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Our Youth. Our Future.
Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002Charity Reg. No: 1739
environmental challenge organisation (singapore)
known as ECO Singapore 
*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978http://www.eco-singapore.orgITel: (65) 6333 5543IFax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903
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ECO Living Programme @Lorong Lew LianOverall Programme Report
 Venue: Blocks 1 – 8, Lorong Lew LianDates: 2
nd
& 9
th
Apr 2011 (initial buzz),23
rd
Apr, 21
st
May, 18
th
Jun, 16
th
Jul, 20
th
Aug, 17
th
Sep 2011(Audit)Time: 9am – 12.30pm
Overview
ECO Living Programme is a community grassroots programme that aimsto relief the burden of low/ middle-income families while doing our bitfor the Earth. We will do this by performing energy, water and wasteaudits in HDB households in order to identify and advise on areas forimprovement.From April to Sep 2011, ECO Singapore organised an ECO LivingProgramme for blocks 1 to 8 at Lorong Lew Lian in conjuction withBraddell Heights Zone ‘B’ Residents’ Committee (RC) with volunteersfrom Starbucks as well as general public.
Objectives
 
Educate households about practical ways they can adopt toreduce their domestic energy and water consumption, as well asthe 3Rs (Reducing, Reusing, Recycling) of waste management
 
Act as an accountability partner to monitor consumption patternsand continuously suggest ways for improvement
Overview of Typical Audit
Representatives from ECO Singapore will arrive at 8 am to prepare thenecessary logistics at the Community Hall near block 5.Volunteers are told to meet at 9am at the community hall. By 9.15am,the volunteers will do a short self-introduction and collect their logistics.Each group of volunteers would get a clipboard containing the resident
Contact Person : Tan Yi HanExecutive, ECO Living ProgrammeContact No. : (65) 91700320Email : yihan.tan@eco-singapore.org
 
Our Youth. Our Future.
Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002Charity Reg. No: 1739
environmental challenge organisation (singapore)
known as ECO Singapore 
*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978http://www.eco-singapore.orgITel: (65) 6333 5543IFax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903
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info sheets, audit checklists, volunteer infosheet and starstickers. Sometimes, they will also get brochures or gifts forthe residents.A briefing will be conducted to run through with the volunteers theprocedure to follow when visiting the residents.At 9.45am, the volunteers will then fan out to the various blocks.. Onreaching the designated household, they will note down on the residentinfosheet on whether the resident is present or not. If the resident is in,they will ask for the utilities bill and record down the past electricity andwater usage. Then, the volunteers will conduct the audit and finally,give reminders and star stickers. Usually, the resident will be encouragedto make pledges on specific tips eg. increasing air-con temperature to25
o
C. These pledges will be noted down on the infosheet and checkedon subsequent visits.By 12 noon, all the volunteers would have completed their allocatedunits and returned to the Community Hall.The programme will usually end by 12.30pm.
Results
We managed to get complete data for 20 households. The electricityand water usage in the months of July and August were compared tothe average usage from October 2010 to March 2011. These are theresults:
>1035%0 to 1030%‐10 to 025%< ‐1010%
Percentage
 
change
 
in
 
electricity
 
usage
 
Our Youth. Our Future.
Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002Charity Reg. No: 1739
environmental challenge organisation (singapore)
known as ECO Singapore 
*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978http://www.eco-singapore.orgITel: (65) 6333 5543IFax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903
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Feedback
From residentsDuring our final audit on 17
th
Sep, 30 residents were polled for theirfeedback on the programme. A copy of the feedback form is shown inappendix A. The results are compiled in appendix B.From volunteersWe obtained feedback from volunteers after every audit and also viaan online feedback form.From Residential CommitteeFrom StarbucksStarbucks coordinators shared that the volunteers found the experiencemeaningful and looked forward to renewing the partnership in 2012.
Analysis of results and feedback
The results of the tracking of utilities bill showed that the impact of theprogramme on electricity usage is minimal, with only 35% of theresidents experiencing a drop in consumption. On the other hand, 65%of residents managed to reduce their water usage.The reason for the rise in electricity usage may be due to highertemperature during the middle of the year, leading to higher air-conusage. Although many residents started to switch off the power at themain switch, the amount saved may not be significant as many modernappliances use little standby power.
>1015%0‐1020%‐10 to 035%< ‐1030%
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water
 
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