LDA Partners In The News.. • LDA Partners Fights Hunger with Design • LDA Partners Helps Kids Build Their Future • Architecture Firm Re-Brands as LDA Partners • Michael R. Donaldson Earns USGBC LEED® Accreditation
	LDA Partners Fights Hunger with Design LDA Partners' "Milk and Cookies" can sculpture earned the "Best Food" award in this years Canstruction competition, held September 23 to 30 in Modesto. Using more than 2000 cans of tuna and condensed milk donated by the Manteca Rotary Club, it took 12 LDA Partners staff members working in teams of 5 more than 6 hours to assemble the sculpture. Canstruction competitions are held in cities across the nation to raise community support for the fight against hunger. After their use as building blocks, the cans of food are donated to local food banks and other charities to feed those in need. Back to Headlines
	LDA Partners Helps Kids Build Their Future For the eighth consecutive year, LDA Partners has taken a leading role in promoting literacy and education for children of all ages by providing a fun and creative venue for architectural expression at Stockton’s Family Day at the Park. The annual event is organized by The Record newspaper and San Joaquin A+, a non-profit, volunteer organization focused on education. LDA Partners' activity, called "Boom Town", enabled youngsters to create offices, hospitals, gas stations, restaurants, ships, and other structures from common household materials. As each new structure is added to the Boom Town setting, a whimsical and delightful community unfolds. LDA Partners staff and their families were on hand throughout the event to encourage the creative process and ensure that building materials were at the ready. Back to Headlines
	Architecture Firm Re-Brands as LDA Partners [STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, March 25, 2007]     Architects Brent Lesovsky and Michael R. Donaldson today announced the renaming of their Stockton, California architectural practice as LDA Partners, LLP, in recognition of the addition as partners of Dennis Zagaroli and Eric Wohle. Formerly known as Lesovsky Donaldson Architects, LLP, the firm is a full-service architecture, construction administration and land planning practice serving both the public and private sectors. “Dennis and Eric have each made significant contributions to the firm’s success over the years – first as team members and, more recently, in their role as partners,” said founding partner Brent Lesovsky. “More than anything else, this name change embodies our 27-year evolution from a two-person shop into a practice that can offer clients the broad range of expertise, insight and project leadership skills of multiple professionals.” Begun in 1979, LDA Partners applies a balanced, solutions-based approach to the creation of human environments, effectively blending function, first- and life-cycle costing, and aesthetics to satisfy complex program requirements. The numerous regional, national and industry awards earned by the partnership stand as testament to the effectiveness of this approach. LDA Partners’ breadth of experience includes corporate and institutional office buildings, health care facilities, retail centers, athletic and recreational facilities, historic restoration projects, and custom single-family residences. Each of the four LDA Partners principals is credentialed by the American Institute of Architects. The firm is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and partner Michael R. Donaldson is credentialed as a LEED® Accredited Professional, in recognition of his proficiency in understanding, interpreting and implementing the USGBC’s standards for environmentally responsible construction. LDA Partners is located at 4 South Central Court, Stockton, CA 95204. Additional information about the firm can be obtained from the firm’s new website at www.ldapartners.com, or by calling 209-943-0405. Back to Headlines
	Michael R. Donaldson Earns USGBC LEED® Accreditation Stockton Architect Certified as Proficient in Green Building [Stockton, CA November 28, 2006]   Michael R. Donaldson, AIA, founding partner of Lesovsky-Donaldson Architects, has been certified as a LEED® Accredited Professional by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Donaldson is the first Stockton architect to be certified as a LEED Accredited Professional. The certification recognizes proficiency in understanding, interpreting and applying the USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards for green building. Donaldson undertook the LEED training and certification process in response to growing interest in sustainable design among Lesovsky-Donaldson’s clients. “Buildings that have enhanced environmental performance also have been shown to deliver lower operating costs, healthier workplaces, and more-productive employees,” Donaldson says. “As a LEED Accredited Professional, I’m better able to help my clients realize the bottom-line benefits of building with environmental performance in mind.” Designed as a means of calling attention to high-performance commercial and institutional projects with smaller “environmental footprints,” the LEED system has emerged as a driving force in the rapidly expanding green-building arena. Applicable to private- and public-sector projects alike, the LEED system was recently cited as the “most appropriate and credible sustainable building rating system ” by the U.S. Government’s General Services Administration. The voluntary LEED rating system evaluates buildings in five categories of performance: sustainable sites; energy and atmosphere; eater efficiency; materials and resources; and indoor environmental quality. Within these categories, credit points are awarded for meeting specified standards, with extra “innovation” points awarded for performance above LEED standards. Buildings are awarded Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum ratings depending on the number of credits they achieve. Back to Headlines