Inbuilt's Strong accuses government of dithering on Green Homes Service remedy

A top green consultant has hit out at the government of hiding behind data protection issues rather than putting domestic and non-domesetic Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) to good use.

鈥淭he valuable information should already be in the public domain,鈥 said Dr David Strong, head of sustainability firm, Inbuilt.

The comments come as the Department for Communities and Local Government closes a consultation on freeing up data from the energy assessments. It wants to give government agencies, such as Carbon Trust and the new Green Homes Service, access to figures about indiv