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Ofgem's new energy price caps, combined with removing the EBSS, mean average bills will rise £250 a year this winter. CAR's response to the Government consultation 'Preparing for Winter', with Oxford Uni, says the Government must help fuel poor, fast. carltd.com/wp-content/upl…

Our reports with Oxford University analysing how energy use by poorer households in England and Scotland was knocked by energy price hikes from 2019 to 2023 are out now: carltd.com/wp-content/upl… carltd.com/wp-content/upl…

CAR has cracked the awful acoustics problems at the St Severa Convent, north-west of Rome. Our bespoke solution has a combination of acoustic absorption and scattering, with thin acoustic metasurfaces and Resonators. This is the latest in a line of fixes for religious buildings.

CAR supports the End Fuel Poverty Coalition's call on the Government to announce low-cost energy tariffs for the poorest UK households, alongside greater efforts to improve energy efficiency, in the Autumn Statement: endfuelpoverty.org.uk/what-next-for-…

We've updated our estimates for the BBC and NESTA of how much you can save from your energy bill by making small changes at home - more important than ever now energy prices will rise 5% from January. bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Rowan and Emily Haysom gave a thoroughly stimulating presentation about their organic approach to design for landscapes and the built environment, in CAR's 'Showroom' series of talks on 30 Nov 2023. haysomwardmiller.co.uk, emilyhaysom.co.uk, x.com/RIBA

We're doing more modelling to help NESTA and WWF respond to Scotland's consultation on the Heat in Buildings Bill. Future electricity prices make a big difference, and (despite contrary press coverage) Cornwall Insight expect wholesale electricity prices to FALL 29% by 2028.

We're helping Cambridge University Library to plan for the future, and we'd encourage anyone interested to complete their survey.

CAR Director Jason Palmer met Dr Alan Whitehead MP (who will lead Labour's energy security work after the election) to discuss how to support vulnerable households in the face of high energy bills. Alan supports the idea of a Green Power Pool, as we do: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/susta…

Our Director Jason Palmer's piece describing how to evaluate political parties' climate-change policies, for Buildings & Cities is out: Assessing Political Manifestos for Climate Change (buildingsandcities.org) His draft ranking suggests (unsurprisingly) that the Greens are top:

CAR's next showroom presentation is about improving acoustics in religious buildings and auditoriums. Join us at CAR's offices on 8th July at 5.30pm.

Our planned acoustics showroom has been postponed. We now intend to hold this event in the Autumn, and we'll post another invitation with the date.

CAR's paper with Oxford University, analysing smart-meter data and explaining what policy changes are needed to support households in fuel poverty, is out now: tinyurl.com/HelpFuelPoor

CAR's Showroom this week will discuss Stirling Prize-winner Magdalene Library. We'll hear from the architect Níall McLaughlin (niallmclaughlin.com) and CAR director William Fawcett: why exactly do we need libraries in the 21st Century?

CAR's in the news: Dr Jason Palmer was quoted in the Express and Mirror newspapers today about how to provide effective support to people suffering fuel poverty in the coldest weather. mirror.co.uk/money/governme…

CAR's Showroom at 5.30pm tomorrow will hear from our acousticians Raf Orlowski and Francesco Pellisari, who will explain the latest approaches to dealing with curved surfaces in buildings.

Number 10 Downing St held a videoconference call with our Director, Dr Jason Palmer, yesterday. Number 10 wanted our man's advice on meeting the Government's Mission to make GB a Clean Energy Superpower, using data. Photo: Sergeant Tom Robinson, RLC/MOD

CAR's Phil Cooper was structural engineer for this stunning marriage of #OldAndNewBuildings. It's a timber frame extension to a 17th Century mill, including renewable-energy services. architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/cook…?

CAR returns to Europe: we went to Dusseldorf, Germany, last week to revive EU research opportunities that have been dormant since Brexit. William Fawcett, Helen Mulligan and Ian Ellingham were met with enthusiasm and they are rebuilding bridges with our EU neighbours.

CAR's Jason Palmer attended the House of Lords yesterday meeting hosted by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb and the SUV Alliance (suv-alliance.org.uk) on how to put SUVs and big cars into reverse.