Category Archives: Our Community

Construction of Rock Garden Volcano

Facilities Management (FM) contractors will be installing temporary fencing for the construction of a Rock Garden Volcano, adjacent to the new Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) plant room, starting Monday 17 February (see inset map area C).

The works will take approximately four (4) weeks with an expected completion date of 17 March, and will include excavation, concrete and block work placement, and plastering activities.

Please remain alert and aware of truck movement that will be entering and leaving the current GSHP construction area and be mindful of construction personnel working on site

Do not enter the works area, behind the temporary fencing or inside any coned or taped off areas.

Refer all enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz.

Thank you for your consideration of the construction works and personnel as we complete this project.

Facilities Management.

Complete Water Outage for Tupuānuku and Ilam Apartments 8pm – 12am Tuesday 18 February 

There will be a complete water outage affecting Homestead Lane for four (4) hours between 8pm on Tuesday 18 February and 12am Wednesday 19 February.

This is to enable Facilities Management Contractors, Southbase and Ryan Contracting, to undertake work on the new water main that will support the new Tupuārangi student hall.

 This outage will affect (RE35-RE56) Ilam Apartments and (RE50) Tupuānuku (highlighted yellow on the inset drawing).

Please remain aware of the planned outage and take care if moving around the works during darkness.

If you are located in Tupuānuku or Ilam Apartments, please prepare for a four-hour water outage by ensuring you have drinking water available including in water bottles or jugs. Shower before or after the outage.

Do not turn taps on in the building during the outage. If you do, please remember to turn off immediately to avoid flooding.

Direct all enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.AC.NZ

Thank you for your consideration as we complete this development and construction works.

Facilities Management

 

**!** Known issue with UC Wifi

We have been notified of a network incident affecting the ability of students and staff to connect to the UCWireless network.

Our technical team are investigating in hopes of having things back up and running ASAP.

For updates, visit IT’s Self-Service Portal