This paper has two objectives. The first objective is to provide an over of the sustainability issues and building maintenance through literature. The second objective is to illustrate through primary data how university maintenance organizations approach green initiatives. Sustainable development is a holistic concept that integrates various criteria including energy efficiency, durability, waste minimization, social impacts, good indoor, environment, durability, pollution control, life cost, users friendly, user comfort and others. Maintenance contributes to sustainability in many ways. For instance, it holds toxic emissions to the barest minimum level, reduction of energy and resources emission by ensuring the durability and availability of the building parts and provides information to the designers on the features of already installed components. The needs for maintenance works are growing because, it is not always cost effective to demolish, reconstruct or to rebuild new facilities to replace the existing ones. Therefore, it is becoming imperative that the buildings and infrastructures are well maintained so that they could serve their useful purpose. University approaches towards sustainability is determined through interview with those concern with the building management. The study discovered that university organisations in Malaysia are yet to come to term with the issue of green initiatives. Currently, it is remain an academic issue without practical significance to those concerns with building management. In to move the sustainability drives into the main stream university administration, there is a need for collaborative works among researchers in the universities and their maintenance organisations.