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My community
My
Commitment

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE
My Community My Commitment
Exploring the sense of environmental and community engagement as future
designer.

Group Members:

Names:

Student ID:

Peerun Bibi Ameerah

0313939

Alvin Mungur

0316886

Azrin Bin Fauzi

0317770

Jayesh Srinivasa Ellayah

0317119

El Munzir Osama Hassam

0316546

Masoud Ramedani

0317820

Visagan A/L Arudselvan

0313710

Naseem Naajid

0311649

Ivan Ling Chui Rui

0313583

Table of contents

Introduction

Problems statement
And objectives

Life cycle

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Work Progress

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Budget and expenses

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Community contribution

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Results and Outcomes

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Reflection

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References

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Attachment

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1-Introduction
By Peerun Bibi Ameerah

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My Community My Commitment
Project proposal
Environmental community service is always considered as a necessity in every
community; the importance is described not only via helping communities but also
through its good performance worldwide and ecologically. Our environment has
been degrading which mostly humans are responsible. Although, many measures
have been applied to heal and cease further damage, permanent negative impacts
have occurred and subsequent environmental breakdown will take place. The
swiftest method to make a positive alteration is by initiating a global awareness;
primarily and simplest is by starting with gathering communities concerning their
own problems.
My community my commitment is a scheme that targets to inculcate and show the
youngsters with a strong conviction of communal responsibility, commitment and
aids. The projects mission is to cultivate the young generation into morally and
ethically responsible leaders who will change their perspective about making use
of creative and ecological attitudes not having the sole aim of brightening our
world, but also extend it further, formally the architects of the future.
By requesting students to list and elaborate community based problem in their
home communities and generating innovative ecological approaches they will be
familiarized to face community life as architecture. My community my
commitment also require one to get involved with the trend and enhance teamwork
expertise important in initializing good professional practice; involvement
acknowledges a profound comprehension and the duty of being a responsible
person to the community and also get use to creative solution of true defies.

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Increase awareness of current issues locally.

To induce creativity in attempting to explore the current environmental

circumstance

To allow students to explore the opportunity to work with the community and
for the community

To create awareness of the importance if creating and environmentally

sustainable design products/design/services

To be able to understand and explain the principle of sustainability from

environmental and social perspective.

1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

Agathians Shelter is a legally registered home which is located in Petaling

Jaya and operates since 2003, it offers basic shelter and emergency lodging
to 40 poor and deprived boys who were homeless and abandoned due to
social issues. Furthermore, it is not financially supported by the government,
but rely on donation and help from the community only. The monthly
expenses is about RM 20000. When there is shortage of finance, the
committee covers the expenses equitably. Moreover, activity such as
recycling is a mean of income for the shelter. Donation in the form of
clothing, and equipment are received.
Agathians primary aim is to save the children from the streets and help
them to take the right path. Furthermore they strive to fulfill their duties in
providing all essential needs to the children such as shelter, food, education,

care, attention and love etc.

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1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

1.3- REASONS WHY WE CHOSED AGATHIAN SHELTER.

Agathians shelter is a welfare home, which covers about 40 boys from 3 till 20 years old.
The reason why we chose Agathians shelter is because these children have no parents or
any relatives, they are the most susceptible of growing up in the world of crime, or
forming part of child slavery. They are the most vulnerable, because of their tender age,
these children will decide exclusively out of necessity. Like anybody, they are going to
do the maximum to survive. This is a choice that a child must not have to do at such
tender age.
Every person ever conceived, was born with specific needs. Those needs include, critical
needs such as food and shelter, security, the knowledge that critical needs will continue
to be met, bonding, mentoring and nurturing which lead to a sense of belonging as well
as self actualization, or self worth. The belief that one is of value to themselves and
others. Children will first seek their critical needs. And the supply of those critical needs
will instill a learned behavior.
We pay attention and look after orphan children because, they will form part of the
future, they are susceptible, and mostly, because they are children. We also believe that
these children have the right to be happy and get what they want and need, and the only
way is US who have to do the first step.

