Stories

CAR has developed an evidence-based EPC
Energy Performance Certificates are based on questionnable modelling and cursory assessment by so-called experts. Mostly EPCs bear little resemblance to actual energy use in buildings,

CAR reviews retrofit initiatives in social housing
Improving energy efficiency in social housing is a key priority for the Government, but current progress is weak and financial and other barriers stop social

Government has published three CAR reports on retrofitting homes
The Government’s Department of Business and Energy (BEIS) has published findings from two CAR research projects that should help remove the log-jam facing retrofit efforts

CAR at UEA
CAR has a double connection with UEA. First, the one-fortieth scale model of the Tatlin Tower engineered by CAR director Phil Cooper has been re-erected

A sustainable transport strategy for Greater Cambridge
There have been many studies and papers published on various aspects of the Cambridge transport issue, some of them in great technical detail, but relatively

Wilton’s Music Hall
CAR were structural engineers for Wilton’s Music Hall, an RIBA London Building of the Year winner. Wilton’s, in London’s Wapping, also won an RIBA Conservation