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September 16, 2025

What’s New in ASCE 7-22?

The ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures introduces significant updates from ASCE 7-16. The most notable changes impact wind and seismic provisions, along with new load combination rules that directly affect structural analysis and design. With the release of RISA-3D v23, engineers can now take advantage of these updates directly within their workflows. Why This Matters for Engineers? The most impactful provisions of ASCE 7-22 — wind, seismic, and load combinations — are now supported in RISA-3D v23, ensuring your projects remain compliant with the latest building codes and IBC 2024 adoption. Download the latest versions of RISA that supports ASCE 7-22 below. 1. Wind Provisions Key changes in ASCE 7-22 affect wind speed maps, velocity pressure equations, and roof zone definitions. Topic ASCE 7-16 ASCE 7-22 Design in RISA Wind Speed Maps Based on 2016 hurricane data Updated hurricane & transition zone maps RISA-3D generates wind loads per ASCE 7-22, reflecting updated maps Velocity Pressure (Kd) Included directionality factor Kd removed Automatically handled in RISA-3D wind load generation Roof Zones Based on h/B ratio for hip roofs h/B removed; new GCp values and roof zoning RISA-3D applies updated coefficients for accurate roof…

March 10, 2021

Composite Steel Beam Design in RISACalc

Composite steel beam design is now available in RISACalc per the AISC and CSA steel design manuals with the following supported steel codes:

October 15, 2020

WEBINAR: What's New in the RISA Building System

Watch the recording of our webinar to learn how new versions of RISA-3D, RISAFloor, RISAFoundation and RISAConnection provide users with expanded design capabilities, improved product integration and new features including:

August 19, 2020

Steel Joist Design now Available in RISACalc

Open web steel joist design is now available in RISACalc per the SJI 43rd/44th and 42nd Editions! The available joist series include K-Series, LH-Series, DLH-Series, SLH-Series (42nd Edition only), and KCS joists.

July 15, 2020

ADAPT-Builder 2019.2 Released

The latest release of ADAPT-Builder 2019 includes improvements that include new tools for meshing, tendon force input and releasing the edges of shells.

May 14, 2020

Video: Introducing RISACalc

The new RISACalc allows users to analyze single members (beams and columns) of all materials: hot rolled steel, wood, concrete, cold formed steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. The intuitive interface makes it easy to set up your model, apply loads, and view results.

April 15, 2020

RISA-3D v18.0.4 Released

Over the last few weeks, we have been working hard to add the features and functionality that our customers have requested as well fix some of the issues that have been reported. With that in mind, we have prepared a new update of RISA-3D (v18.0.4) that includes the following features as well as...

March 4, 2020

RISA-3D v18.0.3 Released

Over the last few weeks, we have been working hard to add the features and functionality that our customers have requested as well fix some of the issues that have been reported. With that in mind, we have prepared a new update of RISA-3D (v18.0.3) that includes the following features as well as...

February 6, 2020

RISA-3D v18.0.2 Released

We have been working diligently over the last few weeks to add the features and functionality that our customers have requested as well fix some of the issues that have been reported. With that in mind, we have prepared a new update of RISA-3D (v18.0.2) that includes the following features as well...

August 21, 2019

RISA-3D v18 Sneak Peek Videos

The new release of RISA-3D is right around the corner! Check out our teaser videos to enjoy a sneak peek at some of the most exciting new features!

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