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June 11, 2026

New Features in RISACore v23.0.2 Release

RISA is pleased to announce the latest release of RISA-3D, RISAFloor, and RISAFoundation v23.0.2, delivering key enhancements for Canadian projects. This update focuses on keeping your steel and cold‑formed design aligned with the latest Canadian standards while simplifying wind and seismic loading workflows. The release incorporates the following enhancements and updates: Design to CSA S16‑19 for hot‑rolled steel members Canadian cold‑formed steel (CFS) wall design per CSA S136‑20 / CSA S240‑20 NBC 2020 wind, seismic and load combination generation, including parapet wind loads CSA S16‑19 for Hot‑Rolled Steel The new release adds steel design per CSA S16‑19, allowing engineers to design hot‑rolled steel members in accordance with the latest Canadian steel standard. With this update, you can apply CSA S16‑19 across your primary framing systems and stay consistent with current national requirements for steel structures. By integrating CSA S16‑19 directly into the RISA environment, engineers can reduce manual checks against external references and streamline the design of Canadian building and industrial projects. Canadian CFS Walls per CSA S136‑20 / CSA S240‑20 Cold‑formed wall design has been expanded to support Canadian codes, enabling CFS wall design per CSA S136‑20 / CSA S240‑20. This gives engineers a native way to design cold‑formed…

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May 13, 2020

RISA Acquires ADAPT Corporation

RISA is excited to announce the acquisition of ADAPT Corporation. Over the...

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August 07, 2019

RISA Employees Volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank

Last week, RISA employees spend two days volunteering at the Second...

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May 16, 2019

Pinned Beams in Semi-Rigid Diaphragms

When using semi-rigid diaphragms in a RISAFloor/RISA-3D model, it is...

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May 02, 2019

RISA Employees Participate in 5th Annual Run4Water 5k

RISA employees and their families recently participated in the 5th Annual...

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October 08, 2018

RISA Completes Office Renovation

RISA recently completed renovations to their Foothill Ranch, CA office....

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November 08, 2017

2018 IBC Coming Soon!

The International Code Council just released the 2018 International...

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April 12, 2017

Semi-Rigid Diaphragms now Available

RISAFloor now has the ability to model a Semi-Rigid, Rigid or Flexible...

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June 28, 2016

Seismic Brace Connection Integration with RISA-3D

RISAConnection version 6.0 has introduced the ability to design vertical...

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March 20, 2015

Moving Load Point Load Generator now Available

A common question we get in tech support is “how can I verify my moving...

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