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How Comfort Management is increasing energy
efficiency in Singapore one building at a time.WORDS SHARON MASIGE • IMAGES LIM YEW KWANGF
or Fatt Seng Lim, Managing
Director of Comfort Management,
it’s the little changes we make that
can do wonders for environmental
sustainability. “To me, that’s
something very simple,” Fatt Seng
tells The CEO Magazine. “In everything you
do, try to do it with less. When you do more
with less, it means you don’t use a lot of
resources or energy.
“About 10 years ago we changed all the
lights in our office, even though the price
was exorbitant. When we decided to add
more space and more people, we tried not to
renovate too much. Instead, we tried to make
do with what we had. We also encourage
everybody to switch off the lights when they
leave the office. All these practises must come
from the individual. Then we can promote
this to our clients.”
With heating, ventilation and air-
conditioning (HVAC) systems accounting
for nearly 60 per cent of a building’s energy
costs, Fatt Seng saw an opportunity to help
building owners lower energy costs and
increase efficiency.
After spending 15 years working for
Carrier, a major US air-conditioning
company, Fatt Seng crossed over to air-
conditioning manufacturer Trane. At the time,
he realised that customers were looking for
something extra when it came to their »Do
MORE
with
LESS.
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