The WISH method is an easy-to-use design-tool for low-rise cold-formed steel buildings, based on the Eurocodes and addressed to architects, builders and design-offices.

WISH is dedicated to professionals for the residential houses and simple low-rise buildings markets using cold-formed steel structures.

It is conform to the Eurocodes 3 part 1.3

with an interface simple and easy to use.

A calculation tool WISH 1.0 available on line on the new LSK internet site

www.easy-steel.com

The WISH method consists of:

A limited number of components

A handbook with a set of clear conception rules for design

A library of constructional details

OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOPS

A serie of workshops is organized in Belgium, France, and Spain. An overview of the method will be carried out and the participants will be trained in the use of the method.

- detailed presentation of the method,

- presentation of case studies,

- select a number of potential users during the test period with an on-line support,

- to have a feedback on the method.

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) to the WiSH project.