Serena Effective Communication 2018

In the article “Building with Bamboo”, Ghavami and García (2017) state that bamboo provides various benefits when used in the construction industry. Bamboo is environmentally friendly as it grows in abundance. The article states that the structural strength of bamboo is comparable to steel; laminated bamboo has similar properties to timber and glue-laminated timber. The article further mentions about corrugated bamboo being effective when used in concrete. However, the article also states that bamboo poses challenges when used in construction as there are variables that are inherent; bamboo has geometrical irregularities and “high-water absorption and susceptibility to fungal and insect attack." The writers hope that multinational enterprises will emphasize reducing global warming by investing on developing more economic and environmental friendly materials such as bamboo. While the usage of bamboo in construction is being encouraged, there are still further studies and develop...

In the article “Building with Bamboo”, Ghavami and García (2017) state that the usage of bamboo has benefits to resolve various problems associated with the constant growth of world population. Moreover, incorporating bamboo in construction reduces energy consumption, environmental pollution and conservation of the world's scarce resources. The article also mentioned that bamboo forests not only play a major role to control water cycles, reduce erosion and carbon from the atmosphere but also act as a readily accessible material for communities to resolve housing issues. The usage of bamboos in construction will improve farmers economically as they are able to develop bamboo plantations and make use of the bamboo shoots for their everyday lives. Despite the fact that bamboo has been demonstrated the most promising building fabric, engineers avoid its usage as it requires further research and development.

Dear Professor Blackstone I would like to take this opportunity to formally introduce myself. My name is Serena Koay. I am currently pursing a degree in civil engineering at Singapore Institute of Technology. I graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic last year, with a diploma in engineering with business. During my course of study, I realized that I am more inclined to systemic problem-solving methodologies taught in engineering as compared to the various finance and economics related theories taught in business. Thus, with this inclination as a form of motivation, I decided to pursue a degree in engineering. Upon graduation, I was uncertain as to which field of engineering should I go into since I studied general engineering in polytechnic. However, during my six months internship at Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd, the use computer-aided design software was heavily utilized as I had to design commercial buildings using the software.   Similarly, when a building ...

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