Building Operations Weekly
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2020 BUILDING OPERATIONS STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS Through the Staff Excellence Award Program, Building Operations provides recognition and rewards our staff who have consistently demonstrated excellence in the performance of their work and service to the University throughout the year. All staff are invited to nominate one (or more!) of their colleagues […]
Spreading some holiday cheer at UBC Hospital’s Patient Park
After the water feature was shut down at UBC Hospital’s Patient Park for the winter months, lights were installed in the park to spread some holiday cheer! Building Operations’ Streets & Operations Support (SOS) team wanted to brighten the park for patients and staff that regularly use the space, and as a tribute to healthcare workers.
Building Operations Weekly
PAID LEAVE FOR STAFF BETWEEN BOXING DAY & NEW YEAR’S DAY Certain UBC staff are eligible for paid leave during the university’s seasonal closure — the three normal working days between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. This year’s seasonal closure falls on Dec. 29, 30, and 31, 2020. This paid leave is addressed in […]
Demolition underway at DH Copp Building
After almost 60 years of service, the DH Copp Building is handed over to UBC Properties Trust and behind construction fencing. This is the first step to the demolition of the building which will take place in Spring 2021.
Building Operations Weekly
PLANON UPDATES PMFS Pause Status Fixed The “Pause” status on PMFS has now been fixed. The carpentry shop reported that when jobs were paused at the end of the day, the timecard was not being updated. Instead, the technician had to manually add time against the time card. Once the job was actually completed in PMFS, […]
Robin Shortt & Ingrid Lindner joins the EMMS Sustainment team
We are happy to announce that we have now filled two additional positions on the EMMS Sustainment team — Business Analyst and Systems Analyst. Robin Shortt will take on the Business Analyst role for the EMMS Sustainment team, and Ingrid Lindner joins the EMMS Sustainment team as Systems Analyst.
Building Operations Weekly
ALL STAFF MUST ADHERE TO PROVINCE-WIDE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS By order and direction of the Provincial Health Officer, all individuals, places of work and businesses in B.C must adhere to the new province-wide restrictions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support/restrictions Important guidelines that staff are to follow: Non-medical masks are required in indoors spaces. Face shields are recommended for individuals with exceptions that […]
Building Operations Weekly
DAILY COVID-19 SELF ASSESSMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED DAILY PRIOR TO COMING TO WORK ON CAMPUS The updated Public Health Orders reinforce the requirement for all faculty and staff to self-assess daily for symptoms of COVID-19, before arriving at their workplace. Please use the BC self-assessment tool at https://bc.thrive.health/ to complete your self assessment prior to coming to work on […]
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, vendor release management, and will be a key member of the EMMS Steering Committee. This is a new position reporting into Building Operations’ Customer Services & Informatics unit.
Building Operations Weekly
Top Stories CONGRATULATIONS ON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING PRIVACY & INFORMATION SECURITY – FUNDAMENTALS PART 1 TRAINING! Congratulations and thank you to the Building Operations team for successfully completing Privacy & Information Security – Fundamentals Part 1 training! We have achieved 100% completion throughout the department, with a total of 676 staff taking the course. Thank you […]