1.  GOH ZHANG ROONG (LEADER) 110627
 ADILA BINTI RAMLE 110592
 CHONG CHOON FULL 110613
 INTAN MULIANIE BINTI MOHAMAD KAMIL 110629
 LIM WAN LING 110642
 MOHAMED FARHAN BIN MOHAMED SHAJAHAN 110656
 MUHAMMAD AMIR BIN AHMAD RAFIDI 113498
 NORAZURI BT AB AZIZ 110683
 NURSHAFARINA BINTI JASME 110707
 WAN NOR ADZAHARI BIN WAN TAJUDDIN 110748

2.  Latest and newest hostel in USM.
 Starts to operate on 11 November 2003.
 The first time it was used, the hostel holds a number of
1083 students.
 It the first hostel among the RST Complex that was opened
first as a trial before all of the hostels operates fully.
 During the trial, all management and business affairs about
this hostel were done in the Housing and Accomodation
Unit of the University (UPPU).

3.  Inaugurated by then Minister of Education, Yang
Berhomat Dato’ Dr. Haji Shafie Haji Mohd Salleh on 12
September 2004.
 The hostel covered a total area of 29,893.17 metre
square. The hostel consists of 2 blocks.
 Occupied with recreation room, reading room,
television room, prayer room, pantry room, laundry
room and storeroom for students to keep their
belongings during the breaks.
 Also accommodates Masters, PhD and foreign
students.

4.  Fire Extinguisher
 Fire Alarm System
 Sprinkle Head
 Fire Hose

5. Fire Alarm System
Fire Extinguisher

6. Fire extinguisher was available almost in all floors at Tekun building.
• Fire extinguishers are sometimes a target of vandalism so that are ideally kept
inside cabinets that have glass that must be broken to get the key to access
the extinguisher, to avoid the extinguisher has been handled by an
unauthorized person if a fire is not present.
• Placing at every end of the corridor in the building as it was an easily
accessible places.
A fire extinguisher kept inside a cabinet

7. Alarm system was available almost in all floors at Tekun building used
to detect the unwanted presence of fire by monitoring
environmental changes associated with combustion.
• Use to warn occupants of a fire
• Normally located near the fire extinguishers in each floors
An alarm bell in Tekun

8. Sprinkler head
Sprinkler head which can be found in each round
of Tekun hostel.

9. • Fire sprinkler systems - They are located at ceiling level and are connected to
a reliable water source.
• Operates when heat at the site of a fire causes a glass component in the
sprinkler head to fail, thereby releasing the water from the sprinkler head. This
means that only the sprinkler head at the fire location will operate.
• Sprinkler systems help to reduce the growth of a fire, thereby increasing life
safety and limiting structural damage.
• Located at every single room and in all corridors in Tekun.
Sprinkler head in a room Sprinklers at the corridors

10. Fire
hose

11. • A fire hose is also located on each floor.
• It channels water a high volume of water at high speed in order to extinguish
fire.
• It can ease up the works of firemen since that it is located on each floor.

12. •Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
A CCTV at the entrance stairs

13. CCTV located at the all entrance of Tekun and at each hall area in every floor
which was a strategic point in the hostel.
• CCTV could reduce crime by increasing the likelihood that present offenders
will be caught, stopped, removed, and punished
• CCTV may facilitate the effective deployment of security staff or Tekun officers
to locations where suspicious behaviour is occurring and this may assist in
deterring offenders.
• CCTV cameras and signs show people are taking crime seriously, and thus
offenders may be deterred.
• Tekun hostellers worried less about becoming victims of crime as the
installation of CCTV
• CCTV has also been responsible for reducing vandalism

14. •Electrical Supply
Switch Board
Switch board to
open and close
the electric
circuit.

