The council has said it would benefit schools which had notbeenimproved when the government cancelled the Building Schools for the Future programme in 2010.
While Title 24 hasimproved building efficiency by more than 50%, these technologies have notbeen applied to existing buildings in a comprehensive manner.
One reason is that the economy as a whole, and in particular the advertising market, hasbeen in a sharp downturn for most of 2001 - and things have notimproved this year.