RISA Update Simplifies the Design of Wood Buildings
As part of an agreement with WoodWorks, RISA has expanded its popular design software to reflect the growing interest in non-residential wood buildings. Soon it will be easier than ever to lower the cost of your next building project while also choosing sustainably—and benefiting from wood’s other attributes such as design flexibility and speed of construction.
Scheduled for release at the end of this month, the update will include hybrid structure design, diaphragm design, lateral force design, shear wall design and design codes. Current RISA license holders will receive the software as part of their regular updates as well as information on training opportunities. More
Nominate Your Project for a Wood Design Award
WoodWorks North-central – A call for nominations has been issued for the 2009 North-central Wood Design Awards, which will be presented on October 29 at the Wood Solutions Fair in Chicago, IL. Awards will be presented in five categories, including: Institutional Wood Design, Commercial Wood Design, Interior Beauty of Wood, Green Building, and Engineering. There’s no cost to nominate a project and multiple submissions are encouraged. To be eligible, designers, firms and/or projects must be based in Illinois, Minnesota or Wisconsin, and applications must be received by October 16, 2009. More
WoodWorks California – Nominations for the 2010 California Wood Design Awards, which will be presented on January 19 at the Wood Solutions Fair in Long Beach, CA, will be accepted from September 1 through November 20, 2009. Awards will be presented in nine categories, including: Institutional Wood Design, Commercial Wood Design, Multi-family Wood Design, Interior Beauty of Wood, Green Building, Traditional Use of Wood, Wood behind the Walls, Timber Bridges and Engineering. To be eligible, designers, firms and/or projects must be based in California. More
WoodWorks Southeast – This summer, WoodWorks Southeast is participating in the AIA North Carolina awards program with a Wood Design Award—which is open to AIANC members that specify, design or build commercial, industrial and institutional projects with wood. More
Coming soon – The Southeast team will also be issuing a call for nominations for its own 2010 Wood Design Awards, which will be presented on February 16 at the Wood Solutions Fair in Atlanta, GA.
Photos: Twin Creeks Science and Education Center, Lord, Aeck & Sargent Architecture, Jonathan Hillyer (top); TBWA/Chiat/Day office, Marmol Radziner & Associates, Benny Chan
