September 22, 2009 -
Green Buildings
Name: Lawrence Augustus
Title: President
Company: Augustus Engineering Services
Location: Boston Mass.
Place of Birth: Winchester Mass.
Family: Married, 2 children
College: Wentworth Institute, Mechanical Engineering
First Job Unrelated to your current field: N/A
First Job in current field: Commercial HVAC Mechanic 1981
What Your Firm Does Now and Its Plans for the Future: Currently providing Project/Program Management, Planning and Training services.
Working on developing software tools to better manage construction progress, tracking for cost and schedule updating. Awareness training on Green Technologies and the realities associated with the construction and operation of such systems.
What is the biggest green change you would like to see happen in your industry over the next 10 years: Increased emphasis on development of Nanotechnology
Hobbies: Hiking, Motorcycling, Family time
Favorite Novel: Lives of the Engineers, Samuel Smiles
Favorite Film: Saving Private Ryan
Keys to Success: Work with the collective best interest of a project in mind
Person(s) You Most Admire (outside of family): Leonardo Da Vinci
If You Had To Choose a Different Profession, What Would It Be: Kinematics Professor