In recent years, there are cases of slip and fall incidents happening at lift lobbies and sheltered pathway at Housing Development Board (HDB) estates. As 80% of the population in Singapore live in HDB flats, safety of the residents should be the main priority. The team will be looking into addressing the issue by ensuring flooring quality standards to meet the minimum requirements. In this proposal, background on HDB flats in Singapore, and the purpose of identifying the problem in the facilities will be provided. Additional research, in terms of primary and secondary, will be included in reference to the issue of flooring quality. Through the research, current implementations will be analysed to present the pros and cons. The final proposed solution has been determined and will be discussed by taking into consideration its costs incurred, feasibility, and durability.
Personal Statement:
Buildings and facilities have always been an interesting topic for me as they can be related to our daily lives. All of us live in a building and utilise its facilities every day. It is natural to say that we rely on these amenities heavily. As a student in SIT’s Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services), I understand the importance of a building’s operational functions and how much it will affect the infrastructure together with its people in an event of unforeseen circumstances. With the knowledge I have gained, I hope to show that there are still areas which can be improved for living in Singapore’s HDB residential estates through this proposal.
Letter of Transmittal:
30 October, 2015
Mr Brad Blackstone
Senior Lecturer
Singapore Institute of Technology
SIT @ Dover
10 Dover Drive
Singapore 138683
Dear Mr. Blackstone
Proposal for improving the quality of flooring at Singapore’s Public Housing Estates
This letter is to inform you of our acknowledgement and response to your letter of authorization. We would like to present to you our following proposal to enhance the quality of flooring at the public housing flats in Singapore and taking the residents’ safety into consideration.
In recent years, cases of slip and fall incidents have been happening at areas like lift lobbies and sheltered pathways. The victims of the cases have experienced injuries ranging from minor ones like bruises, to major ones with fractured arms or legs. This is a concern for most residents as they have to walk past these common areas every day, and it is necessary for measures to be put in place to reduce the rate of accident cases.
In order to ensure the residents’ safety and mitigate the problem of slippery floorings, our team is proposing two solutions. The first solution is to have the application of the anti-slip chemical treatment, and the second solution will be the implementation of flooring standards which is currently used by U.K. Both solutions will work in a holistically manner to improve the flooring surface quality. Through our proposed solution, we hope to give the residents a sense of security when accessing the common areas, putting their safety as our priority.
The team would like to thank you for taking the time to read through our proposal. We hope that you will consider our proposed multiple solutions to allow the Housing Development Board (HDB) and us to take a step closer towards responding to the residents’ needs, providing them the best quality of living in Singapore.
Yours Sincerely,
Joey Cheng Yi Zhen
Team Leader
On Behalf of Team Joper
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