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At the start of this module, I set some goals to achieve at the end of this module which were to be able to express my point of view and ideas more clearly with greater assurance and also to be able to confidently make a presentation in front of a big crowd. At the start of the trimester, I always dread going to class because I knew that there would be a lot of presentations for this module. Speaking and sharing in front of a big crowd is one of my biggest fear since polytechnic as I always get nervous and worry that I will mess up my speech. During the lesson time of this module, I was given numerous opportunities to express my point of view in class and presentations which I am very grateful for. This allowed me to improve my oral presentation skills in front of a big crowd. With the feedback given by my peers and the professor after the presentation, I was able to recognize where my mistakes were and areas for improvement. This allows me to think and reflect on what I can do to impr...

The article by Maxwell-Gaines (2004), “Rainwater harvesting 101”, shares more information about rainwater harvesting with the readers. The process of collecting and storing rain from a building or other impermeable surface to reuse as opposed to allowing it to run off is known as rain harvesting. Rainwater harvesting is one of the earliest and most straightforward methods of supplying water to a home on one's own and it has been practiced for thousands of years by many countries. Rainwater was traditionally harvested from a roof. Nowadays, it can be collected with rain barrels or connecting downspouts from different gutters to the collection pipes (Maxwell Gaines, 2004). The entire house or business can then be supplied with water using the rainwater that has been collected. Rainwater harvesting is a method to green homes and reduces environmental impact and the collected water can be used anywhere users use tap water. According to Maxwell-Gaines (2004), rainwater harvesting is a v...

  Benefits Implementing 3D printing in buildings has numerous advantages, such as being more environmentally friendly, enabling more versatile designs and faster speed of construction.  1.1 Environmentally Friendly 3D printing is a promising strategy to lower carbon emissions, waste, and energy demands (Bhusal & Kshirsagar 2020). More than 40% of all raw materials used globally are used by the construction industry. The Contour Crafting (CC) technique's CO2 emission is negligibly low compared to the current emission of the conventional concrete process (CCP) of the concrete masonry unit. The CC process has the ability to decrease material waste from seven tons to almost none for a single-family home as it uses material as needed only (Allouzi, Al-Azhari & Allouzi, 2020 as cited in Roodman, Lensssen & Peterson, 1991). 3D printing also requires minimal space for storing materials and unlike a traditional production line, it does not require energy to move from one st...