For example, there’s the IES Illumination Awards – they recognize individuals and companies across the country for their professionalism, ingenuity, and originality in lighting design. Over the years, LDA has won well over 300 of those trophies. In 2020 alone, they won 10 of them. Charles “Chip” Israel is the co-CEO of the company, and he credits that incredible consistency of acclaim to their commitment to staying on the leading edge, educating clients, and “treating projects as if they were our own.” “Lighting is a marriage of art and science, and science is always evolving,” he says. “As a company, we have to evolve along with it. We have to make sure we’re always using the best and most appropriate technology, that we’re providing the best design solutions, and thatwe’re constantlymonitoring installation and fixture cost to protect our clients.” Kyllene “Kelly” Jones is also co-CEO of LDA. She further credits the company’s success, and particularly the loyalty of their clients, to their lasting commitment to every job – “not just in the design phase, but all the way through construction.” “We always want to see our design vision through to the end of construction and on opening day,” she says. DECEMBER 2023 THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE AMERICA - WEST “Many of them we get right out of school, and most of them stick around,” he explains. “We have at least half a dozen peoplewho have been here close to 20 years.”
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