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1 Introduction With the rising concern of increasing energy consumption,  the Energy Market Authority is tackling by reviewing new ideas and solutions. Currently, enormous electrical energy is consumed by streetlights which are controlled by the means of the time of the day. One of the challenges face is due to the inadequate lighting control and poor power efficiency by streetlights which involves a great amount of energy wastage and plays a part in electricity costs. With the development of urbanization, the usage of streetlamps increases rapidly in due to high traffic and human population density. On the other hand, these streetlights must be adequately illuminated to provide sufficient visibility for the safety of pedestrians and vehicles. However, these streetlamps are illuminated constantly for 12 hours from a timing of 7pm to 7am. This, in turn, requires a huge amount of electrical power to light them up. According to the article,” Singapore Energy Statistics,” (2...

In the article “Use Of Cladding In Buildings Here Have Grown In Recent Times” (Mokhtar, 2017),  the use of cladding to increase the sustainability of buildings has increased over the years. The article refers to the use of ‘cladding’ as a cover for buildings to prevent sunlight from reaching the exterior walls. It also elaborates on its benefits which include the improvement of energy efficiency of the building and protection from noise and rain. However, the use of cladding has been under scrutiny, as reports show that they may be a cause of deadly fires. In the article  “36 buildings may have combustible cladding that doesn’t meet safety standards; police investigating” by Loh (2017), a recent incident at 30 Toh Guan Road involving cladding, causes a 54-year-old woman to lose her life in a deadly fire. According to another article “Cladding for 36 buildings may pose fire risk” (Mokhtar, 2017), investigations carried out on the building found that the composite panels ...