Jason Palmer has 13 years' experience as a researcher and consultant. His doctorate focused on environmental management for smaller organisations, and since then he has focused mainly on sustainable construction.

Dr. Palmer joined CAR in 2002 and became a director in 2003. There are three main strands to his work. First, he has worked under contract to the Department for Children analysing how well the latest crop of UK ‘sustainable’ schools is performing. Second, he has worked for BERR (previously DTI) disseminating findings from the Large-Scale Photovoltaic Field Trials and researching the most effective ways to communicate with small and medium-sized enterprises. Third, he works directly with architects and clients to ensure that all aspects of sustainability are addressed in building design.

Dr. Palmer has carried out post-occupancy evaluation of more than 20 buildings – examining how the buildings perform in terms of climate change emissions and water consumption, as well as how well occupants' needs are met.