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2009 News
11.10.2009
Wood Schools Earn High Marks in South Carolina
APA Teams with WoodWorks to Overturn Ban on Wood Construction in South Carolina Schools
11.10.2009
Raise the Floor Challenge Winning Designer Announced
Bob Esposito of true design studios in Florida is the winning designer in the Raise the Floor 2009 Design Challenge presented by Raised Floor Living.
11.03.2009
APA and ICC Publish Guide to 2009 IRC Lateral Bracing Provisions
A Guide to the 2009 IRC Wood Wall Bracing Provisions explains how to use the International Residential Code (IRC) to provide the bracing necessary for a residential structure to resist the lateral loads that can result from wind and seismic events.
11.02.2009
ANSI/APA PRP-210 Approved for Reference in the 2012 International Codes
At the 2009 Code Development Hearings, ICC Committees approve the reference of ANSI/APA PRP-210 Standard for Performance-Rated Engineered Wood Siding in the 2012 International Codes.
10.30.2009
Raised Floors on Display
Raised wood floor construction and other green building practices featured in Houston tour of progressive homes.
08.05.2009
2008 APA Safety and Health Award Winners Announced
The APA Safety and Health Awards Program encourages and recognizes safety and operational excellence in the North American structural panel and engineered wood industry.
07.30.2009
Home Builders and Designers Compete to Raise the Floor
Home builders and designers gathered in Jacksonville to kick-off the Raise The Floor 2009 Design Challenge presented by APA and the Southern Pine Council.
07.24.2009
Wood-Frame Construction Passes World’s Largest Earthquake Test
APA and its members participate in NEESWood Capstone tests to evaluate mid-rise wood-frame construction on the world's largest shake table in Japan.
07.06.2009
APA Websites Temporarily Affected by Power Outage
A power outage beginning on July 2, 2009 temporarily shut down APA’s website servers, taking apawood.org and other APA websites offline for approximately 27 hours.
02.09.2009
APA Energy Efficiency Seminar Draws Crowd
Green building and wood construction were the topics of a recent APA seminar, Energy-Saving Techniques in Wood-Framed Housing, on February 4, 2009, in Houston, Texas. The free seminar was attended by more than 50 builders, designers and engineers.
02.04.2009
APA Publishes Three New Wall Sheathing Brochures
APA has published three new brochures highlighting economical systems that help residential and light commercial builders achieve higher performance with plywood or OSB wall sheathing.
01.05.2009
Wood Products Market Analysis Now Available From APA
For the first time, annual subscriptions are offered to individuals and organizations looking for the most current data on the housing market as well as structural panel and engineered wood demand and production.
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