AY2021G13A- “Cool2dry: Awareness Campaign to decrease high heat usage of RVRC dryers”

Chia Wei Ling Janice (FOS), Justin Tan Min Shi (FOS), Tang Beiqi (FOS), Yang Liran (FOS), Zhu Le Yao (FOS)

Academic Advisor: Dr. Chua Siew Chin

Electrical dryers consume substantially more energy than other household appliances. Past projects tried to eliminate dryer dependency, but their results showed continual dependency on dryers for laundry in RVRC. Therefore, we aim to reduce the electrical consumption of dryers by educating RVRC residents on its high consumption through informative platforms – Instagram, stickers on dryers and posters, and to discourage high heat usage by using lower heat whenever possible. We conducted a pre- and post-campaign survey, set up a notebook for residents to record users’ dryer heat setting throughout the campaign and conducted a series of focus group sessions. From our results, i) usage of high heat has decreased significantly; and ii) majority of our respondents have learnt something from our campaign. Hence, educational posters and stickers on dryers proved effective in raising awareness of electrical consumption of dryers, and resulted in users opting for lower heat setting where possible.