Name: Carmel Pratt
Title: Director of New Construction
Company: Bright Power
Location: New York Metro Area
Birthplace: Jerusalem
Education: New Jersey Institute of Technology
First job: Restaurant service; age 14
First job in real estate or allied field: AmeriCorps at Habitat for Humanity
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future?: Our team makes affordable housing more sustainable/high-performing to help developers and residents balance the triple bottom line of planet/people/profit. Looking forward, we hope to guide more developments towards passive house and net-zero/carbon-neutral building practices and promote more community engagement during the pre-development process.
How do you unwind from a busy day?: “Unplugging” outside with my family/dogs
Favorite book or author: “You Are, Therefore I Am: A Declaration of Dependence,” Satish Kumar; “The New Carbon Architecture: Building to Cool the Climate,” Bruce King et al
Favorite movie: “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Last song/album that you purchased/downloaded?: “MOTM3” by Kid Cudi
One word to describe your work environment: Passionate
Rules to live by in business: Never stop learning
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead, but not related to you) who would it be and where would you go?: 80 days/dinners around the world with Anthony Bourdain
What is your DREAM job? (something other than your current job): Jam band singer or permaculture farmer
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