Building Services and Sustainable Engineering - PROJECT PROPOSAL Dissertation

Building Services and Sustainable Engineering - PROJECT PROPOSAL - Dissertation Example ........................................................... Topic Registration Approved by CL YES/NO Supervisor approved/allocated YES/NO ............................................................ Student notified: Date: Contents Contents 2 1.INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 DESCRIPTION 5 1.2 ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE 5 1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 5 1.4 AIMS OF THE PROJECT: 5 1.5 JUSTIFICATION 6 2.LITERATURE REVIEW 6 3. METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH DESIGN 9 3.1 QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN 9 3.2 SAMPLE AND DATA COLLECTION 10 3.3 DATA ANALYSIS 11 4.WORK PLAN 11 5.REFERENCES 12 Ajzen, I., (2011), The theory of planned behaviour: reactions and reflections. Psychol Health 26: 1113-1127 12 1. INTRODUCTION Energy saving is a trend and no citizen is against it. Since people save energy and use energy in the right way, the next generation will benefit. Consequently, teenagers are encouraged to actively participate in minimizing energy wastage by being educated on the importance of energy saving. The government of Hong K ong has been actively championing the important role to put effort towards energy efficiency in Hong Kong. Hence, the government of Hong Kong which will be referred to as â€Å"the government†, has been prompted to introduce a voluntary Energy Efficiency Labeling Scheme (EELS), which from now henceforth will be referred to as â€Å"the scheme†, which covers quite a number of appliances and equipments. The government, through the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), gives the scheme for equipment and appliances used at home as well as in the office. In order to promote environmentally responsible products, the people of Hong Kong, importers as well as manufactures are encouraged to join the scheme. There are labels that are issued with the main aim of providing information on energy consumption as well as efficiency to help making better a decision when people are considering purchasing such appliances and equipment. One of such labels is the Coefficien t of Performance (COP). The Coefficient of Performance (COP) is a measurement of efficiency, which measures the amount of power input to a system compared to the amount of power output by the same system. The COP has no dimension because the input and the output are both measured in Watt. The theoretical value of Coefficient of Performance (COP) of the energy-saving household appliances should be well labeled for the customer. Additionally, the government has also introduced a mandatory Energy Efficiency Labeling Scheme (EELS) to extend the public’s choice as far as energy efficient appliances are concerned. Therefore, public awareness on energy saving will be raise. 1.1 DESCRIPTION The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) is promoting the Energy Efficiency Labeling Scheme (EELS) to among the people of Hong Kong. Various household appliances as well as office equipment will incorporate a given energy label which will be informing the consumer of the products e nergy consumption and efficiency. Since the consumers are made aware of this scheme, they should be able to purchase such household appliances or office equipment. 1.2 ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE The push by Hong Kong’