CAR Associates

  • Peter Armitage
    MEng MSc

    An EPSRC-funded PhD student at the University Of Cambridge Department of Architecture. His research is focused on the UK building stock, in particular understanding energy use in the UK non-domestic stock. At CAR he has worked on various aspects of the Cambridge Domestic Energy Model and the UK Housing Energy Fact File.

    Willy Aspinall
    BSc PhD CSci CGeol EurGeol

    A consulting Chartered Scientist and part-time Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol.  His principal professional interests are in Earth Sciences, the probabilistic assessment of hazards and risks, and the formalised use of expert judgement in decision-making for low probability / high consequence events.

    Nick Baker
    BSc MA PhD
    Physicist and specialist in environmental design and energy conservation in buildings. He has published widely on environmental issues including daylighting, thermal comfort and energy modelling.
  • Paul Bartlett
    MA FRSA
    • A business consultant, strategist and manager with wide-ranging experience of project conception, development and successful execution.  Expert in evaluating and improving office productivity. He founded and chairs the Office Productivity Network. He is working on simulating space, activity and utilisation for flexible working office occupiers.
    Peter Baxter
    MD MSc FRCP FFOM An authority on the health effects of volcanic eruptions and other disasters. He is Consultant in Occupational Health at the University of Cambridge Institute of Public Health.
  • Adam Broadway
    MRTPI MCIOH
    Over 20 years senior management and practical experience in the design, procurement, project management and delivery of affordable housing and several years experience in the delivery of strategic sustainability advice. More recently he has been a leading sustainability consultant working on a range of built environment and corporate projects.
  • Daniel Brown
    BSc MSc

    GIS and Remote Sensing specialist. He has experience using a range of satellite and GIS datasets and has conducted GPS ground survey work in China and Thailand. Currently developing methods that allow post-disaster recovery to be monitored and evaluated. Holder of an EPSRC PhD studentship at the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge.

  • Vicky Cheng
    BEng MPhil PhD
    Research Associate at the University of Cambridge Department of Architecture. Her research focuses on urban environmental performance relating to urban form, building energy and outdoor thermal comfort. Together with CAR colleagues, she recently developed a domestic energy model for the Scottish Government to evaluate the CO2 and cost impacts of various interventions in the housing stock.
  • Torwong Chenvidyakarn
    BArch MPhil PhD
    Architect, consultant and building scientist specialising in low-energy building design, building performance modelling, sustainable development and natural hazard risk in the built environment.
  • David Chou-Shulin
    BA DipArch MSc PhD RIBA
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    An architect in private practice in Shanghai and London, his specialization is in design methodology and aesthetics. David did his doctorate at the University of Cambridge in the late 1980s. He has taught at the National University of Singapore and published numerous papers in aesthetic journals. He works on sustainability in aesthetics relating to intelligent commonsense and environmental sensibility.

  • Ian Cooper
    BSc BArch PhD Specialist in the sustainable production and operation of the built environment, workshop design and facilitation, envisioning, stakeholder dialogue and citizen engagement.
  • David Crowther
    MA DipArch PhD
    Trained as an architect, now a researcher specialising in how buildings (particularly dwellings) affect health, with a specific interest in the role of ventilation in controlling mould growth and house-dust mite proliferation.
  • Ian Ellingham
    BArch PhD MBA FRAIC Development consultant with experience in many built projects. He has worked on improved methods of evaluation and decision-making for the construction and property industry, applying techniques from marketing and finance. Co-author (with William Fawcett) of New Generation Whole-life Costing (Taylor & Francis, 2006).
  • Richard A Fellows
    DipArch MPhil PhD RIBA Architect and Head of the Department of Creative Technologies at Huddersfield University. He has written three books on Edwardian architecture and has contributed to CAR Conservation Plans for 19th and 20th century buildings.
  • Diane Haigh
    MA DipArch RIBA

    Architect with wide experience of collaborative teamwork in teaching, large architectural projects and design review panels. Director at Allies and Morrison Architects 1996-2007, leading teams for projects like the Festival Hall refurbishment (£100m). Director of Design Review at CABE 2007-11, participating in over 1,000 reviews, including special panels for BSF schools, the 2012 Olympics and Eco-towns. Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

    Sam Hatch
    HNC Civil Engineering

    An experienced structural technician with twenty years in the international building engineering consultancy field. He has worked for leading consultants Arup and Scott Wilson on a variety of high quality education, healthcare, commercial, retail, residential, telecommunications and community projects.

  • Stephen Hill

    MRICS CEnv

    A land economist with extensive public and private sector experience of housing, mixed-use development and neighbourhood regeneration, including Head of the Government’s Millennium Communities programme. He has played a significant role in the conceptual development of spatial planning, and has been a champion of citizen-led housing solutions. He is Founder/Director of C2O futureplanners. 
  • Martin Hughes
    BSc PhD

    Mathematical modeller with experience in several fields. Recently he has worked on Whole Life Cost modelling within the construction sector - applying Monte Carlo techniques to simulate a flexible (real options) approach in support of informed decision-making. In addition he is working on an Excel-based Domestic Energy Model.

  • Edyta Jackiewicz
    BSc Eng

    Trained as an engineer at the Silesian University of Technology in
    Poland, she joined an engineering practice in Poland working on large scale schemes in the Building and Bridge Divisions. She is currently involved in new building and refurbishment projects, with a special interest in project management.

