 Codes & Standards>

 Publications>

 National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood

Construction - 2012

NDS Editions
2018

2015

2012

2005

1991-1997

Archives

2012 Wood Design Package

The 2012 Wood Design Package includes the publications listed below. To purchase, choose one of the
following options:
Buy a PDF

Buy a Hardcopy

What's Changed?

Non-member $150.00 SALE $75

Member/Student* $75.00 SALE $37.50

* Qualified students are those who are full-time students enrolled in a wood design course at a university
or college.

The 2012 NDS, 2012 NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood Construction, 2008 Special Design
Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS), and ASD/LRFD Manual set is available for purchase.

Please note that additional changes to design values for southern pine dimension lumber were made in
2013. An addendum to the 2012 NDS Supplement is available. More information.

NDS for Wood Construction, 2012 Edition

Free View-only Download

ANSI/AWC NDS-2012 National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction

ANSI/AWC NDS-2012, was approved as an ANSI American National Standard on August 15, 2011. The
2012 NDS was developed by the American Wood Council's (AWC) Wood Design Standards Committee
and has been approved by ANSI as an American National Standard. The 2012 NDS is referenced in the
2012 International Building Code

2012 NDS Commentary only available with purchase of the 2012 Wood Design Package.

NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood Construction

Free View-only Download

NDS Supplement – Design Values for Wood Construction, 2012 Edition – with Addenda.

Design provisions in the NDS are integral with design values in the NDS Supplement. As such, it is not
appropriate to mix design values and provisions from different editions of the NDS. For example, the 2001
NDS Supplement contains increased shear design values for sawn lumber to reflect changes in ASTM
D245 and provisions of the 2001 NDS were revised to address these increases.

Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS)

Standard with Commentary
Free View-only Download

The AWC SDPWS-08 covers materials, design and construction of wood members, fasteners, and
assemblies to resist wind and seismic forces. Engineered design of wood structures to resist wind or
seismic forces is either by allowable stress design (ASD); or load and resistance factor design (LRFD).

Note: Click on the document cover icons to download a free "view-only" PDF version. The "view-only"
version cannot be printed, nor can text be copied.

ASD/LRFD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction, 2012

Edition
Free Printable Download

The ASD/LRFD Manual contains design information for structural lumber, glued laminated timber,
structural-use panels, shear walls and diaphragms, poles and piles, I-joists, structural composite lumber
and over 40 details are included in the chapter on connections.

Special notice about changes to southern pine design values.

Updates

Errata and addendums that have been developed for AWC documents are available here in PDF format.

Codemaster

CodeMaster - Structural Wood Design ASD/LRFD (2012 IBC,

ASCE 7-10, 2012 NDS)
This CodeMaster contains information about designing typical wood framing members, including glued
laminated timber, in accordance with the 2012 IBC, ASCE 7-10 and 2012 National Design Specification.
This handy laminated guide explains the design process in ten easy-to-understand steps beginning with
determining loads and load combinations.

NDS Online Courses

Expand all

 BCD110 – Building Codes and Standards Update

 DES411-A1 – Designing for Earthquakes
 DES430 – Seismic Design of Large Wood Panelized Roof
Diaphragms in Heavy Wall Buildings
 STD105 – ASD and LRFD with the 2012 National Design
Specification for Wood Construction
 STD105-A – Designing with AWC's National Design
Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction (NDS
2012)
Frequently Asked Questions

Browse FAQs for this topic.

222 Catoctin Circle SE, Suite 201
Leesburg, VA 20175

- Public Policy Office -

1101 K Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005

- Phone -
General: 202-463-2766
General Fax: 703-771-4079
Publications: 800-890-7732
Publications Fax: 412-741-0609

- Email -
Technical: info@awc.org
Publications: publications@awc.org
Education: education@awc.org
Fire: fire@awc.org

© Copyright 2018 American Wood Council. All Rights Reserved.