Government insists green school building requirement could yet survive

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Department for Education says it is considering streamlining green building standard rather than scrapping it

The government has insisted it has not come to a conclusion over the future of its green schools building programme, despite industry fears Education Secretary Michael Gove is keen to scrap a requirement...

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