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  In the webpage, “District heating and cooling systems'', ENGIE (2013) has discussed the benefits and advantages of adopting a cooling network system. A cooling network is a centralized system that supplies chilled water to an air conditioning system. ENGIE has been established as the world’s largest independent provider of urban cooling networks by Tabreed, a leader in the Gulf state urban climate control systems market. The webpage has mentioned that ENGIE has customized its services based on the countries’ needs. ENGIE’s approach of its cooling network in comparison to a conventional air conditioning system has achieved greater energy efficiency, lesser water, and electricity consumption, and has emitted less carbon dioxide. The advantages of implementing a cooling network can be seen from ENGIE’s operation in Paris which is one of the largest cooling networks in the world. Its energy efficiency has improved by 50% and its carbon dioxide   emission has been reduced by 50%....

  In the webpage, “District heating and cooling systems'', ENGIE (2013) has discussed the benefits and advantages of adopting a cooling network system. A cooling network is a centralized system that supplies chilled water to an air conditioning system. ENGIE has been established as the world’s largest independent provider of urban cooling networks by Tabreed, a leader in the Gulf state urban climate control systems market. The webpage has mentioned that ENGIE has customized its services based on the countries’ needs. ENGIE’s approach of its cooling network in comparison to a conventional air conditioning system has achieved greater energy efficiency, lesser water, and electricity consumption, and has emitted less carbon dioxide. The advantages of implementing a cooling network can be seen from ENGIE’s operation in Paris which is one of the largest cooling network in the world. Its energy efficiency has improved by 50% and its carbon dioxide   emission has been reduced by 50%. ...

In the webpage, “District heating and cooling systems'', ENGIE (2013) has stated that ENGIE has been a leading edge in the urban cooling network industry in Europe for 30 years. ENGIE has managed 320 heating and cooling systems around the world ranging from Paris to Malaysia and the Middle Eastern nations while simultaneously ensuring that the environment is protected.    The webpage has mentioned that ENGIE customized its services based on the countries’ needs. ENGIE has aimed to increase the usage of renewable sources to 50% in its European urban networks from 2018 onwards. ENGIE’s operation in Lisbon was on the right path as its heating and cooling network has decreased its annual CO 2  emissions by 40%. ENGIE’s approach of its cooling network in comparison to a conventional air conditioning system has achieved greater energy efficiency, lesser water, and electricity consumption, and has emitted less carbon dioxide. Since the webpage has demonstrated that the im...

  In the article, “District heating and cooling systems'', ENGIE (2013) states that ENGIE has been a leading edge in the urban cooling network industry in Europe for 30 years. ENGIE manages 320 heating and cooling systems around the world ranging from Paris to Malaysia and the Middle Eastern nations while simultaneously ensuring that the environment is protected.   The article has mentioned that ENGIE is able to customize its services based on the countries’ needs. ENGIE has aimed to increase the usage of renewable sources to 50% in its European urban networks from 2018 onwards. ENGIE’s operation in Lisbon is on the right path as its heating and cooling network has decreased its annual  CO 2   emissions by 40%. ENGIE’s approach of its cooling network in comparison to a conventional air conditioning system will achieve greater energy efficiency, lesser water, and electricity consumption, and will emit less carbon dioxide. References: ENGIE. (2013, February 11) Distric...

In the article, “District heating and cooling systems'', ENGIE (2013) discusses the benefits of operating 320 urban heating and cooling network systems while simultaneously protecting the environment. ENGIE has been a major provider of urban cooling networks in Europe for 30 years. The article states that ENGIE has aimed to increase the usage of renewable sources to 50% in its European urban networks from 2018 onwards. Renewable sources such as solar and geothermal are being used for heat generation. A heating network has four main components which consist of heat generating units, a heat exchanger, and a primary and a secondary pipeline. A cooling network provides cool air through chilled water and operates between two pipelines. The utilisation of the cooling network compared to a conventional air conditioning system will achieve greater energy efficiency, lesser water and electricity consumption, and will emit less carbon dioxide. References: ENGIE. (2013, February 11) Distr...

Dear Professor Blackstone, My name is Mohamad Zulfadli, and I am a student from T5 in your Effective Communication module. I am currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services). The purpose of this letter is to provide a descriptive reflection of myself.   I have graduated with a Diploma in Mechatronics from Temasek Polytechnic. After that achievement, I was enlisted into the Singapore Armed Forces to serve my National Service.  After serving the nation, I have attained a Specialist Diploma in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Engineering from Nanyang Polytechnic in parallel with working as an Assistant Quality Engineer. After my stint as an Assistant Quality Engineer, I have worked as an Assistant Technical Support Engineer. My passion for learning engineering comes from my uncle as he has constantly shared with me his exciting projects while working as a Civil Engineer. In addition, a show called “Mythbusters” has further p...

How do I see communication and critical thinking impacting my future role as a leader in the workplace? I can envision that communication and critical thinking will have a great impact in my future role as a leader in the workplace. According to the article, in a 2008 whitepaper by IDC, poor communication has led to organizations in the UK and USA to lose an estimated US$37 billion! Poor communication has resulted in a lower shareholder return. Research by Towers Watson has shown that organisations with highly effective communication skills see a 47 percent higher total returns to shareholders compared with firms that are the least effective at communicating. However, it is not sufficient to possess good communication skills alone. Communication skills can be enhanced with critical thinking. Critical thinking is the driver of an effective communication. A leader will have increased confidence in communication with critical thinking as communication is easier when leaders are prep...