diff --git a/Premake/premake5.exe b/Premake/premake5.exe
index f081fe1f..1a637aa9 100644
Binary files a/Premake/premake5.exe and b/Premake/premake5.exe differ
diff --git a/SHADE_Application/SHADE_Application.vcxproj b/SHADE_Application/SHADE_Application.vcxproj
index 20e738cc..b3490a70 100644
--- a/SHADE_Application/SHADE_Application.vcxproj
+++ b/SHADE_Application/SHADE_Application.vcxproj
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       <MinimalRebuild>false</MinimalRebuild>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
-      <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
-      <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
diff --git a/SHADE_Application/premake5.lua b/SHADE_Application/premake5.lua
index 7698f954..5c408fb5 100644
--- a/SHADE_Application/premake5.lua
+++ b/SHADE_Application/premake5.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project "SHADE_Application"
   kind "WindowedApp"
   language "C++"
-  cppdialect "C++latest"
+  cppdialect "C++20"
   targetdir (outputdir)
   objdir    (interdir)
   systemversion "latest"
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/SHADE_Engine.vcxproj b/SHADE_Engine/SHADE_Engine.vcxproj
index 752a329c..7ccf0e8e 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/SHADE_Engine.vcxproj
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/SHADE_Engine.vcxproj
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@
       <MinimalRebuild>false</MinimalRebuild>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
-      <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>vulkan-1.lib;shaderc_shared.lib;shlwapi.lib;assimp-vc142-mtd.lib;ktxd.lib;librttr_core_d.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>libs;$(VULKAN_SDK)\Lib;..\Dependencies\assimp\lib\Debug;..\Dependencies\assimp\lib\Release;..\Dependencies\RTTR\lib;..\Dependencies\ktx\lib\Debug;..\Dependencies\ktx\lib\Release;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>vulkan-1.lib;shaderc_shared.lib;shlwapi.lib;assimp-vc142-mtd.lib;librttr_core_d.lib;spdlogd.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>libs;$(VULKAN_SDK)\Lib;..\Dependencies\assimp\lib\Debug;..\Dependencies\assimp\lib\Release;..\Dependencies\RTTR\lib;..\Dependencies\spdlog\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <ImportLibrary>..\bin\Debug\SHADE_Engine.lib</ImportLibrary>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
-      <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>vulkan-1.lib;shaderc_shared.lib;shlwapi.lib;assimp-vc142-mt.lib;ktx.lib;librttr_core.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>libs;$(VULKAN_SDK)\Lib;..\Dependencies\assimp\lib\Debug;..\Dependencies\assimp\lib\Release;..\Dependencies\RTTR\lib;..\Dependencies\ktx\lib\Debug;..\Dependencies\ktx\lib\Release;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>vulkan-1.lib;shaderc_shared.lib;shlwapi.lib;assimp-vc142-mt.lib;librttr_core.lib;spdlog.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>libs;$(VULKAN_SDK)\Lib;..\Dependencies\assimp\lib\Debug;..\Dependencies\assimp\lib\Release;..\Dependencies\RTTR\lib;..\Dependencies\spdlog\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <ImportLibrary>..\bin\Release\SHADE_Engine.lib</ImportLibrary>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="src\Resource\Handle.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\Resource\ResourceLibrary.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\Resource\SparseSet.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="src\SHCommonTypes.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\SH_API.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\SHpch.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\Scene\SHScene.h" />
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/SHADE_Engine.vcxproj.filters b/SHADE_Engine/SHADE_Engine.vcxproj.filters
index 31c76d27..1bbdea43 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/SHADE_Engine.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/SHADE_Engine.vcxproj.filters
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="src\Resource\SparseSet.h">
       <Filter>Resource</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="src\SHCommonTypes.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\SH_API.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\SHpch.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\Scene\SHScene.h">
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/premake5.lua b/SHADE_Engine/premake5.lua
index 72889103..f10369a5 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/premake5.lua
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/premake5.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project "SHADE_Engine"
   kind "SharedLib"
   language "C++"
-  cppdialect "C++latest"
+  cppdialect "C++20"
   targetdir (outputdir)
   objdir    (interdir)
   systemversion "latest"
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/SHCommonTypes.h b/SHADE_Engine/src/SHCommonTypes.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97ef7928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/SHCommonTypes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/************************************************************************************//*!
+\file           SHCommonTypes.h
+\author         Tng Kah Wei, kahwei.tng, 390009620
+\par            email: kahwei.tng\@digipen.edu
+\date           Sep 8, 2022
+\brief			Contains the definitions of type alias for commonly used units for 
+                clarity and convenience.
+
+
+Copyright (C) 2022 DigiPen Institute of Technology.
+Reproduction or disclosure of this file or its contents without the prior written consent
+of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
+*//*************************************************************************************/
+#pragma once
+
+namespace SHADE
+{
+	/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+	/* Type Definitions                                                                */
+	/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/	
+    /***********************************************************************************/
+    /*!
+      \brief
+        Type used to mark a value that is supposed to represent a size in bytes.
+    */
+    /***********************************************************************************/
+	using Byte = size_t;
+}
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/SHpch.h b/SHADE_Engine/src/SHpch.h
index 0342eedb..1db73cb9 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/SHpch.h
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/SHpch.h
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iomanip>
+
+#include "SHCommonTypes.h"
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