Gold and Silver Recipients 2014

Recipients of the Water Efficient
Building Certification
(Gold/Silver) 2014
Note: The validity period of WEB Certification (Gold/Silver) is 3 years.
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Contents
Gold
Sector
Recipient
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Office Building Sector
Asia Square Tower 1
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Hotel Sector
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
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School Sector
Riverside Secondary School
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Industry
Sector
(Electronics) Singapore Epson Industrial Pte Ltd 7
(Plating Division)
Hospital Sector
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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Data Centre Sector
Kim
Chuan
Complex 2
Tertiary Institution Sector
Singapore Management University
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Retail Sector
Parkway Parade
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Telecommunications 10
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Silver
Sector
Recipient
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Industry
(Pharmaceuticals) Sector
Beecham Pharmaceuticals
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Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing Pte 15
Ltd
Roche
Singapore
Operations Pte Ltd
West
Pharmaceutical
Singapore Pte Ltd
Technical 16
Services 16
Wyeth Nutritionals (Singapore) Pte Ltd 17
Industry
Sector
(Electronics) Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd 17
(Fab 13)
Molex Singapore Pte Ltd
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Industry (Others) Sector
Shimano Singapore Pte Ltd
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Office Building Sector
Connection One
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Ocean Financial Centre
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One Raffles Quay
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Prudential Tower
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Retail Sector
Jurong Point 1 and Jurong Point 2
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Hotel Sector
Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore
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Ramada Singapore at Zhongshan 26
Park
Data Centre Sector
Kim
Chuan
Complex 1
Telecommunications 28
School Sector
Chung Cheng High School (Main)
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Evergreen Secondary School
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Presbyterian High School
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GOLD
There 8 recipients of the WEB Certification (Gold) 2014 areas follow.
Office Building Sector
Asia Square Tower 1
Asia Square Tower 1, an integrated commercial development, uses highly efficient
water fittings and appliances in its rest rooms and pantries to reduce water
consumption.
The building has also put in place a leak detection system for the early detection of
mal-functioning systems. Private water meters at various water usage areas are
connected to the building’s Integrated Building Management System (IBMS) to monitor
water usage. More than 5,000 litres of condensate water is produced every day from
the air-conditioning system, and is harvested for use in irrigation, washing of the car
park and flushing of toilets.
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They were certified to WEB (Silver) in 2013. They have obtained their Singapore
Standard SS577:2012 Water Efficiency Management Systems.
Mr Mark Rada (Director) in close discussion with Facility personnel regularly
Asia Square Tower Ones sustainability team
condensate harvesting volume
monitors
the
Hotel Sector
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel is a premier deluxe conference hotel, with 574
guest rooms.
The hotel has put in place various water efficiency measures such as installing private
water meters at key water usage areas, monitoring daily consumption at these usage
areas, establishing a fault reporting system to report leaks / water wastage. It uses
NEWater for cooling towers and laundry washing. They also display cards in their
guestrooms to encourage guests to participate in water conservation through reuse of
towels and replacement of bed linen only on alternative days.
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Their water efficiency index (water consumption per guest night) has reduced 12%
since 2011. They were certified to WEB (Silver) in 2013. The hotel has also been
certified under Singapore Standard SS577:2012 Water Efficiency Management
Systems.
They have recently converted their chillers and cooling towers to a more efficient type.
One of their upcoming initiatives include upgrading their existing private water meters
to automated meters for remote monitoring.
Team discussing on water efficiency
Staff taking meter readings to monitor consumption
School Sector
Riverside Secondary School
Riverside Secondary School has put in place various measures to raise water
efficiency through educating their students about water conservation, recording and
monitoring the daily water consumption, utilising the fault reporting system for teachers
and students to report pipe leaks, and training staff in the proper use of high-pressure
jet machines for use only when necessary.
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The school was certified WEB (Silver) in 2013. The school has also been certified
Singapore Standard SS577: 2012 Water Efficiency Management Systems. The school
has reduced its water consumption by 9.8% from 2012 to 2013.
Recording daily meter readings to monitor the schools water consumption
Industry (Electronics) Sector
Singapore Epson Industrial Pte Ltd (Plating Division)
Singapore Epson Industrial Pte Ltd was established in 1979 and has over the years,
taken an active role in water conservation.