Sebastian Macmillan
PhD RIBA FRSA

  • An architect and writer who has published widely on energy and environmental matters, on the social and economic value of the built environment, and on interdisciplinary teamwork. Consortium Manager of the Carbon Reduction in Buildings Consortium and Course Director of the Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment masters course at the University of Cambridge.
  • Mike McEvoy
    MA DipArch MArch PhD RIBA FRSA An architect whose research and consultancy interests centre on the environmental engineering of building components, he has been involved in recent years with the development and implementation of a passive low-energy whole-house ventilation system.
  • Christina Magill
    MSc PhD
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    A research fellow with Risk Frontiers – Natural Hazards Research Centre, Macquarie University, Australia.  Her interests are volcanic risk assessment, probabilistic simulation of tephra dispersal and the physical, economic and social impacts of volcanic eruptions.

  • Bob Mansfield
    BA

  • Bob Mansfield has a breadth of experience in civil and structural engineering. His areas of expertise include structural design of new buildings, renovation work and alteration to historic buildings, using all traditional materials. Other areas include drainage, pavement design, site health and safety matters, and CDM Regulations.

  • Andrea Martinez Navas
    Arch, MA
    Trained as an architect at Los Andes University, Bogota, she has practised in Colombia and Central America. At Oxford Brookes University she specialized in the architecture of regeneration. She is currently a member of Granta Architects where her main interest is in the reuse of buildings.
  • Jeremy Musson
    LLb MPhil
  • A Cambridge-based architectural historian, writer and broadcaster, with a speciality in the history of English country houses and related subjects; he has published widely on historic houses and lectured for University and public audiences. He is a former National Trust curator and Architectural Editor of Country Life and has served on several public committees.  Read more »

    • Peter Pope
      MA MPhil PhD

    • A buildings physicist certified for making air tightness tests on dwellings to ATTMA standards. This service to the construction industry provides engagement at a practical level and opens a channel for promoting the detailing and skills needed to build zero carbon homes. Peter is particularly interested in retrofitting. peter.pope@carltd.com]

    • Rosemary Randall
      BA DipAB

      The founder of Cambridge Carbon Footprint Ltd, specialising in workshop design and facilitation on climate change issues. Works with businesses and in the community on ways of developing engagement and change for sustainability. She has a background in group-work, psychology and the behavioural sciences.

    • Stamatina Th. Rassia
      DipArch MPhil PhD Architect engineer, specialist in interior environmental design and modelling, with a strong interest in energy efficient, effective and health enhancing spatial performance. She has expertise in interdisciplinary work and is currently involved in research and consulting for the design of energy efficient spaces at varying scales. stamatina.rassia@carltd.com]
    • Jim Ross
      BSc DipArch

    • Trained in architecture, he is a specialist in counter-urbanism and rural design. This is reflected in his teaching practice. As senior lecturer in architecture, he runs a degree unit at the University of East London. Working closely with Philip Cooper, his design practice covers both urban and rural projects, often with listed and conservation considerations.

    • Simon Ruffle
      DipArch MA

    • Simon Ruffle is Director of Technology at the Centre for Risk Studies at the Judge Business School in Cambridge and Technical Director of Stride Design Ltd.  He specialises in geospatial representation, relational databases and software development for risk analysis. He is technical lead for the CAR/Stride GEM Earthquake Consequences Database project, which records the physical, economic and social impacts of some 50 recent earthquakes.  Read more »

    • Nabeel Shaikh
      BSc MSc DipAl
    • A programmer with a background in Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. Current work includes programming low carbon software for architectural use; he has interests in renewable energy technologies, production of renewable energy and conservation of energy in southern Asia.
  • Mark Skipper
    BSc PhD CEng CITP
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    Engineer and learning facilitator with a background in software engineering research, teaching and business requirements analysis; he is now workiing on sustainability and education projects.
  • Peter Studdert
    BArch RIBA DipTP MRTPI
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    An independent adviser on town planning and urban design. Over 35 years experience of working in town planning in local government, the last 20 years at Director level in Cambridge. Advises English Heritage and Design Council CABE and serves on the Policy Council of the Town and Country Planning Association.
  • Amy Tillson
    BA
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    An architecture graduate from the University of Cambridge, she worked for Murphy Philipps Architects on Health Building Note 11.01 and now carries out research for CAR. She is currently working on a report on construction in Abu Dhabi as well as the Cambridge Climate Change Charter practical help network.

  • Anthony Waterman
    BA MSc
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    An economist with expertise in financial modelling, investment appraisal, and whole life costing.  He has provided consultancy on a wide range of complex, multi-stakeholder construction projects. He is working on the CILECCTA project, a European Union sponsored research project to develop a suite of software to enable the assessment of sustainable options and decision support tools.

  • Giulio Zuccaro
    Architect and structural engineer with expertise in earthquake engineering, seismic risk modelling and evaluation, and seismic risk reduction techniques. He is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Naples, and Director of CAR Projetti SRL in Naples, Italy.
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The Associates make a vital contribution to the multi-disciplinary expertise that CAR can offer to clients. They join CAR project teams on a regular basis, being fully integrated from the earliest project stages, and participating in discussions about client needs and the formulation of detailed proposals. Their proven working relationship with CAR ensures seamless and efficient project delivery.