Standards & Design Tools Digital Library
Overview
For simple, electronic access to its collection of building code-referenced design manuals, the American Wood Council (AWC) has created searchable, indexed PDF® versions of the:

2005 Wood Design Package (WDP), including the 2005 National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction
   
2001 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings.


These manuals are available on the Standards and Design Tools Digital Library as keycode-protected files which can be purchased by users through the AF&PA eCommerce website. When you receive the CD Rom (or download the files) and install the software, you can add the manuals you wish to purchase to a shopping cart which links to AF&PA’s eCommerce website. PDF files can only be opened using the AWC Standards and Design Tools program. You cannot view the PDF files using Acrobat® or Acrobat Reader®.

Additional online publications, available on the AWC website are also included in the Digital Library. If you downloaded installation files from the AWC website (below), the free digital resources, available only on the CD Rom, will not be installed on your computer. If you wish to install the free digital resources, contact AWC for a free CD Rom containing those files. Click here for an overview of these. If you own a previous version of the AWC Standards and Design Tools program and have it installed, you do NOT need to uninstall that program. This 2005 version will be installed separately on your computer.

To request a CD Rom of the Digital Library, email your request to awcpubs@afandpa.org.

To download the files, click here.

Key Code Purchase
Each keycode purchased is unique for the computer on which the PDF files will be viewed. Therefore, you must purchase a valid keycode for each computer on which you wish to view the manual(s). Once you have purchased the manual(s), you will be sent an email confirming your order that includes your keycode. An online tutorial is available to assist with the installation process.

This software may be used by multiple users to purchase keycodes and install the AWC Standards and Design Tools, so feel free to pass it along to others after you have installed the Manuals you require. For additional copies of the CD Rom, email your request to awcpubs@afandpa.org. To download the software, click here.

Pricing and Discounts
  2005 Wood Design Package (WDP), including NDS - 2005 Edition
- Electronic PDF Version SKU:T101-05-E

Non-member Price $80 Member Price $40.00
 
  Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings - 2001 Edition - Electronic PDF Version SKU:T10-01-E
Non-member Price $30 Member Price $20.00

Note that AWC Design Professional Members (DPM) receive special discounts on AWC Publications, including electronic versions. If you are an AWC DPM, please see the special instructions in the software. For more information on the DPM program, click here.

Downloads


Download the software setup.exe here:
setupStandardsandDesignTools2005.exe   42MB
     
If you would like to download the setup files in smaller segments, links are included below for 5 setup files. Simply download these five files to the same folder on your computer and run the setup.exe file. It will automatically detect the other four setup files. Once the program has been installed, follow the steps for keycode purchase above.
setupStandardsAndDesignTools2005.exe   10MB
setupStandardsAndDesignTools2005.W02   10MB
setupStandardsAndDesignTools2005.W03   10MB
setupStandardsAndDesignTools2005.W04   10MB
setupStandardsAndDesignTools2005.W05   2MB
     

Details

Included in each separate Manual in the Digital Library are the following publications:

Wood Design Package, 2005 Edition which includes:
 
ANSI/AF&PA NDS-2005 National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction, bound with NDS Supplement – Design Values for Wood Construction, 2005 Edition and NDS Commentary.
 
ASD/LRFD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction
 
ASD/LRFD Structural Wood Design Solved Example Problems, 2005 Edition
 
ASD/LRFD – Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic, 2005 Edition with Commentary
   
Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2001 Edition with Commentary
   
Questions
If you have questions about the Standards and Design Tools Digital Library or the software, email your request to awcpubs@afandpa.org or call 202-463-4713.
How to Install
 
 
Digital Versions of Older AF&PA Standards

Looking for digital versions of older AF&PA Standards such as the 2001 ASD Package, or the 1996 LRFD Package?

Click here!


 
 
 

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