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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. |
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La méthode WISH est un outil de calcul simple d’utilisation pour les bâtiments de faible hauteur, basé sur les Eurocodes. Il s’adresse à des architectes, constructeurs et bureaux d’études.
WISH s’adresse aux professionnels pour concevoir des bâtiments résidentiels et bâtiments de faible hauteur utilisant des profils minces en acier formés à froid.
Cela est conforme à l’Eurocode 3 partie 1-3 avec un interface simple et facile d’utilisation.
Un outil de calcul WISH 1.0 disponible en ligne sur le nouveau site de l’association LSK
www.easy-steel.com
La méthode WISH comprend :
Un nombre limité de composants
Un memento comprenant des règles de calculs claires
OBJECTIFS DES WORKSHOPS
Une série de workshop est organisée en Belgique, France et Espagne. Après une approche globale de la méthode, les participants seront formés au logiciel développé dans le cadre du programme.
- présentation détaillée de la méthode,
- présentation d’études de cas,
- sélection d’utilisateurs potentiels pour la période test avec une assistance en ligne,
- retour des utilisateurs sur al méthode.
Nous remercions vivement le Research Fund for Coal & Steel (RFCS) pour son soutien financier au projet WISH. |
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El método WiSH es una herramienta de cálculo simplificado para edificios de acero conformado en frío de baja altura, basada en Eurocódigos y dirigida a arquitectos, constructores y pequeñas oficinas de ingeniería.
WiSH está orientado a profesionales del mercado de la construcción residencial y de edificios simples de baja altura realizados con estructuras de acero conformado en frío.
Sigue los principios de Eurocódigo 3, Parte 1.3 con una interfaz simple y de fácil uso.
La herramienta de cálculo WiSH 1.0 estará disponible en línea en la nueva web de LSK www.easy-steel.com
El método WiSH consiste en :
Un número limitado de componentes
Una guía con reglas de diseño muy claras
Una librería de detalles constructivos
OBJETIVO DE LAS JORNADAS
Se han organizado una serie de jornadas de formación en Francia, Bélgica y España. En ellas, se llevará a cabo una presentación general del método y se formará a los participantes en su utilización.
- presentación detallada del método,
- presentación de ejemplos de diseño,
- selección de una serie de usuarios poten-ciales durante el periodo de pruebas con soporte en línea,
- recoger las impresiones del público sobre el método.
Agradecemos el apoyo financiero del Research Fund for Coal & Steel (RFCS) en el proyecto WISH. |
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LSK NEWCOMERS
Welcome to our new members
CTICM
(Centre Technique Industriel de la Construction Métallique), France
A Public Interest Institution whose aim is to promote technical progress, to participate in improving productivity and to guarantee quality in the steel construction industry. As a professional collective research organisation, it is a technical skill centre which carries out its activities within the European context of the construction industry.
The CTICM operates within a European network including universities, R&D centres in its field of activity, steel construction contractors, steelworkers, as well as steel production and steel construction promotion centres in Europe and all over the world.
www.cticm.fr
Polimetal M-Ltd, Russia
Roll-former
www.polimetal.ru
Howick Ltd, U.K
Manufacturer of steel framing machinery. They will be at Interbuild Africa 2008, at the Expo Centre, Nasrec. Johannesburg, South Africa, 23-26 July 2008.
www.howickltd.com
SteelHouse, Greece
A Greek builder of modern cold-formed steel houses. They offer quality solutions at low prices.
www.steelhouse.gr |
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AGENDA
CALENDAR
Book your 2008 agenda !
EUROSTEEL 2008, 3-5 September 2008, Graz, Austria
The 5th European Conference on Steel and Composite Structures will take place at the Graz University of Technology. The conference will be jointly organised by Graz University of Technology, Vienna University of Technology and University of Ljubljana. The major topics of the conference are:
è?Practice - Eurocodes (innovative steel and composite structures, experiences with Eurocodes and further developments)
Research (stability, fatigue, connections, fire, dynamic behaviour, product development)
New materials (high strength steel and concrete composite structures, components with thin plated elements, steel and glass). The conference addresses engineers, architects, manufacturers, staff members in research and education institutes, authorities, owners and contractors.
Natividad Pastor (LSK Technical Dpt) will give a conference called
WISH*: WORPACK DESIGN FOR STEEL HOUSE, The new European easy-to-use tool for cold-formed steel building design
For further information please visit the website
http://eurosteel2008.tugraz.at
Light-steel Symposium in Basel, Switzerland,
27-28 November 2008
More information:
ITL - Institut für Trocken- und Leichtbau
Annastr. 18 - 64285 Darmstadt - Deutschland
Ph.: 06151 / 59949-0 - Fax: 06151 / 59949-40 - info@itl-darmstadt.de |
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EASYSTEEL & YOU
Coming soon !
www.easy-steel.com, the new website will be soon unveiled.
