Nemetschek North America Donates VectorWorks to the Design Studio at NENA to Help Rebuild New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward
Columbia, Maryland (January 30, 2008) - Nemetschek North America announced today that it has donated VectorWorks Architect 2008 to the Design Studio at the Lower Ninth Ward Neighborhood Empowerment Network Association (NENA). The Design Studio at NENA will use the software to assist in its efforts to help residents of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward rebuild their neighborhood.
NENA was established in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to play a lead role in rebuilding New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. Comprised of a small team of architects, The Design Studio at NENA was assembled in November 2007 to assist residents with architectural consulting on new construction, renovation, obtaining building permits, working with contractors, and more.
"At no other time and place in American history, has building information modeling (BIM) been more needed than right now in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans," says John Dwyer, AIA, director, Design Studio at NENA. "With thousands of homes needing to be rebuilt in a short period of time, an integrated approach to design and construction is the only solution to assuring accuracy and quality-very quickly. By using VectorWorks Architect's BIM capabilities, we will be able to significantly improve our capacity as a community design studio in delivering sustainable homes to returning residents."
For more information about NENA and the Design Studio at NENA, visit www.9thwardnena.org
Nemetschek North America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Nemetschek Group. A global leader in design technologies, Nemetschek North America has been developing CAD software for the AEC, entertainment, landscape design, and manufacturing fields since 1985. VectorWorks, its flagship product, is one of the world's best-selling cross-platform CAD applications. An all-in-one solution that's easier to learn and use and more cost-effective than most other CAD programs, VectorWorks is ideal for firms that don't have unlimited IT budgets. For more information, visit www.nemetschek.net
Michelle Ervin
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