Identity area
Type of entity
University Name
Authorized form of name
Physical Resources
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Description area
Dates of existence
1978? - 1990
History
January 1, 1978 ? : The Department of Physical Resources is established with the consolidation of three pre-existing departments :
- Campus Planning
- Physical Plant
- Communications Engineering Services
The new department's responsibilities includes new building construction, renovations to existing space, plumbing, heating, cooling, light and power, furniture inventories, and, services for computers, TV, audio, telephone, language labs, and projectors and screens, as well as safety and security [see Guide to Physical Resources Services, March 1981 in RG 8.02.]
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Internal structures/genealogy
When Physical Resources was formed, John Ezyk, former head of Campus Planning, became the department Director. Reporting to him were :
- Plant Operations - Dick Crichton, Associate Director
- Planning - George Hume, Associate Director
- Communications Engineering Services - Kurt Mayer, Co-ordinator
1986 : Communications from within the unit Communications Engineering Services (CES), departs from the Department of Physical Resources and amalgamates with the Computing Centre to form a new department, Computing and Communications Services (CCS) with John Johnston as Director (see RG 63). With the departure of Communications, the remaining sections were :
- Engineering, Planning
- Plant Operations
Plus two additional units extracted from Plant Operations for a total of four units : - Campus Services
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Security & Safety
June 1990 : The Department of Physical Resources is separated into two departments :
- Campus Planning and Construction, under Director George Hume (see RG ?)
- Physical Plant Operations, under Director Ron MacLean (see RG ?)