Emerging advocacy for the built environment to integrate sustainable infrastructure development can be achieved when project stakeholders within the AEC sector and country representatives participate in decision-making. However, few studies have evaluated the perspectives of provinces as imperative in integrating alternative sustainable development methods in the traditional construction approach. Hence, this study purports to investigate the perspectives of South African provinces in driving sustainable development approaches with a specific focus on wood construction. This study presents preliminary findings from a pilot study of postgraduate students working in provinces selected by convenience sampling using a questionnaire survey. The study avails state of provincial considerations and disposition towards wood construction. The study’s findings will aid the drive for the implementation of sustainable development in the built sector and inform key policy decisions on perspectives from provincial stakeholders on the use of wood construction in sustainable built environment infrastructure delivery.