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Through recycling process used water and reject water from their reverse osmosis
process for use in cooling towers, scrubbers and production purposes, Epson has
increased its recycling rate to 55%. They have also installed private water meters for
key water usage areas, monitoring the consumption regularly at these usage areas
and established a fault reporting system to report leaks/water wastage. They were
certified to WEB (Silver) in 2013. They have obtained their Singapore Standard
SS577:2012 Water Efficiency Management Systems. Their water efficiency index
(water consumption per million pieces of product) has reduced 30% since 2011.
Moving forward, it is also looking towards achieving zero effluent discharge by
recycling all its used water streams.
Singapore Epson's water conservation team
Epson staff checking on recycling system
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Hospital Sector
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital has put in place a water efficiency management system
which includes the installation of private water meters at key water usage areas. They
have also established a fault reporting system to report leaks/water wastage. The
water efficiency features within the premises include the use of pond water and drip
irrigation system, as well as variable speed drive circulating pumps and fans for its
cooling towers. Through the use of condensate from the air handling units (AHU), the
hospital saves 240 m3/mth of cooling tower make-up water. Regular audits of the
water fittings are also carried out to ensure that they maintain the water efficient
requirements.
A proactive senior management continuously inculcates water conservation habits to
staff, partners, food operators and vendors. This emphasis on water conservation is
also instilled in new staff as part of the orientation programme. The hospital also
spreads water conservation messages to members of the public.
They have also been certified under Singapore Standard SS577: 2012 Water
Efficiency Management Systems and their water efficiency index (water consumption
per no. of in-patients) has reduced 8% since 2011.
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KTPH water conservation team
Yishun pond used for irrigation
Data Centre Sector
Kim Chuan Telecommunications Complex 2
The Kim Chuan Telecommunications Complex 2 (KCTC2) is a nine-storey data centre
completed in 2010. SingTel has implemented various water conservation measures at
KCTC2. These include installing 3-ticks water-efficient fittings, installing private water
meters at key water usage areas, daily monitoring of water consumption, effective fault
reporting system to report leaks or water wastage and installing cooling tower fans
and condenser water pumps with variable speed drives to reduce water loss.
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KCTC2 has a water efficiency team to review water usage and its water efficiency
performance. This has reduced water consumption per IT load UPS by 22.5% since
2012. KCTC2 has been certified under the Singapore Standard SS577: 2012 Water
Efficiency Management Systems. The water efficiency team plans to upgrade their
current metering system to the remote type to better manage water use. They are
currently exploring more water efficiency measures such as the use of condensate
from the air handling units (AHU) for the cooling tower and harvesting rain water for
irrigation purposes.
The KCTC2 has been awarded the Building and Construction Authority’s Green Mark
Gold Award scheme, a green building rating system that evaluates buildings based on
criteria such as energy and water efficiency, as well as environmental protection and
innovation.
Rain sensor for irrigation system
Discussion by water efficiency team
Tertiary Institution Sector
Singapore Management University
SMU have been certified under Singapore Standard SS577: 2012 Water Efficiency
Management Systems and have introduced various water measures to reduce water
consumption in the University. These include the re-using condensate from the air
handling units (AHU) at the SMU Administration Building which saves about 1000 m3
of water per year. Fixed speed circulation pumps for the cooling towers have also been
replaced with Variable Speed Drive (VSD) pumps, which achieved savings of over
4000 m3 of water per year.
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SMU have installed remote private water metering system for key water usage areas,
to monitor the water consumption in these areas. SMU have also established a ‘fault
reporting system’ for users to report leaks or water wastages. The University’s water
consumption was reduced by 24% from 2011 to 2013.
SMU aims to improve the University’s water efficiency yearly.
SMU Office of Facility Management Team
SMS generated by the fault reporting system, notifying
him to rectify the problem immediately
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Retail Sector
Parkway Parade
Parkway Parade, one of Singapore’s first major and biggest suburban malls, has put
in place water efficiency measures such as converting to waterless urinals and using
3-ticks water efficient fittings. It uses rainwater for irrigation and flushing, installed
private water meters at key water usage areas to monitor the daily consumption and
established a reporting system to report leaks and water wastage.
In addition, Parkway Parade has implemented Green Lease, providing guidelines and
resources to encourage its tenants to put in place green initiatives including
requirement of 3-ticks water efficient fittings and they are certified under Singapore
Standard SS577: 2012 Water Efficiency Management Systems. All these efforts have
resulted in close to 30% water savings, enough to fill up around 25 Olympic-sized
swimming pools per year.
The mall is committed to its ongoing efforts to achieve operational excellence in water
efficiency.
