Wendalyna Lye Liyi (FOE), Ernest Tock Jia En (FOE), Lee Shao Zheng (FOE), Ge Wen Xuan (SDE)
Academic Advisor: Ms. Wong Kah Wei
There is a need to address Singapore’s high levels of water consumption. While RVRC residents are cognizant of the impacts of water scarcity, they are unaware of how they can contribute to water conservation. Hence, our objective is to encourage collection of cold water which are wasted while waiting for the water to warm up before their shower. Firstly, we found out residents’ showering habits through focus group discussions and surveys. We then developed a prototype that provides the option to funnel cold water from the shower into a bucket. Lastly, we investigated their willingness to collect water through a focus group discussion. Our findings showed that a total of 464.96L of water was collected from approximately 207 showers during the 2 weeks of implementation. Hence, the prototype proved effective in encouraging the collection of unused water during showers, raised awareness about water conservation and made water available for reuse.