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2-Problems statement
And
Objectives
By -Peerun Bibi Ameerah, Azrin, Visagan,Naajid Jayesh and Alvin

+ 2.1 IDENTIFIED ISSUES

A. Uncomfortable environment

An uncomfortable situation arises for the boys, which relates to the playground whereby
there is no protection against the scorching sun. The porch and bedrooms are situated
beside the playground, hence they get warmed up.

Playground that face the highway

Early project that did nor

work

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+ B. Lack of storage
Problems such as lack of storage of, books and important documents were commonly
noticed in the office. Furthermore the talented children have several trophies and medals
and keep receiving. However these trophies are hidden in the computer room, as they
dont have enough space to display the trophies and medals

Huge amount of trophies and

Medals

Important documents

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C. Broken shoe rack

A broken shoe rack place outside therefore it is still in use and the shoes are not projected
by the outside environment.

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2.2. POPOSED SOLUTIONS

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The proposed solutions are long lasting ones, hence ensuring that the daily life at
Agathians Shelter becomes cosier.

A. Roofing (Issue 1)

At first, we would like to propose the use of metal wire netting to build a green roofing
for the playground as it affects a lot more than just the playground. For example, the
green roof will provide a more comfortable and safe environment for the children to play
outside, as well as reduce the amount of heat going in to the building. We believe that we
did a favor for the environment by planting plants as they are also a source of oxygen for

our planet.
We came up with 3 ideas:

IDEAS FOR THE CHOISE OF PLANT:

2 weeks for
plant seed to
germinate

Able to
withstand
direct sunlight

IDEA 1:
Passion fruit vine
Description:
Requires a lot of care
Cost is slightly higher due to the fact that it produces
eatable fruits
Takes a longer time to grow

Life cycle
of passion
fruit plant

Watering
plant regularly
is vital for its
survival

Does not
require much
care

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IDEA 2: Money plant

Description
Requires a lot of care
Does not produce flowers
Completely dies off after a certain period of time

Seeds
take about
2 weeks
to
germinate

Only last for

5 years

Life cycle
of money
tree

Takes 6
months to
reach the size
of 1metre
square

Does not
require
much care

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Butterfly pea
Butterfly pea plant is a plant
belonging to the Fabacaea family . It
grows as a vine or creeper plant and is
native to tropical Asia

IDEA 3: Butterfly pea

Benefits of Butterfly Pea Plant
Shelter for children
The most important motive behind designing the rooftop garden in the playground was to
facilitate children with a shelter. We believe that placing plants on top, would create a
shelter for the children and protect them from the glazing hot sun. If the children were to
play in this environment they could they could easily suffer from tiredness, and possibly

dehydration. Therefore by designing a rooftop garden, we aim to create a more suitable

and temperature for the children to play.

Increase the exquisiteness of the place.

By designing the rooftop garden we trust that it would increase the beauty of the shelter.
Since the plant we are planting is Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea) the stunning blue color
of the flower would certainly increase the beauty of the playground and the whole shelter
home too.

Effects of Butterfly pea

Apart from the beautiful looks of the plant, it is important to note the number of uses this
plant has. Some of the uses of the plants include, extracting the color glutinous rice for
kuih ketan . It is also used to color white rice of Nasi Kerabu, use as prayer material
for Indians etc. Therefore by providing this plant, we hope that everyone at Agathians
would fully utilize the uses of this plant.

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+ The right Solution is to use Butterfly pea

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PROCESS of installation

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Perspective

Dimensions

Materials: used

Rubber-coated garden wire (122 metre).

Butterfly pea plant (Clitoria ternatea).

Butterfly pea plant

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Rubber-coated garden wire

STEPS TO FOLLOW:

A: Wire mesh

1-Rubber-coated garden wire is cut by using wire

cutter into 11 shorter wires, 10 metre each.
2-Each wire is arranged at 0.5 metre interval.
3-The remaining wire is used to create the mesh at
0.5 metre interval (refer diagram 2 above).

B: Tie the end of each wire to the wall (using clove hitch knot)

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1-The free end of wire is wrapped around a post (refer diagram 1 above).
2-Crossover itself and wrapped around the post again.
3-The working end is slipped under last wrap. Then, it is tightly pulled.

