Environmental modelling
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CAR has generated the latest set of data on housing energy for the Department of Energy and Climate Change. It shows that the energy consumed by housing in the UK fell more than 5% in 2009. |
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CAR has published the housing energy model we developed for DECC, which we are using for the 2012 Housing Energy Fact File and other DECC statistics. |
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CAR offers advanced capabilities in modelling the environmental performance of buildings for daylight, sunlight and natural ventilation, and to predict thermal performance. |
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With extensive knowledge of the embodied energy of buildings, CAR can identify best practice, minimise the CO2 footprint, and calculate energy use trade-offs. |
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CAR’s impact assessments cover daylight, the wind environment, sustainability and renewable energy. CAR can prepare reports for planning authorities. |
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CAR carries out energy analysis and certification work on non-domestic buildings in the UK and overseas. |
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CAR is part of a team developing ClimateLite – an early stage software tool that will steer design teams towards integrated low carbon design. |
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CAR projects in Leicester and Nottingham apply image processing techniques to digital elevation models to study daylight and sunlight availability. |
Excellent design is based on sound science as well as a good feel for appearance and a sense of place. CAR has developed many scientific models showing how individual buildings or groups of buildings affect - and are affected by - the environment. These are used by developers, designers and policy makers to inform their decisions.