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Table 1 Interviewees
University of Pretoria
University of Venda
Environmental and waste
manager
Infrastructure monitoring unit
manager
Landscape and water
manager
Waste manager
Energy manager
Electrical manager
Research coordinator,
institutional research on
energy
Research coordinator
2 Research students
External contractor
UP projects coordinator
1 Research student
provide more insight into initiatives being implemented and provide details on the
initiatives/practices. These documents included:
• a water management plan (Ueckermann 2016) from the University of Pretoria,
• a proposal for greywater reclaim and recycling, sustainable (Green) design for
new and existing buildings and rainwater harvesting reports were reviewed at the
University of Venda.
The documents helped address the how and why questions as well as providing
enough information for a comparative analysis. Some observations specifically targeted at green buildings, LED lighting, waste management and water management
practices at both universities were carried out in order to authenticate the information
outlined in the provided documentation.
Collected data from each institution was collated into a narrative. Content analysis
was then employed to each of the narratives. It emerged that the identified practices
could be sub-divided into three categories which align with functional units of universities, that is: research, community engagement and operations. Data from each
university was organized according to these functions. Identified initiatives were then
presented based on these categories. A comparative analysis was performed followed
by a recontextualisation of the data within the structure and agency strata to establish
their role in the identified initiatives.
4 Research Results and Discussion
4.1 Sustainability Initiatives at the University of Pretoria
and the University of Venda
Implemented initiatives at the University of Pretoria are presented in Table 2. They
range from research on energy and capital cities, to various community engagement
projects and operational practices like green building design, water conservation and
recycling.
E. E. Mukwevho and M. Togo
Table 1 Interviewees
University of Pretoria
University of Venda
Environmental and waste
manager
Infrastructure monitoring unit
manager
Landscape and water
manager
Waste manager
Energy manager
Electrical manager
Research coordinator,
institutional research on
energy
Research coordinator
2 Research students
External contractor
UP projects coordinator
1 Research student
provide more insight into initiatives being implemented and provide details on the
initiatives/practices. These documents included:
• a water management plan (Ueckermann 2016) from the University of Pretoria,
• a proposal for greywater reclaim and recycling, sustainable (Green) design for
new and existing buildings and rainwater harvesting reports were reviewed at the
University of Venda.
The documents helped address the how and why questions as well as providing
enough information for a comparative analysis. Some observations specifically targeted at green buildings, LED lighting, waste management and water management
practices at both universities were carried out in order to authenticate the information
outlined in the provided documentation.
Collected data from each institution was collated into a narrative. Content analysis
was then employed to each of the narratives. It emerged that the identified practices
could be sub-divided into three categories which align with functional units of universities, that is: research, community engagement and operations. Data from each
university was organized according to these functions. Identified initiatives were then
presented based on these categories. A comparative analysis was performed followed
by a recontextualisation of the data within the structure and agency strata to establish
their role in the identified initiatives.
4 Research Results and Discussion
4.1 Sustainability Initiatives at the University of Pretoria
and the University of Venda
Implemented initiatives at the University of Pretoria are presented in Table 2. They
range from research on energy and capital cities, to various community engagement
projects and operational practices like green building design, water conservation and
recycling.