'Landmark sustainable office' skyscraper gets green light from City of London Corporation

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Plans to retain and retrofit existing building will allow developers to 'substantially reduce carbon footprint' of revamped office block

A new 33-storey skyscraper at 70 Gracechurch Street in London's Square Mile was given the green light this week, after developers updated plans for the office building to make it more environmentally sustainable....

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