Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Asset Stewardship Winter Is Coming…Back-Up Vehicles Safely As we enter the darker winter months with more severe weather conditions, here is a reminder and tips for safely backing up vehicles. Studies by the National Safety Council have shown a disproportionate number of collisions take place when reversing, estimating that 25 percent of accidents […]
Innovative floor-cleaning robots now scrubbing the halls of UBC
A&K Robotics worked closely with UBC Building Operations to develop the technology, which will now be used to clean the same floors the company’s founders once walked as students.
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Top Stories Asset Stewardship Congratulations! The Robotic Scrubber Is Here Custodial Services is proud to announce the arrival of the first 2 out of 7 robotic auto scrubbers to the campus. The staff are currently undergoing training by the A&K Robotics team to learn how to use the equipment to gain the flexibility to […]
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Top Stories Be Aware that the Intoxication Effects of Cannabis Are Not Compatible with the Performance of Work With the passing of new federal laws, Canadians will soon be able to consume cannabis legally. As these new laws come into effect, UBC remains committed to fostering a healthy, safe, inclusive and professional work environment. […]
Fall Leaf Collection: Why and How We Use Gas-Powered Tools
Our campus is very large and creates a huge amount of leaves each fall. We share why we gather the leaves and the tools we use to minimize the impact to campus.
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Top Stories Strategic Planning On October 4, 2018 seventy plus (70+) people from across Building Operations participated in a strategic planning workshop. At this session individuals learned about strategic management, systems thinking, organizational change and how our mission ties into the university vision and values. Here are some of the things we learned: Strategic […]
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Top Stories Employee Engagement We Are the Champions! Building Ops Team Wins Day of the Longboat 2018 Congratulations to the Building Ops team for winning the Day of the Longboat Race 2018. Hosted by UBC Athletics, the Day of the Longboat Race happened on September 29 and 30 at the Jericho Beach. Teams raced […]