Email to Wendy Lim for water usage in the campus

To: Miss Gwee

Subject:  Request for information on campus's water consumption and equipment

Dear Miss Gwee,

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I am Azrie, a first-year SIE (Building Services) student. I am writing this email with regards to an assignment from my Effective Communication class by Brad Blackstone. Together with 3 other members, we were tasked to identify an engineering problem and propose a solution. After consulting Brad on our topic of focus, we were advised to consult you for information related to our topic.

The topic of focus that our group has decided on is the sustainability of the campus, in particular the water efficiency of the equipment installed. As the campus is not a green mark certified building, our group would like to do an analysis in order for us to propose a solution to better improve the water efficiency in the campus.

To better improve the water efficiency and consumption in the campus, our group will focus mainly on water outlets that are heavily utilized on a daily basis such as the toilets. We are planning to implement a total revamping of the old and inefficient equipment into new ones that will be water efficient and also cost effective in the long run. And if possible, we will also propose to implement new water measure that are not available in the building yet.

In order for us to develop a more solid and concrete solution,we will need to acquire some background information on the water system, in terms of the water output, in the building. As such, the main aspects that we need clarifications on are:

1) When was the last time the campus had a minor/major change in terms of water equipment such as those in the toilets(tap, urinal, toilet bowl, shower heads, etc) ?

2)  We noticed that there a mix of old and new equipment in the building. For example, there are both manual and sensor taps in the same toilet. Another example will be that some toilets have the dual flush systems and some do not. Is this already part of an existed plan to change all inefficient equipment into efficient ones? Or is it something else?

3) What is the campus's ideal water consumption and how it differs to the real water consumption?

4) Will SIT@Dover remain as the headquarter for the next few years since SIT@Punggol building construction has yet to start?
If that is the case, has SIT ever considered acquiring the Green Mark Certification for the Dover campus since this is the only building out of the 6 by SIT that does not have a Green Mark Certification

5) Are there any future plans to better improve the campus's water efficiency or sustainability as a whole?

We would also appreciate if you could share with us the campus's water consumption for the past years.

It would be of great help if you could share with us your expertise and knowledge on the campus's current water system and equipment. We really appreciate you spending your time reading this email and assisting us accordingly. We look forward to your reply.

Best regards,
Muhd Azrie
Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering
(Building Services)