The reasons for not implementing Green Pyramid Rating System in Egyptian buildings

Green Pyramid Rating System GPRS was established in 2009, Yet sustainable architecture practices in Egypt does not shows constant steps of growth. This research discusses the reasons behind the negligence of implementing GPRS into projects as a sustainable design approach. The research intends to identify the gaps between the architectural curriculum's and GPRS aspects. Research methods are divided into two parts the first part is a survey questionnaire targeting senior architecture students at Egyptian private universities and public universities, as well as experienced architects in order to determine their level of awareness toward the aspects of the GPRS. While the second method presents a relation matrix that identifies the gaps between GPRS aspects and architecture curriculum in high educational facilities. The study revealed that energy efficiency, materials and resources are the most covered aspects in Egyptian curriculums while Management and Innovation are not well covered in Egyptian high educational facilities. (C) 2019 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University.