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Student’s Reflection

I learned many different ways to The experience of going to
cut carbon emissions and slow Inzign allowed me to learn that
climate change in the project, changing the Air Handling Unit
such as changing fluorescent (AHU) filters make a difference.
tube lights to more energy- A filter blocked with debris will
efficient LED lights. Another consume more electricity as it
way is by going paperless. is harder for air to pass through
This will save more trees and the AHU. We also researched to
lower paper consumption, find some recycling companies
which means fewer carbon to help companies with their
Richard emissions. I also learned that Sherlena waste management. I faced
more frequent equipment some challenges crafting emails
maintenance help use energy more efficiently, as the for a similar industry company. We needed to find ways
Air Handling Unit (AHU) that Inzign has. I am pleased to to convince companies that it is a win-win proposal, and
research, and I managed to find many different formulas there will be cost-savings for the company’s utility bills,
to calculate data, such as converting the power and which will help reduce carbon emissions.
carbon emission.

In the whole project, I learned
to overcome many challenges
that Sherlena, Richard and I
faced, such as finding carbon
emission calculation methods
and researching the solutions
that we could recommend.
The most formidable challenge
that we faced was to overcome
Xiu Wen the tight deadline, and we
overcame it by splitting the
task amongst us to ensure each of us played a part.
Nevertheless, we learned a lot about climate change
and how SME companies can impact the environment.
Everyone plays a role, and every little action makes a
difference.

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