TACOMA WA , Nov. 6, 2009 (Press Release) - A new American National Standard for engineered wood panel siding, Standard for Performance-Rated Engineered Wood Siding (ANSI/APA PRP-210), was approved by an ICC committee for acceptance into the 2012 International Building Code (IBC) and the International Residential Code (IRC) at the 2009 Code Development Hearings in Baltimore, MD. The standard was developed by APA under the consensus process of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and was approved for publication by ANSI in December 2008. APA is accredited by ANSI as a standards developer of American national consensus standards that can be recognized by the national building code, regulatory bodies and government agencies.
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