Departments
Building Maintenance
Performs maintenance on a variety of building components such as interior finishes, flooring, ceilings, structural, architectural and building exteriors. In addition, Building Maintenance is responsible for facility signage and organizes special event set-ups, furniture replacement and relocations, and issues keys.
Campus Development
Campus Development is a distinct department within Facilities that engages in the management of all space resources of the institution.
Campus Mobility
The mission of Parking Services is to provide equitable and quality services, and the best possible parking value to the University community by providing:
- Safe and well-maintained parking facilities
- Enforcement that promotes voluntary compliance with parking regulations
- Efficient and service-oriented sales of parking permits
- Parking that complements special events
- Proactive planning for future parking and transportation needs
Caretaking
In addition to basic cleaning services of building classrooms, offices, and common spaces. This department can also provide supplemental services for external events and post-construction clean-up. Caretaking is also responsible for the campus recycling programs.
Grounds
The Grounds department is responsible for developing and maintaining campus exteriors including landscaping, grounds cleanliness, and signage.
Major Construction Projects
- University Hall Renewal
- Southern Alberta Medical Program
Operations (Electrical, Mechanical, Utilities)
Responds to demand and emergency requests for all building mechanical and control systems. The department also completes preventive maintenance of all control, building environment systems, and supervises work on major and minor projects on campus.
Project Management Office
The PMO is responsible for the project management phase of campus construction and renovation projects. The department works with the Campus Development department to turn stakeholder requirements and requests into functional and programmable spaces.
Security
Security Services strives to ensure that all visitors at U of L feel safe. Staff are trained to respond to medical emergencies and offer personal safety programs such as Safe Walk and Working Alone.
Sustainability
The Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan builds upon a strong tradition of constructing and operating with sustainability as a core principle. We've set a requirement for all new buildings to be, at minimum, LEED Gold certified and by upgrading our central heating and cooling plant, we realized a reduction of 1000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. We already use non-potable water for all groundskeeping activities and are implementing water conservation strategies in respect of ongoing drought conditions in our region. In addition, we consistently use our natural landscapes as an extension of our classrooms and to enhance research experiences.
Collectively, we have created a vision for campus sustainability and action under three themes: Empower Action, Leverage Efficiency and Innovation, and Sustain Biodiversity.
Through these themes, the University of Lethbridge is committed to the principles of the Buffalo Treaty and the Iniskim Governance Process. We will work together with community partners to create, model and share ideas and innovations that benefit our environmental, economic and socio-cultural sustainability.