AY1819G43 – “Light savers”

Chan Tse Yan, Hing Jen Wei Clement, Megumi Chua Hui Mei, Siah Chi Wei, Leonard Sim Jun Jie

Academic Advisor: Mr. Lim Cheng Puay

Artificial lighting contributes to up to 25% of a household’s electrical consumption while creating excessive light pollution. We aim to half the amount of electricity consumed by LED lights in the rooms in RVRC. We conducted a trial with 20 RVRC students by removing one existing LED tube in their rooms. After a week, we conducted another survey to assess how this change has impacted their productivity and living condition. Most residents did not observe any significant difference in apparent brightness and are content with 1 LED tube. We hope that the results would aid students in making a more informed and positive decision by removing one of their light tubes to save electricity and reduce e-waste.

Keywords: Energy; Responsible consumption; LED lights;

 

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