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Parkway Parade staff in discussion about
measures to improve water efficiency
Waterless urinals
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SILVER
The 19 recipients of the WEB Certification (Silver) 2014 are as follow.
Industry (Electronics) Sector
1, 2. Beecham Pharmaceuticals and Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing Pte Ltd
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Singapore, comprises two Global Manufacturing and Supply
sites located in Quality Road and Jurong supplying 18 Active Pharmaceutical
Ingredients (APIs) for the treatment of respiratory, oncology, gastro-intestinal,
allergy, anti-viral, HIV and neurological conditions for the global markets.
Proper monitoring which includes the installation of private water meters across the
water distribution network to monitor the water consumption of cooling towers,
boilers, offices, etc. To date, some of the water conservation initiatives include
projects to reduce and recycle of water from solvent recovery processes and
improving cycle of concentration for cooling towers. Both sites actively monitor water
leakage within its premises and put up posters to remind employees to report leaks
for immediate rectification. Site communication messages are shared routinely to
generate awareness and encourage staff to save water using tips provided in PUB
websites. Future plans include looking into upgrading to remote monitoring to
facilitate water audits as well as conducting feasibility studies in hopes of increasing
the site's water recycling rate and water efficiency.
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3. Roche Singapore Technical Operations Pte Ltd
Roche Singapore Technical Operations (RSTO), a Roche subsidiary was
established in Singapore in 2009. The site comprises two state-of-the-art facilities
which use two different production technology platforms to manufacture biologic
medicines.
RSTO tracks and monitors water usage with the use of flow meters installed at the
processes, cooling towers, boilers etc. RSTO also actively monitors water usage and
leakage within its premises and puts up posters to remind employees to report leaks.
Waterless urinals have been installed to reduce flushing and condensate is reused
from the air handling units (AHU) as a make up for Cooling Towers. Moving ahead,
RSTO plans to recycle Reverse Osmosis reject water for the cooling towers as part
of their continuous improvement programme.
4. West Pharmaceutical Services Singapore Pte Ltd
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc’s Singapore facility tracks and monitors water
efficiency performances with the use of private meters throughout the entire plant,
from the production area to the cooling towers, canteen and toilet areas. The plant
recycles eight percent of the used water by using Reverse Osmosis-rejected water at
the cooling towers as well as increasing the cycles of concentration for cooling
towers. The plant has plans to install additional water treatment systems to process
Reverse Osmosis-rejected water for washing processes. These new systems are
projected to reduce the volume of waste water by an additional three percent.
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5. Wyeth Nutritionals (Singapore) Pte Ltd
From its facility at Tuas Bio-Medical Park, Wyeth Nutritionals (part of Nestle) has
been dedicated to adopting sustainable practices at the state-of-the-art facility
designed to have minimal environmental impact.
Every month, the Plant SHE Committee, headed by the managing director, reviews
the utilities consumption of the site. Since 2011, a utility management system has
been in place to enable daily monitoring of utilities usage throughout the plant.
Through a company suggestion scheme, employees are rewarded for contributing
their ideas on reduction. By embedding reduction practices formally into the site’s
SHE audit, they are accorded active visibility and stay in constant focus. The result
within a relatively short interval has been an ownership culture pervading among the
employees where efficient use has become a mindset and an everyday routine and
practice. In 2013, the site achieved over 5% water reduction as compared to 2012,
which resulted in water savings of about 30,000 CuM. This year, the site is on track
to surpass the 2013 water saving quantity with major projects realised from the
demand (process) side of the plant.
Industry (Electronics) Sector
1. Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd (Fab 13)
Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd (Fab 13) is a leading wafer fabrication plant in
Singapore. It has a comprehensive fault reporting system and leak detection system
at all the major process areas. Besides daily monitoring of its private water meter
readings which are installed at all the major water usage locations, it has, over the
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years, initiated various water efficiency projects such as the recycling and re-use of
ultrapure rinse water, reverse osmosis reject water and first acid rinse waste water.
This has resulted in them achieving a recycling rate of 52%.
2. Molex Singapore Pte Ltd
Molex Singapore Pte Ltd views water conservation as part of their corporate social
responsibility. It has implemented various water efficiency projects such as the
upgrading of their waste water treatment system and upgrading of cooling tower with
more efficient drift eliminators and has achieved a water recycling rate of 44%. It has
installed private water meters at all major water usage areas and monitors the
readings daily for leak detection purposes and for regular tracking of their water
efficiency index. As a result of these measures, their water consumption per unit
product produced has improved almost 55% since 2011.
