English: An attempt to address the general lack of instruction material on energy effi
cient housing existing in South Africa needs to be evaluated by the target
audience. This becomes even more relevant where valuable financial support
of sponsors is used for the compilation of such an effort. The manual is critically
evaluated and a survey is included. The survey was conducted by means of a
survey questionnaire sent to tertiary education institutions offering courses for
construction managers. Most of the respondents found the contents not to
be relevant to the study field and to be inadequate as undergraduate study
material.