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Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 50 ( 2012 ) 462 – 471 1877-0428 ? 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Centre for Environment- Behaviour Studies (cE-Bs), Faculty of Architecture, Planning Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.08.050 AcE-Bs 2012 Bangkok ASEAN Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, Bangkok, Thailand, 16-18 July 2012 A Comparative Study of Green School Guidelines Nur Hidayahtuljamilah Ramli*, Mawar Haji Masri, Mohd. Zafrullah Haji Mohd. Taib Norhazarina Abd Hamid Faculty of Architecture, Planning Surveying, University Teknology MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor Abstract The purpose of this paper is to execute a comparative study of green school guidelines with the review of the current literature. The method of this study is to use secondary data regarding green school design elements in foreign countries school. The data assembled from various countries will be discussed with regards to the applications of its elements into Malaysian green school design. The result of the comparative study will be used to identify the design elements of Malaysian school designs towards a green and sustainable building. Therefore, finding from this research is expected to encourage the Malaysian government to develop and create a guideline for green school design in Malaysia. ? 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Centre for Environment- Behaviour Studies (cE-Bs), Faculty of Architecture, Planning Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia Keywords: School environment; green design components; green school design guideline; students’ outcome 1. Introduction School students in Malaysia generally spent between five to ten hours per day in school. The Muslim children usually spend more due to attending religious school such as Sekolah Rendah Agama (SRA) or Sekolah Menengah Agama (SMA