The use of wire mesh

Unlike the wires which are currently installed on the playground, we decided to use a
wire mesh which is 2" x 2" grid wire basket system which would provide more stability
and strength as the plants grow. If the wire mesh is not strong or stable enough, the
growing of plant could result in some parts of the plant falling off to the ground. This
might cause difficulties for children and the people at Agathians as it would need to be
cleaned. By installing the wire mesh, we certainly hope to prevent this issue.

+ C: Work progress on site.

1-Previous strings on site

2-Remove previous stings from outside and inside

3- Clean and thought the old strings

4-Measure and cut the new wire to be place

5-Tie the new wire first from inside then outside

6-Cleaning and planting

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B. Make some furniture. (For issue B)

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We decided to make an office table for the staffs so that they can store important
documents. In addition we came up with the idea a making a trophy display cabinet that
will be place in the leaving room. The main idea behind is to expose the children talent

and achievement to the visitors.

FURNITURE 1: L-Shape

Prepared by Alvin / Jayesh/ Naajid

Purpose: To serve as a storage area for files and important documents and also the
table top serves as a platform for installing printers.
When it comes to designing a good cabinet, there are many design options that offer an
attractive and efficient. One of the most effective plan is the L-shaped cabinet. As the
name implies, it calls for an L-shaped setup, cabinets installed on two perpendicular
walls and an open area in the center. This style of cabinet offers many advantages over
other designs, so it may be worth considering if we need an amazing suitable design for a
small area.
This kind of design gives us an open area in the center that can be used for many other
activities or stuffs, also regarding to the floor plan of the house, this design was the best
choice that we could come up with. Hence we designed an L-shaped cabinet, which has
enough

space

as

well.

Material: Recycled wood planks, galvanized steel hinges, L-support made out of
galvanized steel, plastic for wire clearance area, rubber bands/strips for prevention of
scratching.

Site Analysis:
The table will be used in the room next to the office
for storage of files and documents. The room is
usually used by the staff mainly but sometimes used
by few students to use printers.

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Proposed location for furniture: 1, 2, 3

Dimension of L-shaped table:

According to the dimensions of the L-shaped table, the table can be placed anywhere in
the 3 suggested positions. Hence giving the shelter more options.

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1- Mark out required dimensions for all the parts and label them accordingly

2-Label the individual pieces accordingly and polish them using sand paper

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Prepared by Alvin and Jayesh

+ PROCES of installation

3- Mark out and drill pilot holes for joining the parts of the table by dowels

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Prepared by Alvin and Jayesh

3-Assemble the parts together, starting

The process of dowelling the furniture and joining them, until the furniture is built.

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FURNITURE 1: Trophy display

Purpose: To serve as storage area to holds trophies and medals.

Materials used: Recycled wood planks, L-support made out of galvanized steel,
screws, electric screw driver, cutting saw and meter rule, cutting-saw, gloves,
goggles, hammer, nails.

Site Analysis:
The cabinet will be used in
the living room next to the

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1. Measuring and marking out.

Materials: used

-Meter rule
-Pencil
1- Mark out required dimensions for all the parts and label them accordingly.

Safety & Precaution:

Hold the ruler perpendicularly to the wood to have dimension accuracy

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Prepared by Alvin and Jayesh

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-2. Joining of parts

Materials used:

-Electric screw driver

-Screws
-Right-angle support
Once all the wooden parts have been cut out, it needs to be joined together. The process
of screws is to be used to provide more durability and stability to the shelf.

Safety & Precaution:

1. Make sure that the wooden parts are placed perpendicularly to each other as shown in
the above diagram. This to provide more accuracy to the wooden parts being joined
properly.
2. Electric screw driver should also be place perpendicularly to reduce risk of struggling
while joining the wooden parts.
3. Make use to hand gloves to avoid injury.

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3. Placing the shelves.

Materials used:

-Right-angle set square

-Screw driver
-L-support

Safety & Precaution:

1. Make use of right-angle set-square to hold the wooden part perpendicularly to each
other, then make use screws to fix the L-support.

