NHS Design Build Center

The NHS Design/Build Center (DBC) seeks to elevate design and construction quality in the widespread, sustainable, and equitable recovery and redevelopment of New Orleans. The DBC represents the formalization of a joint venture between Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) established in 1976, and the Tulane City Center (TCC) that has been operating productively since 2005. It was established in the wake of Katrina to leverage missions and resources towards disaster recovery, community reinvestment, and the restoration of pride and confidence in New Orleans’ neighborhoods.

The goals of the DBC are to translate redevelopment plans into community driven implementation strategies, and to support community involvement and investment in the recovery of houses and neighborhoods. The DBC achieves this goal by supplying affordable housing design for individuals and non-profits, urban design for community driven streetscape and public space projects, participatory visioning and design services, project programming, and project pre development.