Demos and presentations of features that support entire design phase planned at booth 2863 Orlando, FL (April 27, 2017)—During the AIA Conference on Architecture 2017 in Orlando, Florida from April 27-April 29, global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. will be at booth 2863 in the Software & Technology Pavilion. Vectorworks will offer personalized Vectorworks® Architect software demos and presentations on features that enable designers to complete any project in any phase of design. Upcoming immersive technologies will also be previewed. Vectorworks Architect is an industry-leading architectural design and BIM software that helps connect the entire design process from concept to construction in one platform. From 2D drafting and 3D modeling to creating coordinated construction documents and fully developed BIM models, Vectorworks Architect's broad set of design and BIM capabilities allow architects to do more than just information modeling, while increasing productivity and unlocking creativity. With Vectorworks, designers can take on a project of any scale, from urban planning, high-rise buildings, to interior renovations and fit outs. “Depending on the types of projects or the phase of design, an architect's workflow can vary greatly,” said Dan Monaghan, vice president of marketing at Vectorworks.“ This can lead architects to use many different software programs to get jobs out the door. Although BIM is essential in today’s processes, the truth is, as an architect you need more than BIM, and Vectorworks offers more.” Furthermore, Vectorworks Architect has the largest number of import and export capabilities in the industry, allowing designers to seamlessly collaborate and share with everyone involved in the design process. During AIA, attendees can take an in-depth look at Vectorworks Architect by scheduling a personalized demo. Specifically, there will be demo stations of 3D laser scanning, advanced 3D modeling tools, virtual reality and BIM. DEMOS There will be three new immersive technologies in the years to come that will offer new ways to view and present models to better sell clients. Demos for the following will take place at the show: Previously introduced with Vectorworks 2017 in September of 2016, web view and virtual reality will receive substantial usability and visual improvements, such as ambient occlusion. Using panorama capabilities, designers and clients may experience the model in wide immersive view. Using an iOS® or Android™ mobile device and a 2D floor plan, designers may benefit from Augmented Reality technology to view a 3D, virtual version of their model on top of their plan. Email Vectorworks' Senior Marketing Program Coordinator Samantha Link at Slink@vectorworks.net to schedule a demo of these technologies during AIA. VECTORWORKS’ PRESENTATION SCHEDULE All presentations will take place at Vectorworks' booth #2863. Thursday, April 27 From Laser Scan to Model: 11:00 AM Next Gen 3D Modeling: 2:00 PM How BIM and VR Go Hand in Hand: 2:30 PM Teamwork: BIM Success with IFC Interoperability: 3:00 PM Friday, April 28 How BIM and VR Go Hand in Hand: 11:00 AM From Laser Scan to Model: 2:00 PM Next Gen 3D Modeling: 2:30 PM Saturday, April 29 Next Gen 3D Modeling: 10:00 AM How BIM and VR Go Hand in Hand: 10:30 AM To learn more about Vectorworks Architect, visit the AIA booth 2863 or vectorworks.net/architect.