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4. Fixing the back-support for the medals

Materials used :

1-Nails
2-Hammer
3-Goggles
Below is the back view of the shelf. A wooden piece is to be fixed so that medals can be
hanged on it. After cutting the wooden piece to the dimension of the box, it is to be fixed
using nails and hammer for a better stability.
Diagrams below show the back support before and after being fixed for a better
illustration of how it need to be done.

Safety & Precaution:

1-Make use of goggles to avoid injury to while hammering the nails.

2-Holds nails perpendicularly so that it is fixed without struggles.
3-Apply adequate force while hammering to avoid nails in being hammered in the work
direction

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Prepared by Alvin and Jayesh

4-Dimensions Of Shelf
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5-Isometric Projection
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TROPHIES CABINET
Prepared by Osama

Work progress on site.

1-Built the frame

2-Add individual pieces according to dimension

3-Add individual pieces according to dimension

3-Polish

4-Then use screws to fix the L-support to make the

furniture stronger and stable

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Prepared by Osama

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1-Measure to respective size and polish

2-Built the frame

The frame

4-Fixe individual parts

5-Apply wood feeler

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3-Life cycle
By Visagan and Ivan Ling

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Roof Materials

Prepared by Visagan

Life Cycle of butterfly pea plant

Seeds take about one
weeks to germinate

It will soon die off and replaced

with the newer plant
s of the same species

Than , it starts to
grow at a fast rate

Butterfly pee plant will grow and

spread all over the
surfaces of solid structures

Life Cycle of green paint on rubber coat of

garden wire :
Green paint is coated
around the copper wire .

Copper wire will than rust

due to no protection layer

Able to last many years

under rain and shine

Slowly gets worn

out and fades away

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Prepared by Visagan

Life Cycle of rubber coated garden wire :

Wire is made in factory

and sold at hardware shops

The garden wire will eventually

be replaced and sent
to recycling centres

Used for many functions

Once the rubber coating

wares out , wire will start to rust

Rain water and constant sunlight

will cause the rubber
coating to ware out

Rubber Garden Coated Wire impact to the environment

The rubber coated garden
wire is used as a structure
for the plant to coil around it

A new wire will than

be used to replace it

The decomposing rubber has

no negative impact
to the environment

After many years in use ,

the rubber coat starts to
decompose due to heat and rain

The rubber coat will break

up into small pieces
and fall to the groun

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Furniture Materials

Each materials that we use for making the furniture were recycled and reusable materials
except for certain ones. The following is the details of the materials we used and the
analysis of expected lifespan and usage in the same time thus impacts on the
environment e.g. pollution, effect, etc.
All analysis of data of materials are listed and to ensure our materials are environmental
friendly to avoid excessive pollution and dumping of waste into the wilderness.
Other than that, this also listed the terms of durability and reliability of each material
used during its lifespan.

Life Cycle of wooden pallets

Wooden planks are taken out from wooden pallets to be reuse as a part of our proposed
furniture.
Wooden planks are taken off
from worn off wooden pallets

Wooden planks are probably

reuse to make pallets or
thrown away.

.Wooden planks of wall rack

is replaced after 10 years of usage.

Wooden planks are shaped

and screwed together.

Wall rack is ready for usage

e.g. carry books and trophies

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Life Cycle of reused plywood

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9mm thick wooden panels are taken off from old

furniture or corkboards.

The plywood were probably

reuse to make other
furniture parts or get thrown away.

The plywood is replaced

after usage as table and
shelf for 20 years.

The wooden panels are

shaped and screwed
and nailed together.

Prepared by Ivan

Table and Shelf is complete

and ready for usage.

Life Cycle of nails

Metal nails are distribute from metal factories

Most metal nails are thrown away

and recycled to make new nails.

Metal nails are bought and used to connecting

the wooden panels.

Metal nails are replaced with

new ones after lifespan of 10 years.

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Life Cycle of reused screw

Metal screws are distribute from metal factories.

Metal screws are mostly

recycled to make new screws.

