Dacia Kee (SDE/RST1), Goh Yan Lee (SDE/RST1), Lee Youzheng (FoE/CHE1), Livia Chan Mun Ting (FoS/SCI1), Soh Sharyuen (FoS/SCI1)
Academic Advisor: N. Sivasothi | Student Fellow: Zhou Kai
It is important to conserve water is a resource-scarce country like Singapore. Statistics show that showering consumes one of the largest volumes of water daily. We investigated the effectiveness of campaigning in changing personal beliefs and attitudes of RVRC students by measuring shower volume consumption pre and post-campaign. A datalogger was installed in one toilet to record the amount of water used for showering. Posters with water conservation messages were put up, email and whatsapp reminders sent out to remind residents to reduce shower water consumption. Data concerning the amount of water consumed was also put up. Then, we collated data pre and post-campaign. Post-campaign results were encouraging as the volume of water used in showers have decreased steadily (1582.6L/day in week 1 to 372L/day in week 2). However, during our campaign week, results were affected due to the installation of water pressure reducing devices by PUB. In conclusion, campaigning is indeed effective in reducing shower volumes in the long run.
Keywords: Culture and Lifestyle Trends, Responsible Consumption, Water Conservation, Education, Shower habits