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Reader's Response: In the article “The Expanding Role of Sensors in Smart HVAC Systems”, Manz (2018) asserts that the integration of sensors into large buildings, especially in HVAC systems,   is becoming an imperative for many industries to achieve substantial energy savings. The integration of sensors allows the systems in a building to constantly communicate and transmit data to a focal point where analysis of the information can be carried out. Not only are the sensors more energy-efficient, but they also enable predictive maintenance which can be cost beneficial for building owners. Manz states that the sensors are becoming more accurate, and they ceaselessly track their own performance. The integration of HVAC controls along with other building systems in a single open solution can achieve much better performance “at less cost and in a shorter timeframe.” As much as I agree with   Manz’s assertion that the integration of sensors brings about a significant impact on sma...

Dear Professor Brad   I am Teo Rue Hong from your effective communication class (T3) and the purpose of this email is to give you my self-introduction. I graduated from Temasek Polytechnic with a diploma in integrated facility management. The course ignited my passion for pursuing a degree in the sustainable infrastructure engineering (building services) programme offered by the Singapore Institute of Technology.  During my polytechnic days, I was fortunate enough to be given the chance to work at The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore. I have discovered my strength in communication will be my ability to strike a conversation with people of all backgrounds. Having worked at The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore, I learned to be comfortable and professional while conversing with my guests. I have spoken to guests of various nationalities throughout my 5 months of internship.  On the other hand, technical writing is clearly not my forte. I tend to over summarise informat...

Dear Professor Brad How time flies, in the blink of an eye, we are approaching the end of the trimester. At the start of this module, I gave myself the main goal of improving my technical writing skills. I aimed to work on my summary skills and also be able to sustain longer professional conversations. Proud to say, I have made some improvements.  In the beginning, I always fail to address the main idea of a given article in my summary. I tend to over summarise my key contents. With the amount of guidance and tips throughout the weeks, I have successfully learnt the ropes. I was exposed to the pyramid principle which effectively breaks down the flow of writing into the main focus, the secondary theses, and supporting data to each thesis. This writing structure enlightened me. Along the many gruesome weeks, we have formed many different workgroups during lessons for various purposes. Due to that reason, I managed to establish good relationships with my peers. For my technical repo...