Abstract-This paper presents a critical analysis of literature on green building guidelines at South African universities. The literature analysis resulted in the development of seventeen green building guidelines. The websites of all South African universities and the South African government were further content analyzed to investigate what they are doing regarding green buildings. Only three universities reported that they have a green building and only eight universities indicated a green activity on their websites. The government on the other hand had a rated green building and was extensively involved in the green economy. The four activities included in the websites were green research, green initiatives, green buildings, and future green plans. The results showed the need to develop green building guidelines for South African universities.
however, will continue to shoot blanks unless they can move down from their conceptual towers and engage with the real material conditions of existence within newsrooms and incorporate the active agency of the practitioners.
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