Lifecycle Building Center (LBC) is a community-based warehouse facility that directly assists the general public by identifying and implementing best practice green building-related concepts. The idea is to reduce solid waste disposal, promote resource efficiency, stimulate economic development, and empower every citizen to improve their own built environment.
Mission: The mission of LBC is to make the lifecycle use of the built environment increasingly efficient and sustainable. This mission will be enacted in three ways:
- Through the operation of a retail building material reuse center as a workable and self-sufficient alternative to material disposal
- By using proceeds from material sales to fund grassroots community outreach programs that enhance resource efficiency in the built environment
- By empowering the community with the educational and experiential resources needed to effectively raise market demand for green building goods and services
LBC's Operational Highlights: Since beginning operations in 2011, LBC has diverted over 3.6 million pounds of building materials from landfills and saved the community over $2.2 million through deep discounts on material purchases, avoided disposal costs and the donation of free building materials to over 140 nonprofit organizations, community groups and houses of faith.
More detailed information can be found within the LBC 2013 Annual Report, in the LBC Flyer and in the LBC Strategic Plan.
Lifecycle Building Center has been granted 501(c)3 non-profit status by the Internal Revenue Service. Donations received may be treated as tax-deductible contributions. Our Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) is 45-2645951.
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Staff
- Shannon Goodman - Executive Director
- Chris Hamilton - Director of Operations
- David Bedingfield - Warehouse Associate
- Laurel Crafts - Warehouse Associate
- Erin Gallagher - Administrative Coordinator
- Courtney Gibson - Retail/Warehouse Associate
- Nate Hoelzel - Special Projects Manager
- Ashley Miller - External Relations & Programs Coordinator
- Karim Nelson - Retail Operations Associate-Cashier
- Tracy Young - Deconstruction Associate
Board of Directors
- Alex Muñoz (CSR) - Chair
- Colony Canady (Alston & Bird LLP)
- Tyler Edgarton (Raulet Property Partners / Mailing Avenue Stageworks)
- Geoff Gober (West Paces Advisors)
- John Henriquez (Windham Brannon)
- Felicia McDade (Honeywell Building Solutions)
- Jay McGinnity (Perennial Properties)
- Todd Poole (Poole Huffman)
- Alan Scoggins (Leapley Construction)
- Joe Thomas (Elemental Green, LLC)
- Betsy Wallace (E Wallace Strategies / CSR)
Advisory Board
- Dawn Anderson (Farist Consulting)
- Brian Bollinger (Friends of Refugees)
- Frank Burdette (Nonprofit Management)
- Andrea Burroughs (Charity Recycling Service)
- Howard Connell (Accenture)
- Tim Dorothy (Raymond James)
- Ryan Gravel (sixpitch)
- Joe Greco (Lord Aeck Sargent)
- Rex Hamre (Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.)
- Lee Harrop
- John Hitchins (Georgia Interfaith Power & Light)
- Durl Jensen (CDI)
- Scott Jones (Georgia Institute of Technology)
- Jim LaVallee (EpiCity and Epic Development)
- Drew Levine (Colliers International)
- John McFarland (Working Buildings)
- Tom Mills (GreenShortz)
- Jimmy Mitchell (Skanska) - Past Chair
- Danna Richey (Newcomb & Boyd)
- Kelly Roberts (Walter P Moore)
- Deborah Scott (Georgia STAND-UP)
- Joey Shea (Southface Energy Institute)
- Stanton Stafford (Integral Group) - Past Chair
- Todd Stuart (F&S Mechanical)
- Reed Thomas (JE Dunn Construction)
- Keith J. Ziobron, P.E. (Resolute Environmental & Water Resources Consulting, LLC)
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LEARN MORE ABOUT LBC'S IMPACT IN THESE VIDEOS:
Thanks to Tom Mills/GreenShortz Video
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LEARN MORE ABOUT LBC'S COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THESE VIDEOS:
Thanks to Tom Mills/GreenShortz Video
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LBC FEATURED IN TWO RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
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Press
EPA Awards $1M In Grant Funding For Ga. Brownfield Cleanup
LBC Board Chair Stanton Stafford Awarded Atlanta Business Chronicle's Atlanta's 40 Under 40. To read more about this award, please click HERE.
AJC Article: "In the spirit of a King: MLK Holiday offers chance to give back"
DesignIntelligence article: "Salvaging a Sustainable Future"
Working Buildings article: "WorkingBuildings Participated in ASHRAE Atlanta Chapter’s 2013 Community Sustainability Project"
Southeast Green Interviews Adam Deck on what's been going on with the Lifecycle Building Center on their radio segment Speaking of Green.
Click HERE for Thomas Wheatley's recent LBC article in Creative Loafing
Click HERE for Maria Saporta's recent LBC article in Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta BeltLine Article "Westside Trail Trees Find New Life and Use"
Salvaged Materials from Beacon School Complex Find New Homes with the Lifecycle Building Center"
Atlanta INTown Article "Reclamation Project: Lifecycle Building Center Celebrates Purchase of facility" 
Atlantic Capital Bank " Lifecycle Building Center: Integrated nonprofit growth"
Letters of Support
Additional resources
- Design for Reuse Primer
- Converting Waste Into Wealth article
- 1315 Peachtree Street Material Reuse Story
- Design for Deconstruction
- Living Building Challenge
- USGBC-GA Getting to Zero Waste Presentation