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Table 6 shows the annual electricity and water consumption estimate for ITE Café Pte. Ltd. after deploying the eco-
solution.

Resource Annual Usage Annual CO Emissions Conversion Factor
2
Electrical 31,220.8 KWh 13,075.27 kgCO 2 0.4188 kgCO /kWh
2
Water 209.87 m 3 62.96 kgCO 0.3 kgCO /m 3
2 2
Table 6: Summary of Estimated Annual CO emissions.
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Review of Eco-solution by Student’s Reflection
SME Management
This project has been a
meaningful one where the
The SME management was pleased with the study, team benefited a lot; as with
as there was no disruption or delay to the business many other projects, the
operation. Consumers were also satisfied and did team values the strength and
not give any negative feedback during the period of weaknesses among the team
implementation. members with the common
objective of accomplishing the
Looking forward, the team recommended that to reduce project at their best effort.
operating costs further and to benefit the environment,
SME could turn off all the refrigerators containing the Amber Finally, the team realised the
canned and bottled drinks whenever it is not required, importance of going green and the ripple effect it will
especially during the school holidays or weekends. cause environmental benefits because of this project.
In this business-oriented society, one might focus on
profit generation rather than the amount of damage
it might bring to the environment. This might cause
wastage of limited resources and generate greenhouse
gases. This will be a vicious cycle that will never end
unless initiatives and education teach the public. If all
the business owners could emphasise and focus on fine-
tuning their operating processes, the damages to our
shared environment could be minimised.

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