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Critical Reflection

  Communication, at its simplest, is the act of transferring information from one place to another. The ability to communicate information accurately, clearly and with breadth is a vital life skill and something that should not be overlooked. Throughout my life, I always knew that at the back of my head but   I have never put myself out of my comfort zone to work on that attribute in me.   University life is about to begin and I noticed a communication module on my timetable. I was intrigued and I was envisioning on what this module could offer to me. At the same time, I was afraid and worried because I knew that communication, both writing and speaking are not my forte. Furthermore, In a university setting, the students are academically engaged and vocal. Thus I felt pressured to be sitting in the same class with such students. First lesson began, I was surprised and taken aback as the lessons were conducted by Professor Brad who was a native American.   Through the short 13 weeks, I
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Technical report: Introduction Draft 1

  Implementation of centralized home fire  defense system in residential housing.  1.0 Introduction This report provides innovative solutions in response to the call for implementations and provides the improvements that could be made to the current HFAD system in Singapore's residential housing.  1.1 Background Singapore, a tiny country that is home to approximately about 5-6 million people, is also one of the most densely populated countries in the world. With that, public housing has become one of the special icons of Singapore. With more than 1 million flats across 24 towns and 3 estates, the Singapore brand of public housing is uniquely different compared to other countries (Housing Development Board (HDB), 2020). However, in recent years, fire outbreaks in these public homes are common and on the rise. As these public housing spells home to about 80% of Singapore’s resident population, it will be a major concern towards their safety within the flats (HDB, 2020). For the past
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Reader response draft #2

  In the webpage "District heating and cooling systems," ENGIE (2013) discussed the utilisation of renewable energy in its heating and cooling systems. As stated in the article, ENGIE's mission was to provide comfort to users in commercial offices, industrial buildings, and public facilities while reducing carbon dioxide emissions. ENGIE states that it had been utilizing renewable energy such as solar, geothermal, and biomass to generate heat in the form of hot air. ENGIE also mentioned its goals to increase the use of renewables to 50 percent in all its networks from Europe. They have worked on several projects with the use of renewables over the previous few decades. One project that was highlighted by ENGIE was the Saint-Denis biomass heating plant where the majority of the energy utilized is from renewables today. Though renewable energy sources have impacted many developing countries in recent years, there are several factors that make them less attractive in compari
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Reader response draft #1

In the webpage "District heating and cooling systems," ENGIE (2013) discussed how the use of renewable energy in its heating and cooling systems has impacted the world. As stated in the article, ENGIE's mission was to provide comfort to users in commercial offices, industrial buildings, and public facilities while reducing carbon dioxide emissions. ENGIE states that it had been utilizing renewable energy such as solar, geothermal, and biomass to generate heat in the form of hot air. ENGIE also mentioned its goals to increase the use of renewables to 50 percent in all its networks from Europe. They have worked on several projects with the use of renewables over the previous few decades. One project that was highlighted by ENGIE was the Saint-Denis biomass heating plant where the majority of the energy utilized is from renewables today. Though renewable energies have impacted many developing countries in recent years, there are several factors that limit the potential to be
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Article Summary Draft 2 : District heating and cooling system

  In the article "District heating and cooling systems," ENGIE (2013) discusses how the incorporation of renewables as sources to its heating and cooling systems has impacted the world. As stated in the article, ENGIE's mission is to provide comfort to users in commercial offices, industrial buildings, and public facilities while reducing carbon dioxide emissions. ENGIE states that they have been utilising renewables such as solar, geothermal, and biomass as their sources to generate heat. As a result, electricity consumption, carbon dioxide emission, and energy efficiency have improved. ENGIE also mentioned its goals to increase the use of renewables to 50 percent in all its networks from Europe. They have worked on several projects with the use of renewables over the past few decades. One to highlight is the Saint-Denis biomass heating plant where the majority of the energy utilised is from renewables today. (144 words) References: ENGIE. (2013, February 11) District he
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Article Sumarry Draft 1 - ENGIE’s district heating and cooling system

In the article, “District heating and cooling systems'', ENGIE (2013) discusses the benefits of operating 320 urban heating and cooling network systems while simultaneously protecting the environment. ENGIE has been a major provider of urban cooling networks in Europe for 30 years. The article states that ENGIE has aimed to increase the usage of renewable sources to 50% in its European urban networks from 2018 onwards. Renewable sources such as solar and geothermal are being used for heat generation. A heating network has four main components which consist of heat-generating units, a heat exchanger, and a primary and a secondary pipeline. A cooling network provides cool air through chilled water and operates between two pipelines. The utilisation of the cooling network compared to a conventional air conditioning system will achieve greater energy efficiency, lesser water, electricity consumption, and will emit less carbon dioxide. References: ENGIE. (2013, February 11) District
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Who is Saiful?

Subject: Self Introduction Dear Prof, I am writing this blog to you and I hope that you will know me better through reading this. I am a first-year undergraduate Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services) student. Previously in 2019, I graduated with a Diploma in Clean Energy at Temasek polytechnic. My interest and passion in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, and Building Information Modelling (BIM) gave me the decision to pursue this degree and it developed as I want to provide the best comfort and performance for building users. My hobbies are dancing and playing the guitar. I have been doing those activities for some time and it has grown well in me. It helps me relieve stress and feel free during the moment. These hobbies have enhanced my ability to express my thoughts and emotions clearly and confidently through these forms of art. I really enjoy telling a story through music be it from my fingers on the guitar or by the movements of my body. B
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