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Boots Factory


The Boots 'wets' factory of 1932 by the engineer-architect Sir Owen Williams is an outstanding landmark of early modern architecture in Britain. Its purpose was the manufacture of medicines and cosmetics and, remarkably, this still continues today. CAR recently completed a Conservation Management Plan to reconcile the constant need for updating equipment and plant with the building's Grade I listing status. Read more »

 CAR is an independent consultancy providing specialist advice for the construction industry, design professions and policy-making institutions. Founded in 1987 and covering all aspects of the built environment, CAR has established itself at the forefront of interdisciplinary consultancy.

Housing Energy Fact File

Housing Energy Fact File CAR wrote the 2011 edition of Great Britain's Housing Energy Fact File for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and developed a new domestic energy model. We are now using ‘The Cambridge Housing Model’ to draft this year’s Fact File.  Read more »

Digital Elevation Model of Daylight and Sunlight

In Nottingham, CAR modelled sunlight and daylight availability and found that tall buildings perform as well as medieval buildings. Read more »

Low Carbon Technologies and Renewable Energy

Low Carbon Technologies CAR can advise on which of the many low carbon technologies and renewable energy solutions will deliver real CO2 benefits. Read more »

Mission to assess Impact of Eruption of Merapi Volcano

Merapi

Susanna Jenkins took part in a multi-disciplinary mission to Java to assess the consequences of the recent eruption of Merapi volcano. Read more »