CHICAGO --(BUSINESS WIRE) The American Planning Association (APA) honors comprehensive planning efforts and inspiring individuals with its 2017 National Planning Excellence and Achievement Awards. APA’s national awards program is a proud tradition established more than 50 years ago to recognize outstanding community plans, planning programs and initiatives, public education efforts, and individuals for their leadership on planning issues. These efforts help create communities of lasting value throughout the country – and around the world. Each year, APA recognizes outstanding efforts in planning and planning leadership through its National Planning Excellence and Achievement Awards. The two-tier awards are selected through a juried process. Excellence recipients are the highest honor and Achievement Awards recognize areas of specialization with the planning profession. Five recipients were selected to receive APA’s National Planning Excellence Awards and 12 recipients were selected to receive Achievement Awards. Award recipients will be recognized during APA’s National Planning Conference at a special awards luncheon on Monday, May 8, 2017, in New York City. Read more about the 2017 award recipients, access images and supplemental materials. 2017 National Planning Excellence Recipients National Planning Excellence Award for Planning Pioneers Lawrence P. Witzling, PhD, AIA, ASLA—Milwaukee, Wisconsin National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Landmark Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve –MontgomeryCounty, Maryland Pierre L’Enfant International Planning Excellence Award Bhubaneswar Smart City Plan – Odisha, India Advancing Diversity & Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff Near Northside Quality of Life Agreement (QLA) 2015 – Houston, Texas Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan Plano Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan – Plano, Texas National Planning Achievement Awards The Achievement Awards are a way for the awards jury to recognize good planning work and are similar to an honorable mention. National Planning Achievement Award for a Best Practice | Gold Urban Development Areas and Technical Assistance Grant Program – Commonwealth of Virginia National Planning Achievement Award for a Best Practice | Silver Placemaking for an Aging Population: Guidelines for Senior-Friendly Parks – Los Angeles, California National Planning Achievement Award for a Best Practice | Silver Historic Fort Ord Regional Urban Design Guidelines – Monterey Bay, California National Planning Achievement Award for a Best Practice | Silver Plan 2020: The Bicentennial Plan for Indianapolis – Indianapolis, Indiana National Planning Achievement Award for Economic Development Planning | Gold Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District – Wynwood, Miami, Florida National Planning Achievement Award for Environmental Planning | Gold Colorado Resiliency Framework – State of Colorado National Planning Achievement Award for Environmental Planning | Silver Millvale Ecodistrict Pivot Plan – Millvale, Pennsylvania National Planning Achievement Award for a Grassroots Initiative | Gold Huerta del Valle Community Garden – Ontario, California National Planning Achievement Award for Implementation | Gold Arlington County’s Smart Growth Journey – Arlington County, Virginia National Planning Achievement Award for Public Outreach | Gold The Game of Floods – Marin County, California National Planning Achievement Award for Transportation Planning | Gold Bicycle Master Plan Stress Map – Montgomery County, Maryland National Planning Achievement Award for Urban Design | Gold Austin Historic Cemeteries Master Plan – Austin, Texas "Good planning is not just preparing the community for the future, but engaging the residents in the discussions and decision-making that will impact their lives," said W. Shedrick Coleman, AIA, 2017 chair of APA’s Awards Jury. "This year’s award recipients advanced the planning profession by more thoroughly engaging all residents in the planning process."

Earth Shield is installed in the reconstruction of Buncefield On December 11, 2005 a series of explosions rocked the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal, located near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, England. The plastic waterstops that were in the fuel terminal joints all failed due to the high heat of the fire. The Health Protection Agency and the Major Incident Investigation Board provided advice to prevent incidents such as these from happening again, including the utilization of stainless steel waterstop in place at all concrete joints to prevent fuel from escaping the bund walls. In July of 2014, JP Specialties, Inc. was contracted to provide our Earth Shield® Stainless Steel Waterstop (part nos. JP1122 and JP1122R) in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal. Earth Shield® Stainless Steel Waterstop is used as a fluid-tight diaphragm, embedded in concrete, across and along the joint, for primary and secondary containment structures. Earth Shield® Stainless Steel Waterstop can stop even the most corrosive fluids in their tracks, even at severely elevated temperatures. A variety of metals, grades, and gauges are available. Earth Shield® utilizes 20 gauge 316 low carbon as our standard alloy, which offers broad spectrum corrosion resistance to most aggressive media, and is virtually untouched by the deleterious effects of ozone, making it an ideal choice for ozone contactor structures used in modern water treatment plants. Earth Shield® Stainless Steel Waterstop is available in many standard shapes and sizes including profiles for new construction and retrofit. All change of direction fabrications (shop made fittings) can be premanufactured leaving only straight butt welding for the Contractor in the field.