Metal screws are replaced

after usage up to 30 years.

Metal screws are bought and

use to bolt wooden panels.

Metal panels are used to

support the furniture parts.

EFFECTS TO ENVIRONMENT
WOODEN PALLET PLANKS
Wooden pallet planks doesnt affect the environment badly as its a composite material.
As the wooden planks are unused, these planks are meant to be decay into the
environment slowly. Most of these will last around 7 years in the open wilderness.
RECYCLED 9MM WOOD PANELS
This materials has similar effect as the wooden pallet planks as this is another
composite materials. Most of these will decay into the open wilderness if abandoned
for 7 years. Other than that, this can be recycled and reused over and over again to
reduce dumping of wooden panels.
NAILS
Due to prone of corrosion, metal nails can easily rust and damage within only less than
a week time. When the nails are thrown into the environment it does give some
negative impact such as toxins from the rust. These can be mostly seen thrown aside
because only certain nails can be recycled and reuse.

Prepared by Ivan

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5-Work progress
By Peerun Bibi Ameerah and Osama

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5.1 Work distribution

NAMES
Bibi Ameerah

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

-Site Selection
-Site visit to obtain
details about the
shelter
-Request for
permission
-Contact for
sponsors
-Distribution of
work
-Prepare timeline to
follow

SITE WORK
(roof and
furniture)

REPORT

Roof:
-Go on site for
measurements
-Tie the wire mesh
-Plant butterfly pea
seed
Furniture:
- Go on site for
measurements
-Come up with ideas
for the furniture

-Introduction
(project objectives,
Organization, reason
why we chose the
site)
-Project statements
and objectives
(identification of
issues and solutions
reflection)
-Interview with the
office members
-Editing of the report

VIDEO
-Video recorder

Azrin Bin
Fauzi

-Design roof plan

-Prepare costing

SITE WORK(Roof)

REPORT

-Provide all drawing

needed for the
-Go on site for
roofing
measurements
-Prepared drawing of -Site safety etc
the playground with - Reflection
VIDEO
details before
installation of the
-Video recording
roof and after
-Video editing
installation
-Draw installation
process.

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Naseem Najiid

Visagan

Alvin Mungur

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

-Driver
-First site visit to
obtain details about
the shelter
-2st site visit to
obtain details about
the shelter ( plan)

SITE WORK(Roof)

REPORT

-Site visit to obtain

details about the
shelter
-Fund raising by
providing service
-Driver
-Contact nursery in
Klang Valley
-Find hardware shop
in Klang Valley
-2st site visit to
obtain details about
the shelter ( plan)

SITE WORK(Roof)

-Write Proposal for

the shelter
-Site visit to obtain
details about the
shelter

SITE WORK(Furniture)

-Go on site for

measurements
-Installation of the
wire mesh
-Plantation of the
plant seeds.

-Driver
-Tie the wire mesh
-Plant the butterfly
pea seed.

-Go on site for

measurements
-Final proper
drawing with details
(L-shape table)
-Contact wood
factory to provide
reused wood pallet.
-Making and
Assembling of the
furniture

Community
contribution
-Outcome and
results
- Reflection

Report
-Life cycle and
benefits of each
material used for the
roofing
- Reflection

REPORT
-Provide all the
drawing needed for
the furniture
-Budget and
expenses
- Reflection

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+NAMES

Jayesh Ellayah

Ivan Ling

El- Munzir
Osama

Masoud
Ramedani

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

-Photographer
-Site visit to obtain
details about the
shelter

SITE WORK(Furniture)

REPORT

-Driver
-Site visit to obtain
details about the
shelter

SITE WORK(Furniture)

-Site visit to obtain

details about the
shelter ( plan)

-Site visit to obtain

details about the
shelter
-prepare timeline

-Work with Alvin to

provide all the
drawing needed for
the furniture
-Budget and
expenses
- Reflection

-Photographer
-Go on site for
measurements
-Finalize the final
drawing with details
(Cabinet display for
trophies and medals)
-Making and
VIDEO
Assembling of the
-Video recorder
furniture
-Searching and
buying of materials

