Fears over green building standard for new schools | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Fears over green building standard for new schools | Environment | guardian.co.uk

UK Green Building Council and Aldersgate Group urge Education Secretary not to scrap BREEAM requirement for new schools

Businesses have made a last-ditch attempt to prevent the Education Secretary scrapping a rule requiring new schools to meet the globally recognised BRE Environmental Assesment Method (BREEAM) green building standard, after a spending review report argued the scheme was too bureaucratic.