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Industry (Others) Sector
1. Shimano Singapore Pte Ltd
Shimano Singapore Pte Ltd is a full-fledged metal manufacturing plant with activities
such as cold forging, stamping, heat treatment, electro-plating etc and for bicycle
components. Their factory at 20 Benoi Sector has achieved WEB (Basic) in
December 2013 and is equipped with various water efficiency measures such as
installation of private water meters for leak detection at key water usage areas and
water efficient fittings for their toilets, and daily monitoring of their consumption etc.
Todate, they have achieved a recycling rate of 49% where they recycle their process
water. In a bid to reduce potable water consumption, Shimano has replaced potable
water with NEWater for their processes and cooling tower and also collect air-con
condensate and rain water. Shimano is constantly looking into reducing their water
consumption. Their current effort includes reusing of their boiler condensate.
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Office Building Sector
1. Connection One
Connection One has adopted various measures in its effort to achieve water
efficiency. E-newsletters are sent to tenants to inform them on water-saving
measures. Posters are displayed at the common areas of the building to remind
users to conserve water. Water meters are also installed at strategic locations to
monitor the use of the water in the buildings, such as at discharge points of water
tanks, main water supply pipes etc. Taps in the toilets at common areas have been
converted to water efficient types. Connection ONE uses NEWater to water part of
the landscape area and also for the cooling towers in the buildings. A meter has
been installed at the cooling tower to monitor its NEWater usage. NEWater is also
used for flushing in the common toilets at Tower 4. Connection One ensures that
their landscaping contractor uses non-potable water from authorised sources to
water their landscape areas along the main roads. Cleaning contractors for the
building are advised to mop the common corridors and areas, where feasible,
instead of washing with water. Water meters are also installed at the water supply
line of common toilets to monitor the usage of water.
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2. Ocean Financial Centre
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Located above the Raffles Place MRT station, Ocean Financial Centre is a 43-storey
premium Grade A office development comprising approximately 877,000 square feet
of prime office space, 8,600 square feet of retail space and 222 car-park lots. Ocean
Financial Centre is equipped with state-of-the-art environmentally-friendly
technologies. The development utilises a myriad of sustainable features and
innovative applications such as the harvesting of rainwater for irrigation of rooftop
gardens, recycling of condensate water for the cooling tower and the use of waterefficient tap fittings which contribute towards savings of 42 million litres of water
annually. In addition, water meters at key common areas and a fault reporting
system help ensure minimal wastage of precious water resource. Tenants are also
encouraged to play their part in reducing their water consumption through a green
guide that is produced and distributed to all tenants.
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3. One Raffles Quay
One Raffles Quay (ORQ) has implemented several water efficiency measures which
include reusing condensate water from the air handling units (AHU) instead of
potable water for irrigation and washing of the carparks, significantly reducing the
need for potable water. Signs and posters with contact information are in place at
various locations including toilets for reporting of water wastage or faulty fittings such
as continual flushing due to faulty toilet flushing systems. The signs and posters
enable stakeholders to report the faults directly to the Facilities Management
department so the engineers can arrive on site and commence the repair
immediately. With this, wastage and consumption of potable water can be reduced
significantly. ORQ also manages and effectively controls water usage by installing
automated water leak detection systems. With the implementation of stringent
systems, engineers in the premise can be alerted to water leakage problems early
which will help reduce further water wastage.
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4. Prudential Tower
Prudential Tower is a 30-storey Grade A office building located at Raffles Place
precinct andwas certified Water Efficiency Building (Basic) in 2009. All fittings in the
toilets and pantries are upgraded to water efficient ones. Regular checks are
conducted to minimise and prevent any water wastage. Individual meters are also
installed to monitor and manage water usage of water at common areas.
Retail Sector
1, 2. Jurong Point 1 and Jurong Point 2
Jurong Point Shopping Centre is a suburban shopping mall located in Jurong West,
Singapore. With over 450 shops, Jurong Point Shopping Centre is committed to
saving water as they recognise that water is a scarce and precious resource. They
have gone beyond basic water-saving measure and have adopted other water
efficiency initiatives. As a result, Jurong Point Shopping Centre has been recognised
for its efforts in implementing a successful water efficiency management system by
being certified to Singapore Standard 577: 2012 Water Efficiency Management
Systems. The water efficiency initiatives include the installation of private meters in
order to better monitor water usage and identify leaks. They have also installed an
Energy Management System so as to optimise the operation of the chiller plant, thus
saving both water as well as energy. In addition, a water leak detection system will
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also be implemented and this will enable them to more effectively identify leaks and
areas with high water usage. They will then be able to resolve the issues in a more
efficient manner, thereby saving water.