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To become a member you have to undergo an admission procedure which is submitted to the BOD approval, according to article 5 b of LSK statutes. The application must be accompanied by a written commitment to comply with the statutes of the association and with the association’s internal rule of procedure. The BOD will take a decision concerning membership three months at the latest after receipt of the application and will send a written notice to this effect to the applicant.
Please send your membership application to:
LSK aisbl
Campus Universitaire du Sart-Tilman
Boulevard de Colonster, B57
B-4000 Liege
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// IN BRIEF
LSK in Greece
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From left to right: Nader Elhaj (Framecad), Pierre Quaquin (LSK), Evangelos Mylonas, Roberto Gerontas (SteelHouse), Natividad Pastor (LSK) |
From 09 to 12 of May 2008, LSK participated to the exhibition on preconstruction (CONSTRUCTIONS 2008) that was held in Athens. Invited by STEELHOUSE S.A. – a long term member of the organization?- LSK was represented by Pierre Quaquin (General Secretary) and Dr.? Natividad Pastor (LSK technical Dept.). Nader Elhajj from FrameCad Solutions (FCS) was also invited. FCS is also an LSK member which is specialized in advanced roll forming and software solutions for lightweight steel.
STEELHOUSE has presented SCS (SteelHouse Construction System) to the Greek public through a complete 2 storey steel framed building of 75sqm displaying all stages of construction from steel framing and insulation up to drywall systems which was erected inside the exhibition hall.
During the exhibition, SteelHouse with the aid of LSK and Nader Elhajj, organized a seminar presenting the advantages of steel framing in terms of quality, pricing, speed and environmental friendliness. Moreover, LSK presented itself in Greece and gave some information on the WISH program (presented by Pierre Quaquin) and on the Anti-Seismic design (presented by Natividad Pastor).
The feedback we had from this seminar was very promising for the future of lightweight steel construction in Greece.
Kostas Chrysanthakopoulos, SteelHouse
Lightweight Steel solutions for a housing program, Bucharest, Romania
CASA BUNA, a housing program in Romania, made in partnership with ArcelorMittal Foundation and Habitat for Humanity to build houses for people in need, will be a test for the Romanian version of the WISH method. A demonstration and a training session for volunteers will be organised in October on ArcelorMittal Construction site in Bucharest. CASA BUNA will offer comfortable housing to budget-constrained Romanian families. Nevertheless the houses will meet the seismic requirements specific to Romania and they will be energy-efficient, thanks to cold-formed steel !
(more information on www.easy-steel.com).
A workshop is organised in October to Bucharest, Romania to visit the CASA BUNA building site.
More information on www.easy-steel.com
LSK A.G.M 2008
The annual General Assembly of LSK took place in Paris last June 20th 2008.
It gathered the LSK members who have paid their annual fees.
The members of the Board of Directors are re-elected for another term of 2 years. Pierre Bourrier is the President of the LSK association.
The participants could have an overview on what the new internet website will look like and what it will offer.
More information on www.easy-steel.com
WISH Handbook
Workpack design for steel house/Mémento pour l’habitat à ossature acier/Guia para la construcción residencial en acero conformado en frío
The guide explains how to build a house with easy tools according to the WISH method. It will be available in English, French and Spanish in September 2008.
Some Case studies WISH 1.0 will be soon available on the website.
Editor’s choice : Steel solutions for renovation : a new successful market for light steel framing
 Geoxia, the French number 1 national housing builder offers steel solutions for renovation. The renovation market represents today 50% of the residential market with a strong potential of development that goes from extension, elevation to improvement of thermal and acoustic performances of existing buildings. As a preview, on the stand of GEOXIA SERVICES, visitors of the exhibition Rénover 2008 that took place in Paris from the 4th to the 6th of April 2008 discovered the innovating solutions developed within the framework of the partnership with ArcelorMittal. On the one hand innovating steel solutions for elevation and transformation of metal frames into thin sections associated to sandwich steel panels into frontages. And on the other hand a global offer for the transformation of existing houses, in particular with the software ODMIR 4, aid tool of decision-making for restoration of houses.
GEOXIA SERVICES is indeed the prize winner of the Foundation of research in building-energy, supported by 4 major actors of the habitat and energy sector which are EDF, GDF, Lafarge and... ArcelorMittal. Pierre Bourrier and Thierry Braine-Bonnaire (ArcelorMittal) have supported this initiative. Thanks to the software ODMIR 4 the owner, with the assistance of a technician, is able to make his thermal diagnosis and to visualise the energy profits resulting from some works. To summarise, to reduce the energy bill and to gain square meters, it means to act on the long term for the environment and the quality of life. 
For those who did not have the opportunity to go to the Rénover 2008 exhibition, GEOXIA SERVICES invite people to attend the Housing exhibition that will take place in Toulouse, France from September 20th to September 28th, 2008.
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