15. Panel Boards Control
Panel boards control in
Tekun hostel to control fire
system in the area.

16. Switches
Switches are used to control lights
and fans.

17. Electric Socket
Three pin plugs which used to connect
electric current to electric applications

18. Plumbing system
Plumbing fixtures in washroom..

19. The piping and drainage system in Tekun has the following
characteristics:
• Controlled piping system so that no leakage occurs close
• Pipe lined for maintenance of orderly
• Perfect drainage system for the area around
• The hostel diligently for the earth's surface located at the foot of the
hill
• Water pump house are well kept which pumps water using the
machine with great horse power to all hostels for this area.

20. However there is a few setback in piping system:
• Every time the toilet is clogged, the water channel to a specific level dismissed
• Drains are not covered by a metal grill to prevent mishaps
• Hostel roofs turn into water stagnant during heavy rain due
to inefficient plumbing
Water drainage on roofs Drain without metal grills

21. Sanitary drainage
system
Channels water
out of the
building.

22. Drainage system

23. Water Tank
Water tank is used for water storage.

24. Plumbing system in toilet.

25.  Heating
 Ventilation
System
 Air Conditioning
TV room

26. Ventilation System
Jalousie Window Awning window
Window (Natural)
Ventilation as “the process of supplying
It is the opening for natural and removing air by
air ventilation. natural or mechanical means to and from
any space” (ASHRAE, 1999; p.4).

27. Type of window used in bedroom:
• Awning window
• Each room has 6 awning windows.
• They maximize ventilation but still block rainwater from coming inside.
• Great for bedrooms and other areas that need to maintain privacy but still let the
sunlight in.
Type of window used in other rooms:
• Jalousie window
• Control ventilation and to cut off visibility from the outside.

28. Room position that has less air flow:
• Facing toward hill and other building blocks.
• Room at the corner of building.

29. Ceiling Fan Wall Fan
Fan (Mechanical)
Fan for internal air ventilation.

30. Type of fan used in bedroom, cafe and reading room:
• Ceiling fan
• One unit for each room
• Extra – bring their own fan (stand fan)
Type of fan used in other rooms:
• Wall fan
• Number of unit depend on room size.

31. Air conditioner
Air conditioner is for internal cooling purposes.

32. • No Air Conditioner allowed in students bedroom.
• Only allowed for Felos’ house, office and meeting room.

33. Fluorescent
lamp
This type of
lamp largely
used in Tekun
area.

34. Advantages:
Fluorescent lighting is 66 percent cheaper than regular lighting while
providing the same brightness.
Fluorescent lighting can lasts longer.
Less heat
Disadvantages:
Some fluorescent lighting may require professional installation, as the
electrical connections are more complex.
Fluorescent lighting is less attractive.

35. Emergency Light
Battery-
backed lighting
device that comes
on automatically
when a building
experiences
a power outage.
Emergency Light

36. Window
Besides, window is also used for natural
lighting.

37. • Room that facing toward the hill and other blocks will receive less
sunlight.
• Lacking on clothes hanging area – The lower it is located the less
sunlight will receive.
Clothes hanging area

38. Wi-fi system

39. Router
Router
Router to run internet access for
USM students.

40. Wi-fi System and Router
• Wi-fi used as the main internet connection in the whole
campus
• Easy for everybody to connect – wireless
• Can be accessed anywhere in Tekun – each cube has one
router.
Based on review by Pusat Pengetahuan, Komunikasi &
Teknologi (PPKT), peak time of internet usage by Tekun students
is between 7p.m until 1a.m.

41. Public telephone
Public telephone for
the convenience of
Tekun residences.
Located on each
floors.

42. • Adding more CCTVs on each floors – in case of internal theft
• Adding more sockets at cafe – not enough socket for student use
electrical item such as laptop.
• Installation of piping in toilet should be more details to avoid leakage.
• Lift always out service – should be maintain more frequently.

43. • The building complete with all necessary services in order to fulfill the
students’ need.
• No major damage can be seen at the hostel.
• A few parts of the building has been renovated from time to time when
damage occurs.
• So far there is no big cases happened.