Hotel Sector
1. Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore
A luxury hotel located in the centre of entertainment and dining hotspot Clarke Quay,
Swissôtel Merchant Court, has in place many water efficiency initiatives including
installation of private water meters at key water usage areas to monitor water
consumption, installation of a foot pedal water system to regulate the water usage for
back-of-the-house operations, as well as establishing a fault reporting system to
report possible leaks to prevent water wastage. All 476 guestrooms are also fitted
with water saving devices and guests are encouraged to join in the efforts through a
guest towel and bed linen reuse programme to save water. Actions are cascaded
from the top and suggestions spin off from all team members and guests to
constantly innovate and generate new initiatives to do our part in creating a
sustainable environment for many generations to come.
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2. Ramada Singapore at Zhongshan Park
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Ramada Singapore at Zhongshan Park is a 4 star hotel with 384 guest rooms. The
hotel has put in place many water efficiency initiatives such as installing private
water meters at key water usage areas, monitoring the consumption daily at these
usage areas and daily inspection of water tanks, established a fault reporting system
to report leaks / water wastage. Ramada also displays cards (Wyndham Green
program cards) in the guestrooms to encourage guests to participate in water
conservation through reuse of towels and replacement of bed linen only on
alternative days. Ramada has also raised water conservation awareness to their
staff by displaying messages in their notice boards, conducting an annual green day
to share water conservation messages. Ramada’s guestrooms have also been fitted
with water efficient fittings.
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Data Centre Sector
1. Kim Chuan Telecommunications Complex 1
The Kim Chuan Telecommunications Complex 1 (KCTC1) is a nine-storey data
centre completed in 2001. SingTel has implemented various water conservation
measures at KCTC1. These include achieving Water Efficient Building (Basic)
certification, installing Water Efficient Fittings, having private water meters at key
water usage areas, daily monitoring of water consumption in the Facility, effective
fault reporting system to report leaks or water wastage and daily inspection of water
usage areas for leaks or water wastage. KCTC 1 has a water efficiency team to
review its water usage and water efficiency performance. The data centre has been
certified under the Spore Standard 577:2012 Water Efficiency Management systems.
To improve the water monitoring at KCTC 1, the water efficiency team plans to install
remote metering system.
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School Sector
1. Chung Cheng High School (Main)
Chung Cheng High School (Main) adopts a whole-school approach where every staff
and student could contribute towards reducing their water consumption. The various
measures taken include installation of water saving devices in toilets and washing
basins to reduce the flow rates. Posters are displayed in all toilets and basins to
remind staff and students on the importance of saving water. The Clean & Green
Committee helps to promote and drives the various initiatives on water consumption
to the students. Chung Cheng High School (Main) has achieved Water Efficiency
Index (WEI) of 9.21 litres/person/day in 2013. The school will continue its efforts in
water management and will work closely with all stakeholders to reducing water
consumption.
2. Evergreen Secondary School
Conscious water usage has been the message that Evergreen Secondary School
has been advocating to all students and staff. It has reminded them of the
importance of water usage and to save whenever possible. The school management
has been actively looking for ways to cut down on its usage especially by the
students. It had stepped up efforts in installing water thimbles on the taps inside the
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toilets. Mopping instead of washing the toilets daily is another way of saving water.
However, it is washed at least twice per week to maintain its cleanliness. Cleaners
are constantly reminded to report any leaks from taps. Students and staff are told to
report of such leaks within the school compound too. The taps are locked to prevent
unauthorised usage.
3. Presbyterian High School
The water usage by the Presbyterian High School has gradually reduced since 2011
after various water saving measures were implemented. Contract cleaners are
reminded to be prudent in the use of water in their tasks. For instance, stairways are
now mopped instead of jet-washed when necessary. During Geographical
Investigation and Art lessons, students are educated to be more conscious of water
usage in the school and are made aware that water is a precious resource. The
school ensures that pressurised tanks and pump systems for the potable and flush
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tanks are constantly monitored to maintain the correct pressure. This has decreased
the need for users to flush the toilets more than once. A fault reporting system is also
put in place, and this includes putting up posters to encourage timely reporting of
leaks. The plumber is contacted immediately to resolve any leaks within the same
day.
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