Winners

Team Paste Pods

To reduce the carbon footprint of the hospitality industry and eliminate single-use plastic toothpaste tubes prevalently used in hotels, Team Paste Pods proposed the use of seaweed abstracts as an alternative packaging. Innovative and environmentally friendly, Paste Pods is bio-degradable, edible, simple and convenient to be used. The low-cost packaging made of seaweed abstracts will also allow hotels to reduce overall cost.

Team members

• Ivan Low, Hospitality Business, Year 2
• Aylmer Tan, Hospitality Business, Year 2
• Rachelle Lim, Hospitality Business, Year 2
• Teo Pei Ling, Hospitality Business, Year 2

Push It, Don’t Trash It

Hotel room attendants often have to cope with housekeeping duties in short turnaround time. As a result, they may not efficiently sort out rubbish that could potentially be recycled. The team proposed a set of innovative solutions to help hotels implement an effective recycling system, which includes an innovative room attendant trolley that allows for an efficient compartmentalisation of trash, a segregated waste bin for each guest room, along with an instruction card to encourage guests on waste separation.

Team members

• Marcus Chew Choon Yong, Hospitality Business, Year 2
• Jocelyn Goh Wen Min, Hospitality Business, Year 2
• Lee Jia Shing, Hospitality Business, Year 2

Senses Blue

This water efficiency system aims to eliminate water wastage in public restrooms, where users tend to commit “double/first flushing”, a redundant practice of flushing the toilet bowl before usage. The innovation also aims to improve restroom hygiene standards by integrating the antiseptic detergents with every flush. The technology, made up of both hardware and software aspects, takes into account the PH level of the standing water. Sensors and dispensers are to be installed in the toilet bowl, and a software programme will process the PH level readings to categorise if the water is “clean” or “dirty”. This will then allow the system to inform the user via an attached screen, who will then have a choice to select a non-flush or a half-flush, if the water is clean. A full flush will be activated if the standing water is found to be dirty. Antiseptic detergent will also be dispensed together with each flush to help eliminate bacteria.

The innovative idea was developed in close consultation with SIT’s industry partner Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, who provided feedback on the issue of redundant first/double-flushing.

Team members

• Yam Shien Hui, Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services), Year 2
• Tan Wei Kiat Nicholas, Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services), Year 2
• Shannyn Tay Wei Lin, Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services), Year 2
• Teo Hwee Kee, Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services), Year 2

Care-turistics

Hotels have been found to top in energy consumption across various building types. To mitigate this, the team proposed for hotels to incorporate an existing tile technology system that converts patrons’ footsteps into energy and data. To be installed in high footfall areas such as hotels’ lobbies and function room foyers, the system could offset part of the hotels’ energy consumption. The innovation also proposes for an integration of Bluetooth connectivity to register event delegates seamlessly, eliminating the use of tickets and time required for registration. With customisable shapes, colours and textures to suit the hotels’ interiors, the tiles can help hotels reduce overall fossil fuel energy consumption, enhance data collection, and improve brand image through corporate social responsibility.

Team members

• Felicia Tan, Hospitality Business, Year 2
• Charmaine Tan WanYi, Hospitality Business, Year 2
• Valerie Lim Hui Na, Hospitality Business, Year 2
• Louisa Leung Jia Qi, Hospitality Business, Year 2

Lapis Bikes

Carbon fibre bicycle frame is sought after due to its light weight and ability to absorb vibration. However, the downside is its high cost. The Lapis Bike proposes an alteration to the manufacturing process by using 3D-printed moulds and inserts. The production and R&D costs can be reduced without compromising the structural integrity of the carbon fibre bicycle. Moulds can be melted back and subsequently reused for another new mould. The result is a bike frame made of carbon fibre, coupled with 3D-printed sandwiched structure, created from the stainable 3D-printed mould.

Team members

• Zulhusni Jumat, Mechanical Engineering, Year 1
• Muhammad Hilmi bin Hut, Mechanical Engineering, Year 1
• Pang Yong Xun, Mechanical Engineering, Year 1

VECO

VECO aims to offer an eco-friendly solution to the ecological impact caused by disposable feminine sanitary napkins. The sustainable innovation improves on the current sanitary napkins available in the market by incorporating organic and hypoallergenic materials that are made from waste cotton loom, as well as biodegradable and anti-bacterial sources. VECO is made of two components - a refillable absorbent insert and a reusable holder. It is 100% plastic-free and made from organic materials.

Team members

• Belicia Choong, Hospitality Business, Year 2
• Kok Ee Lim, Hospitality Business, Year 2

Team Trolley

The trolley innovation intends to enhance the design of a ‘changing’ trolley in a healthcare setting. The trolley aims to improve the workflow of staff when changing and cleaning patients and minimise time and money wastage from disruptions and laundry sorting errors. At the same time, the change in material and layout of the trolley also reduces the breeding of bacteria on the surfaces, ultimately improving the health of patients and promoting cost effectiveness for organisations.

Team members:
•    Abdul Rafi Bin Abdul Rahim, Bachelor of Science with Honours in Nursing
•    Ang Zi Qing, Bachelor of Science with Honours in Nursing
•    Chua Wen Ling Joanne, Bachelor of Science with Honours in Nursing
•    Tan Hong Da, Bachelor of Science with Honours in Nursing

FX1

Revenue management is growing in complexity by being multi-dimensional, and there is a lack of modern tools available for training students in it. This results in ineffective traditional education that does not take advantage of the new technologies that are available. Our product aims to change that with an application by which students can learn the concepts of revenue management through simulations.

Team members

• Phee Wei Boon, Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing Science
• Samuel Seah, Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing Science

JNL

Our system innovation aims to automatize and digitalise the existing business process of SMEs by utilising existing cloud computing technologies and data visualisation libraries to abolish the obsolete "pen and paper" practice that is still in use today. Studies have shown that employing cloud-based computing will generate numerous advantages, such as capital investment savings, simplification, scalability as well as real-time visibility of crucial information required.  An Automated Seafood Receipt Processing System developed and deployed by the presenter for Jong Fresh Supplies Pte Ltd will be used as a prime example.

Team members

• Wong Yong Quan, Leslie, Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing Science
• Tong Jun Hong, Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing Science

YARJ Green Insight

In line with Singapore’s vision of being a zero waste nation, YARJ Green Asphalt is proposing the incorporation of waste rubber tires (crumb rubber) into bituminous pavements. YARJ Green Asphalt is an environmentally friendly method to pave Singapore’s roads and ensure a constant 100% recycling rate of waste rubber tires. YARJ Green Asphalt, when implemented appropriately, will have the potential to improve the quality of Singapore’s current pavements and also help rectify a growing environmental problem.

Team members

• Aliff Hamzah Bin Abdul Aziz, Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Civil Engineering
• Tor Lok Wei Joel, Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Civil Engineering
• Rennie Toh Qian Yu, Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Civil Engineering
• Tan Yong Quan, Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Civil Engineering