Stanton Stafford Named Georgia Trend’s 2016 40 Under 40


Stanton Stafford, the Managing Principal of the Integral Consulting Engineering Atlanta Design Studio was named as Georgia Trend’s 2016 40 under 40. Recognized as a green building and sustainability expert, Stanton brings over 15 years of experience designing, modeling and commissioning mechanical systems for higher education, healthcare, science & technology, government and commercial facilities. With a goal of maximizing the potential of every building, Stanton’s passion is working with clients from concept-to-implementation-to-optimization to drive value through high performance design and operations solutions.

Nationally, Stanton is Chair-elect of ASHRAE Technical Committee 2.8 – Building Environmental Impacts and Sustainability where he is currently co-authoring the Fifth Edition of ASHRAE’s Green Guide. Locally, he serves as the Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Lifecycle Building Center of Greater Atlanta, an entrepreneurial non-profit focused on building material salvage and reuse. Stanton is also a Charter Member of the University of Georgia’s Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board and has been recognized as a member of Engineering News Record Southeast’s Top 20 Under 40 (2015), the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 40 Under 40 (2015) and Georgia Trend Magazine’s 40 Under 40 (2016). Stanton also served on the Board of Directors for the USGBC-Georgia Chapter from 2012 to 2016. For his contributions to the Southeast’s construction and design industry, Stanton was previously recognized as a member of ENR Southeast’s Top 20 Under 40, Class of 2015.

This year Georgia Trend celebrates 20 years of honoring outstanding Georgians under the age of 40 – the state’s best and brightest. Read more here.

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