EMMS project announces vendor, launches website
The Enterprise Maintenance Management System (EMMS) Project received Board of Governors approval to enter contract with Planon, an industry-leading solution for maintenance, inventory, and asset management and the project is now ready to move forward in concert with the IRP.
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories Employee Engagement Custodial Night Shift Celebrates Time Loss Accident Free for 2018 A huge congratulations and applause goes out for our Custodial Night Shift Team, who has gone the entire 2018 year without a time loss accident/incident. The accomplishment is that much more impressive given that the Night Shift frequently uses heavy […]
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Top Stories Employee Engagement Celebrate Earth Day 2019…Clean Up the Campus Building Operations Celebration for the Planet In support of the five strategies that are the foundation of the mission of Building Operations, in particular Employee Engagement and success pillar 1.3., UBC Building Operations Waste Management team would like to host a fairly “down-to-earth” […]
Francis Lepage promoted as Director, Custodial Services
Francis Lepage is the successful candidate for the new Director of Custodial Services position. Francis joined UBC in 2018 as the Manager, Soft Landscaping in Municipal Services with Building Operations
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Top Stories Employee Engagement BUILDING OPS TEAM STORMED THE WALL On March 27, Building Operations competed in the President’s challenge to Storm the Wall. Our team proved to be a strong opponent with Francis Lepage completing the swim, Greg Scott sprinting, Andrew Porritt cycling, Jen Sheel completing the long run, and Bryan Archibald being the man […]
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Top Stories Customer Experience PERFECT NPS SCORES THIS WEEK! Did you know that our customers have the ability to provide direct feedback on the quality of the services that Building Operations provides? We have been using the Net Promoter Score (NPS) to measure customer satisfaction since 2010. The NPS is a one-question survey graded on […]
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Top Stories Innovation ELECTRICAL GEOGRAPHIC ZONE UPDATE Back in Oct 2018, the zone electricians piloted a geographic zone model for 6 months. As the pilot wraps up at the end of March 2019, four options were proposed to the Building Operations Leadership team at the end of February: Continue with electrical geo zone, as is (electricians only) […]
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Top Stories Innovation EMMS UPDATE With input from staff across Building Operations, Energy and Water, Chemistry, SHHS, and UBC faculty reps, the Enterprise Maintenance Management System (EMMS) software evaluation committee has selected a vendor with a product well suited to the needs of our organization. At this time, vendor negotiations are underway and UBC Board of […]
How to Train your Robot
When Gurpreet Gill first started at UBC as a custodian in 1989, the Vancouver campus had half the number of students, only a handful of restaurants, and parking cost 25 cents a day. A lot has changed in 29 years for the now Custodial Head Supervisor, including the recent addition of two new robotic team members.
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Top Stories Employee Engagement ON MARCH 8TH WE CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY (IWD) In a business that is often dominated by male workers, it can be challenging to find female voices and perspectives. In my career I have had the privilege to be influenced and supported by women at every level. They have guided me […]