-Go on site for

measurements
-Driver to the site

SITE WORK(Furniture)
-Go on site for
measurements
- Lead the group for
those who were
making the furniture
-Making and
Assembling of the
furniture
-Video recording

SITE WORK(Furniture)
-Making and
Assembling of the
furniture
-Photographer

REPORT
Life cycle and
benefits of each
material used for the
furniture
- Reflection

Report
-Benefits
- Reflection
-Outcomes and
result

Report:
-Budget
-Reflection
-Outcomes and
result

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+NAMES

5.2 Timeline
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7- Budget and Expenses

Service learning is an approach through which scholars learn and acquire via

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continuous participation in carefully prepared service that is operated and satisfy

the prerequisites of the public. This type of learning laid emphasis on critical
thinking and personal thought while inspiring an enhanced sense of community,
civic assignation, and responsibility. Service learning is a course that must
maintain equilibrium between traditional learning and real life serving
experience for it to be successful. Our team have taken ideas and methodologies
from our lectures and implemented them in real-life problem solving
circumstances. However, we did not spend our money in the assignment and its
learning experience.

Coast expected: 500+

Coast spend : 484.70

Prepared by Masoud

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6- Community
Contributions

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+ Magandran Rajadurai ( Jenku Sdn. Bhd)

Contribution: Contributed RM 500 by proposing a design of a house to a client

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Drawing by Visagan

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Drawing by Visagan
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Drawing by Visagan

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9- Results
and
Outcomes

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ROOFING

Book shelf

L-shape

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10.Reflection
From the group

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Our objective was to search for resources and sponsors for our assignment. We came to know
later on that the task was not as simple as mentioned in the handout. Interacting with other people,
whom we have encountered in the past, we managed to be in the community and experience it.
Through the assignment, we came to know how strangers had noted our determinations and even
supported our work. We were achieving a project that concerned a bigger community, and due to
the fact that we established something that might be encountered by people other than ourselves
was a very pleased moment. Furthermore, our experience was discomfiting. Our group has to
agree that we come from a fortunate background. Yet, this will not prevent us to work very hard.
We did a vast range of tasks, from making furniture out of reused materials to creating a roof and
planting. We are mature enough to realize the amount of hard work it needs to perform certain
tasks and also learnt to adhere with the community that carry it everyday. In the past, some among

us have never tried simple gardening, or carpenter. This was an occasion to learn something new,
and everyone in the group shared with each other what they already know. During the few weeks
of work, as a group of friends we have also get to know each of us better, and learn to share. We
have come across several times of the term environmental issues that are afflicting our society,
and after conducting this assignment, we know that these problems are critical ones, and they are
occurring all around us at any given time. Conflicts such as pollution, depletion of resources and
also social issues such as lack of appropriate shelter are accumulating everyday. Even it can be
easy to presume that we are able to get away from these issues and its consequences. We think
that it is the duty of the whole community to comprehend these troubles and overcome them. As a
team, we have placed one step forward in decreasing and later eliminating these situations. My

community, my commitment must have been as a movement, instead of just an assignment and
to look for issues, that we can change and have the capacity to deal with it.

From the group

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11. References

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Anping Leaion Iron Nails Factory, (2014, November 1), Metal nails definition

Anping Leaion Iron Nails Factory, (2014, November 1), Metal nails information,

Anping Leaion Iron Nails Factory, (2014, October 29), Metal screws,

Funky Junk Interiors, (2014, November 3), Wooden planks,

Akz.lv, (2014, November 2), Wooden planks information,

Kosksiken, (2014, November 1), Recycle Wood board,

Folia Social Garden Tracker & Organisation . ( 2014 , November 7 ) . Butterfly Pee
Vine Plant , http://myfolia.com/plants/2840-butterfly-pea-vine-clitoria ternatea

Amazon Try Prime . ( 2014 , November 2 ) . 12 Feet Rubber Coated Plant Flex
Wirehttp://www.amazon.com/12 Ft-Rubber Coated Flex Plant Wire/dp/B005CJ43D4

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12. Attachment

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Group photo at the play ground