Goh Kang Sheng (SDE), Kunal Khanijau (FOE), Teng Yi Shiong (FOE) & Trystan Timothy (FOE)
Academic Advisor: Mr. Lim Cheng Puay
Showering contributes to the highest water consumption out of all daily activities in Singapore. Thus, strategically targeting to reduce water consumption via showers will aid water conservation immensely. Realizing that simply raising awareness is ineffectual in enacting changes in showering habits of RVRC residents, our objective was to develop an audio-visual reminder that actively alerts users to stop showering within a stipulated time. We installed a shower-alarm device that activates a combination of flashing LEDs and an alarm buzzer to serve as the audio-visual reminder. This was accompanied by i) pre- and post- implementation surveys; ii) Posters to raise awareness; iii) DIY Kit for users to build their own shower-alarm device. Within the 2 weeks of device implementation, the average shower duration of participating RVRC residents was reduced by 27.3%. Hence, utilising our device along with the physical/digital posters successfully influenced RVRC residents to reduce their shower duration.