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Richelle_Learning journal.docx

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Grp 2 report

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SWOT_Group 2.xlsx - Google Sheets

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Members : Gareth , Richelle , Far'ain , Isaiah

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Windows are from ceiling to floor which creates a natural ventilation to the building as mentioned below in the features of the rooms.

The louvres window used blocks out direct sunlight and channel prevailing winds throughout the interior. These windows plus the natural ventilation has saved much energy cost of the building.

every square metre of land they took, they added three square metres of greenery as seen in the photo as to further increase IAQ of patients

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KTPH harnesses clean and renewable energy through solar energy systems to help offset the carbon footprint of the hospital. Over 1200 sq m of specially installed solar photovoltaic (PV) panels have been installed on rooftops to convert solar energy directly into electricity.

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walking trail to connect the park to the hospital

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compared to other hospitals KTPH promotes natural ventilation with open windows. The greenery and fresh air, enhance patients' comfort and help patients to recover faster. Visitors are also able to enjoy the view of the Yishun Pond, where the windows are facing.

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with the greenery that covers the total surface area of horizontal and vertical greenery combined is almost four times the size of the land that the hospital sits on. they are able to attract birds and butterflies.

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they are run by volunteers from the neighborhood.
they are also other rooftop gardens that are specially catered to patients needs.

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1. TP Eco Campus Committee is a polytechnic level committee dedicated to green issues
2. They use Instagram to raise promote sustainability at TP
3. Launched BYOB campaign in TP to encourage students to bring their own bottles to school and reduce the use of single-use plastics
4. Placed zero-waste banners around the school to encourage Students to use lesser single-use plastics
5. TP eco-fest, a month-long festival that shines a light on the dangers of single-use plastics. The festival also marks the beginning of TP’s “Plastic-Free Tuesdays Campaign”.
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- The site of the building was chosen due to the closeness of Yishun pond
- pond changed to park, walking trail to connect the park to the hospital
- ingenious tropical plant was used to adapt to the local climate
- water and greenery that contribute to the comfort of the occupants, well-being

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many greenery (blue-green elements), aesthetic of forest-like
- provides shade
- reduces the outdoor temperature of hospital
- helps improve visitors well-being
- reduces sick building syndrome
- pleasant view for visitors/patients/workers

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located in SG
- (Type A- warm humid)
- wind flows NE & SE

'V' shaped, opening the North allowing wind that has pass through the storm-water pond adjacent to hosp, and through the hospital.

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1. What are some benefits and challenges of PBL process in SFM?
2. What is sustainable design?

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SFM
Pros :
1. Relatively easy
2. Learned many things on managing a building
3. learnt to work with my group
4. Learnt different kinds of products that I have never heard of before

Cons:
1. tedious
2. Some products were hard to find to fit into the criteria for green-mark handbook
3. Time-consuming

WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE DESIGN??
To eliminate negative environmental impact completely through skillful, sensitive design.

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Benefits:
1. Learnt to understand GM NRB better
2. Discovered products I never knew before to help score points
3. Helped to improve communication between group members since we had to do our work independently

challenges:
1. Had to compromise among the group to ensure our suggested improvements do not interfere with each other
2. Some of the criteria were harder to understand which made scoring a bit more tedious.

what is sustainable design:
It is to design buildings that impact the environment minimally during their lifetime, these buildings can even have monetary returns which make them worth due to their energy-saving capabilities. We need to design these buildings while also considering the occupant's comfort

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Expectations of group: Everyone to get along well, our group to do well for this module.

Ideas to maintain a healthy relationship :
1. Help each other if one doesn't understand
2. if one makes a mistake forgive them
3. Communication to be good
4. not afraid to give our own ideas and opinions

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Pros:
1. Better understanding of the green mark criteria
2. Did more in depth research on own part, improve on my research skills
3. Display good teamwork skills

Cons:
1. Very time consuming
2. Need to be very detailed
3. tedious process

What is a sustainable design?
It focuses on improving building performance by reducing negative impacts on the environment and also the health and comfort of the occupants. There are various aspects to consider on designing the building such as the passive design and occupants health & wellness

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benefits
1.  able to learn more in-depth of the green mark booklet
2. learn more on the different types of energy-efficient solutions that can be implemented
challenges
1. time-consuming
2. had overlaps of ideas with my teammates.

what is sustainable design ?
sustainable design is to design the buildings that help to reduce our environmental impact. things to take into considerations the passive design which refers to the design that works with the local climate. as discussed in the previous lesson, we learn/ recap that there are other facts that we have to take into consideration when designing the buildings such as occupant's comfort which can refers to their heath.