Volunteers who donate 20 minutes receive a 20 percent discount on lunch at Abby's Market Café Columbia, MD (April 12, 2017)—In honor of Earth Day, global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. invites local businesses in Howard County, Maryland to positively impact the community by participating in a cleanup. “Vectorworks software helps designers create beautiful, sustainable buildings, gardens, grounds, campuses, communities and more. As part of our company's mission to transform the world through great design, we believe in taking care of our surroundings to ensure that they are sustained for the years to come,” said Tania Salgado-Nealous, vice president of human resources and operations at Vectorworks. “Earth Day is a great time to bring people together through the preservation of our environment, and that’s why we wanted to reach out to other businesses nearby, so we could work together for the betterment of the community.” The cleanup will take place on Thursday, April 20 at 11:00 a.m. and volunteers local to the area should meet at that time outside the main Vectorworks entrance at 7150 Riverwood Drive in Columbia, Maryland. Volunteers are free to join Vectorworks employees or coordinate a cleanup at a location of their choice. Following the 20-minute cleanup, volunteers can take advantage of a discounted lunch at Abby’s Market Café located at 7160 Riverwood Drive in Columbia, Maryland. As part of the initiative on April 20, Abby's will offer all participants a 20 percent discount on their sandwiches, wraps and salads (excludes protein add-ons). To redeem this offer, volunteers must present a voucher provided by Vectorworks. Interested parties should RSVP by contacting Vectorworks Operations Coordinator Chelbee Johnson at cjohnson@vectorworks.net. Johnson will also help coordinate groups for cleanups taking place at locations other than the Vectorworks headquarters and issue electronic vouchers for the Abby’s discount. When preparing for the cleanup, volunteers should dress in comfortable, brightly colored clothing and bring trash bags and garden gloves. Finally, be sure to share photos of your volunteer efforts with @Vectorworks on Twitter so that we can send them to the Howard County Government’s Office of Environmental Sustainability's LiveGreenHoward initiative, who spearheaded the #20minutecleanup. “We hope that companies in any location are motivated to coordinate their own cleanups in honor of Earth Day,” said Salgado-Nealous.

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Legrand, North America announced today its contributions to the Building for Transformative Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Working in close collaboration with the hospital, Legrand and ESS Lighting & Controls met multiple lighting project goals focused on energy savings and the occupant experience. Having welcomed its first patients in early October 2016, the 14-story, 380,000 square feet (program space) state-of-the-art facility is accelerating the translation of science into the clinical setting. The hospital is one of the most innovative healthcare projects in the country from its green design, construction, maintenance solutions, and lighting strategies. The facility is expected to attain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. According to Brigham and Women's Hospital, “The building is designed to provide as much access to natural light as possible, and an open floor plan for collaboration will provide scientists with research spaces that foster creativity, productivity and a robust exchange of ideas.” Legrand and ESS Lighting & Controls worked closely with the hospital's construction team and key vendors to meet several lighting design objectives that focused on creating specific ambiances for spaces, improving the occupant experience for patients and staff, as well as increasing energy efficiency. Requirements included: • Providing access to natural light • Meeting energy and building code requirements • Increasing energy savings through daylight harvesting and time of day controls • Ability for lighting controls to integrate with other systems, such as the building management, shading system controls, and A/V systems via BACnet The lighting controls project with Legrand and ESS Lighting centered on specific areas of the facility including hallways, corridors, lounges, general gathering areas, restaurants, cafes, as well as education and training rooms.

Release coincides with multiple launch events across China throughout April and May, presenting opportunities to explore new features Columbia, MD (April 10, 2017)—Building upon the English release in September 2016, global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. announces the release of the Chinese version of its Vectorworks 2017 software line, which includes Vectorworks® Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer and Fundamentals. Part of a worldwide rollout, the Chinese language is the final installment to join other languages, including Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Polish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese and Spanish. To demonstrate the new technology features of Vectorworks 2017, Mad Macs Technology Distributions Limited, the Vectorworks distributor in China, will host the following free events throughout April and May: • Beijing: April 11, 2017 • Shanghai: April 14, 2017 • Ningbo: April 18, 2017 • Hangzhou: April 21, 2017 • Chengdu: April 26, 2017 • Chongqing: April 28, 2017 • Nanchang: May 11, 2017 • Wuhan: May 13, 2017 • Changsha: May 15, 2017 • Guangzhou: May 17, 2017 Attendees of the launch events can enjoy free refreshments and will have the chance to win a free Vectorworks Fundamentals 2017 license. Space is limited and interested parties can register on the Chinese launch website. “We are committed to providing Chinese designers with tools that meet their growing needs,” said Cecil Fung, managing director of Mad Macs Technology Distributions, Ltd. “With Vectorworks 2017's robust updates, we continue to put designers' needs first, making it one of the top design and BIM solutions for the Chinese market.” Learn more about the 100-plus updates in Vectorworks 2017 by visiting vectorworks.cn.