2005 National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction Mar, 2005 By Philip Line, P.E., John “Buddy” Showalter, P.E. and Robert J. Taylor, Ph.D., P.Eng., Assoc.AIA In Articles, Codes and Standards This article is currently only available in PDF format, please click the link to the top right. About the author ⁄ Philip Line, P.E.Philip Line is Vice President of Codes & Regulations for the American Wood Council, Leesburg, VA. Prev Structural Engineering… Organized for All Next Stable, Strong and Green…