TACOMA, WA  --  The American Institute of Timber Construction (AITC) has transferred three American National Standards from AITC to APA with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2013. The standards include:

• ANSI A190.1 – 2012 (previously ANSI/AITC A190.1) American National Standard for Wood Products, Structural Glued Laminated Timber, renamed to ANSI A190.1 under APA’s management,

• ANSI 405 – 2008 (previously AITC 405) American National Standard, Standard for Adhesives for use in Structural Glued Laminated Timber, renamed to ANSI 405 – 2008, and

• ANSI 117 – 2010 (previously AITC 117) American National Standard, Standard Specification for Structural Glued Laminated Timber of Softwood Species, renamed to ANSI 117 – 2012.

“APA has had a good working relationship with AITC for many years. We’re pleased to take the responsibility for these standards, which are vital to the glulam industry,” said APA President Dennis Hardman. “We’re taking steps to ensure a smooth transition of the standards committee and to provide uninterrupted support to the industry with up-todate product standards and design specifications.”

APA is a national standards developer accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and has a long and extensive history in building codes and standards development activities. It serves, for example, as the sponsor for the standing committees of U.S. Voluntary Product Standard PS 1 for Structural Plywood, the consensus softwood plywood standard, and Voluntary Product Standard PS 2, the U.S. harmonized performance standard developed under the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement. It has developed performance standards over the years for numerous products, including ANSI/APA PRP 210-2008 for engineered wood siding, ANSI/PRR 410-2011 for engineered wood rim boards, ANSI/PRG 320-2012 for cross-laminated timber, and APA PRI-400 for prefabricated wood I-joists.

APA also serves as a third-party quality auditing and testing agency. It is recognized as a certification body, inspection agency, and/or testing organization by the International Accreditation Service (IAS), Standards Council of Canada (SCC), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), State of Florida, Miami-Dade County (FL), New York City, City of Los Angeles, Japan and Dancert (for certification of APA member products in the European Union).

Source: APA