Richard Carter

Background

About Richard Carter

Richard is an experienced acoustician specialising in Environmental Acoustics. He owns and runs Bow Acoustics and previously worked worked at SLR Consulting, Hoare Lea managing a team of people and developing new business and Peter Brett Associates. Richard is a chartered engineer and a member of the Institute of Acoustics. His experience lies with noise and vibration assessment for small to large scale land development projects, regularly working to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations. He has over 20 years experience working in a technical engineering role including many years managing engineering projects. He has worked for a wide range of public and private sector clients and has a diverse portfolio of experience in the production of acoustic assessments. The breadth of his expertise covers planning and noise, assessment of wind turbine noise, industrial noise from waste management / sustainable energy centres, transportation noise and noise from recreational activities such as clay shooting and karting. He also has experience working on the acoustic performance of rooms and sound insulation between spaces. His work regularly involves liaising with planning officers, architects, planning consultants and other specialist engineering consultants.