News: Green Buildings
Posted: January 30, 2014
Professional Profile: Casey Birmingham 2014
Name: Casey Birmingham
Title: Project Manager
Company: The Falcon Group
Location: New York, N.Y.
Birthplace: Clinton, N.J.
Education: BS Mech. Engineering, Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA
First job outside of real estate: Lifeguard
First job in real estate or allied field: HVAC/Energy Engineer
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? The Falcon Energy/MEP division is in the process of developing next-generation retro-commissioning practices that utilize new wireless equipment monitoring technologies.
How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Playing/listening to music and running.
Favorite book or author: "Information is Beautiful" by David McCandless
Favorite movie: "Catch Me If You Can"
Last song you purchased/downloaded? "Push On 'Til The Day" by Trey Anastasio
One word to describe your work environment: Dynamic
Rules to live by in business: Take time to get to know your colleagues, because you never know who you may run into down the road.
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go? I would love to sit down with Amory Lovins, Cofounder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, and pick his brain on industry trends while enjoying some wings and beers at Buffalo Wild Wings.
What is your dream job? Chief R&D engineer at the Rocky Mountain Institute
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