t want to see all of […]
Stay safe in the ice & snow season
When extreme weather comes to the Vancouver campus, Building Operations is responsible for managing snow and ice. Find out how we prioritize different routes on campus and who to call if you need help managing ice and snow.
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Building Ops lends its expertise to help improve Hebb Renewal Project Last Thursday the technical specialists from Building Operations met with the project team for the HEBB Renewal to help get that project off to a great start. The team made important contacts with the various design engineers, provided insights from our experiences […]
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Let’s set the record straight: Properly identify which Ponderosa Commons in Service Requests There’s some confusion around the building names at Ponderosa. Help stop the madness! Please don’t use other nicknames, short forms, and cardinal directions for these buildings. Ponderosa Commons – Phase 1 includes the following buildings: Audain Art Centre, Spruce House, […]
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Top Stories For your safety! Slow down near USB Garage Bays Please be aware of fast moving vehicles around the USB garage bays (marked in red below). This is a working area and can be congested at certain times of the day, especially when the mechanics are backing a vehicle out of the bay. If […]
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Thursday, November 17, is your last chance to get your flu shot For those who weren’t able to get out to a flu clinic last week, you’re still in luck. There will be an encore flu clinic only open to Building Ops and SHHS staff this week. Thursday, November 17 6:30 a.m. until […]
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Top Stories Issues with the Student Engineering Centre? Let us know today This Wednesday, November 9th, there will be a “1yr Warranty and Performance Review” for the Student Engineering Centre. This meeting reviews any outstanding warranty items, building performance, etc. If you haven’t communicated any issues to your Head concerning deficiencies, general building performance, and […]
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Top Stories Leadership Development Update The first of the seven core courses in the leadership development program is now complete. This course taught us how to: communicate effectively, deal with negativity and rumours, give feedback and have tough conversations. There are 140 people that participated in this course and they all have been given a […]
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Top Stories Town Halls Next Week – Thoughtful Questions Welcome Major topics for updating at this town hall are: Leadership Development Program Deferred Maintenance and the current state of our buildings EAOS update Quick updates on: contractor activities and reporting new construction (building and landscape) handover Time Card Project Attraction & Retention There will be […]