INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:

1. This End-of-Course Assessment paper comprises EIGHT (8) pages (including the cover page).

2. You are to include the following particulars in your submission: Course Code, Title of the ECA, SUSS PI No., Your Name, and Submission Date.

3. Late submission will be subjected to the marks deduction scheme. Please refer to the Student Handbook for details.

ECA Submission Guidelines

Please Read This Information before You Start Working on your ECA
This ECA carries 70% of the course marks and is a compulsory component. It is to be done individually and not collaboratively with other students.

Submission

You are to submit the ECA assignment in exactly the same manner as your tutor-marked assignments (TMA), i.e. using Canvas. Submission in any other manner like hardcopy or any other means will not be accepted. Electronic transmission is not immediate. It is possible that the network traffic may be
particularly heavy on the cut-off date and connections to the system cannot be guaranteed. Hence, you are advised to submit your assignment the day before the cut-off date in order to make sure that the submission is accepted and in good time. Once you have submitted your ECA assignment, the status is displayed on the computer screen. You will only receive a successful assignment submission message if you had applied for the e-mail notification option.

ECA Marks Deduction Scheme

Please note the following:

a) Submission Cut-off Time – Unless otherwise advised, the cut-off time for ECA submission will be at 12:00 noon on the day of the deadline. All submission timings will be based on the time recorded by Canvas.

b) Start Time for Deduction – Students are given a grace period of 12hours. Hence calculation of late submissions of ECAs will begin at 00:00 hrs the following day (this applies even if it is a holiday or weekend) after the deadline.

c) How the Scheme Works – From 00:00 hrs the following day after the deadline, 10 marks will be deducted for each 24-hour block after the grace period that the submission is late. Submissions that are subject to more than 50 marks deduction will be assigned zero mark. For examples on how the scheme works, please refer to Section 5.2 Para 1.8.3 of the Student Handbook.
Any extra files, missing appendices or corrections received after the cut-off date will also not be considered in the grading of your ECA assignment.

Plagiarism and Collusion

Plagiarism and collusion are forms of cheating and are not acceptable in any form of a student’s work, including this ECA assignment. You can avoid plagiarism by giving appropriate references when you use some other people’s ideas, words or pictures (including diagrams). Refer to the American Psychological Association (APA) Manual if you need reminding about quoting and referencing. You can avoid collusion by ensuring that your submission is based on your own individual effort.

The electronic submission of your ECA assignment will be screened through a plagiarism detecting software. For more information about plagiarism and cheating, you should refer to the Student Handbook. SUSS takes a tough stance against plagiarism and collusion. Serious cases will normally result in the student being referred to SUSS’s Student Disciplinary Group. For other cases, significant marking penalties or expulsion from the course will be imposed.

Question 1

Case scenario

A building owner has reached out to your facilities management company to explore upgrading their property to achieve Green Mark Certification.
As a Green Mark Accredited Professional (Facilities Management) (GMAP(FM)), you are assigned to evaluate the feasibility of this goal.
Following an initial review of the building’s systems performance based on a preliminarysurvey report (refer to Annex A in the Appendix), you believe that achieving Green Mark Platinum is possible under the Green Mark: 2021 assessment framework. Additionally, you anticipate being able to earn badges in at least one sustainability category. To move forward, you will need to conduct a gap analysis and then propose a plan to achieve the targeted Green Mark certification.

The owner has provided you the information on the building as follows:

The building has not gone through any systems upgrade or retrofit.

Question 1

Demonstrate the proper assessment procedures to achieve Green Mark Platinum award under GM: 2021 for this building. (10 marks)

Question 2

Use the GM: 2021 ENRB scoresheet and Pathway 2: Fixed Metrics
(https://www1.bca.gov.sg/docs/default-source/bca-awards-2020/green-mark2021_scoresheet-(enrb).xlsx) to appraise and compute to provide the scoring based on the preliminary survey findings of the building. (Refer to Annex A in the Appendix) (20 marks)

Question 3

Using a gap analysis table (you may adapt from the GM: 2021 ENRB scoresheet but please label it appropriately), you are to list the breakdown of the proposed targeted Green Mark score points of the building. Appraise and describe in detail how you intend to achieve Green Mark Platinum with at least one badge in one sustainability section.

Note: In your above proposal, you are required to estimate the energy savings, replacement of electricity by renewable energy and Energy Efficiency Index based on the monthly electricity consumption (kWh) provided in Annex A in the Appendix. You are also to suggest proposals to reduce the ETTV value in order to comply with the EE section. (30 marks)

Question 4

For your proposed plan to achieve Green Mark Platinum, using the same scoresheet in Q2, demonstrate and appraise the reasons for all your proposals (under the Remarks column) in relation to the criteria under the Green Mark 2021 framework. (25 marks)

Question 5

Organise and produce a video presentation to articulate the above FOUR (4) questions for approval. The video presentation should be no longer than TEN (10) minutes. Your face should also be show in the video for verification. Accompanying subtitles are good but optional.

Students will be graded based on the following:
(i) Relevancy
(ii) Clarify
(iii) Depth
(iv) Innovation
(v) Oral Presentation

Total marks for the 10 – minute presentation video recording with narration is 15 marks.

Video format should be in any of the following formats: .mp4, .mpeg, .avi, .mov. (15 marks)

Appendix:
Annex A

Preliminary Survey Report

Constructed in 2015, the office building (Shinsei Industries) includes open-space car parks within its grounds. It is situated within 250 meters of the nearest bus stop, accessible via a sheltered walkway. The building’s rectangular structure primarily follows a northeastsouthwest orientation.
With a gross floor area (GFA) of 7,350 m², most office spaces are air-conditioned, while common areas, such as pantries, corridors, and lobbies, are naturally ventilated. Storerooms, toilets, and staircases use mechanical ventilation. Vertical transportation is supported by two elevators equipped with ACVVVF technology and sleep mode; there are no escalators
provided.

Due to limited record-keeping practices, construction-phase data from 2015 is not available. Existing drawings are in AutoCAD format, though the building owner is considering introducing a new Building Management System (BMS) compatible with BIM formats as part of the retrofit.

Greenery surrounds the site, with vertical green walls along some facades, mainly on the longer sides. Approximately 75% of the landscaped areas are irrigated by a water-efficient system with automatic sub-soil drip irrigation and rain sensor control. The building currently lacks photovoltaic cells, but there is about 750 m² of rooftop space available for potential PV installation. Alternatively, the owner is contemplating converting this rooftop space into a garden.

Corridors and toilets are fitted with motion sensors linked to lighting controls. Both areas also benefit from direct access to natural daylight.
Additionally, the following information and documents are available for Green Mark certification assessment.

a) Energy consumption record for past 3 years
b) Typical daily chiller plant efficiency graph
c) Typical daily air distribution system efficiency graph
d) Lighting system
e) Greenery Provision table
f) A copy of the LEAF certificate
g) PUB Water Efficient Building (WEB) basic Certification
h) Water consumption [m³/GFA(m²)] for the past 3 years