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Purpose In working towards a sustainable campus of public universities, energy consumption behaviour assessment is one of the several issues that requires attention by the facilities manager. Information on energy consumption behaviour is needed to determine potential energy savings. The purpose of this study is to assess energy consumption behaviour for student accommodations in Malaysian public universities. Design/methodology/approach This study focuses on developing energy consumption behaviour models (ECBMs) and assesses the potential energy savings. The “energy culture” framework consolidated with multiple regression analysis is used to strengthen the development of ECBMs. A self-administrated survey involving 1,009 respondents in selected public universities was carried out. Findings The result shows that five factors from the energy culture framework contribute to energy consumption behaviour, namely, building regulation, environmental concern, education, social marketing and direct factors (device and activities). These factors are included in the model for predicting energy consumption levels. The results show that there is a 78 per cent difference in energy consumption between the observed and predicted data. Practical implications This study indicates a high potential energy saving among students of Malaysian public universities. Originality/value The model was tested against the overall students among Malaysian public universities. In future, the model can be tested within hostel accommodations. The present assessment revealed the potential energy saving among the hostel buildings and sets the target regarding which building has a potential to reduce energy. It also helps the facilities managers to come up with strategies for programmes and energy policy in public universities.

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Water resource management at public university become a crucial issue when it was allied with water consumption among the students. It was due to an excessive water service charge faced by university and simultaneously effect on optimization of university’s cost. However, an initial effort to reduce the cost is by investigating the water consumption behavioural pattern among the students because there is incipient consensus that huge service charge was coming from student residents in hostel. Then, the management of water should also presumptuous that it is vital as an economic resource. Therefore, the aim of this research is to determine the water behavioural pattern of student residents at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). This research embarked quantitative approach to collect the data from students by distributing questionnaires for those who stayed at hostel in UTM. Descriptive statistics and Standard Deviation Ellipse (SDE) were used as methods to achieve the objective of this study. The findings are beneficial for facilities managers to gain knowledge underpinning water behavioural pattern in water daily usage in UTM as well as assists them to estimate the water potential saving at UTM in future.