The problem C6 solves
- Lack of Awareness: Many individuals are not fully aware of the environmental impact of their daily choices. The application makes users aware about their carbon footprint and raises awareness about the need for sustainable living.
- Complexity of Carbon Footprint Calculation: Calculating one's carbon footprint is often complex and time-consuming. The solution simplifies this process with a user-friendly carbon footprint calculator that covers various aspects of daily life and gives the final output.
- Gamification: Titles and ranks add an element of gamification to the sustainability journey. Users strive to improve their title by making greener choices, providing a sense of achievement and motivation.
- Competition and Motivation: Leaderboards create a sense of competition among users, motivating them to take action to improve their rankings. Users may strive to climb the leaderboard, which encourages sustainable behavior.
5)Quick Answers to Questions: Users may have questions about sustainability or how to reduce their carbon footprint. The chatbot can provide instant answers and guidance, improving user satisfaction and reducing frustration.
- Impact Assessment: Users can input their carbon footprint data into the model, and it can calculate and display the estimated temperature increase associated with their emissions. This helps users grasp the real-world consequences of their choices.
7)Environmental Awareness: The dashboard can provide users with up-to-date information about global environmental conditions, including factors like carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, global temperature trends, and key environmental events (e.g., extreme weather events, natural disasters). This data can raise awareness about the state of the planet.
- Community Knowledge Sharing: Users can share their experiences, insights, and tips related to sustainable living. This creates a valuable knowledge-sharing platform where individuals can learn from each other's succes
Challenges we ran into
1)Simultaneous Web and App Development: Managing the concurrent development of both the web and mobile app versions of our sustainability application is a significant undertaking for our team.
2)Chatbot Training (LLM): We successfully trained our Language Model (LLM) to create an effective chatbot experience
3)Data Collection and Model Training: Acquiring the right data for training our machine learning models, addressing the challenge effectively.
- Intuitive UI/UX Design: Designing an intuitive and engaging user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) was a collective achievement.