This joint publication of the AWPA and the International Code Council contains all of the AWPA Standards referenced in the 2009 IBC and IRC This book of standards is the result of a joint effort between the ICC and AWPA, who have developed this compilation of the most widely used wood protection standards, which are adopted and incorporated by reference in the 2009 edition of the International Building Code (IBC) and the International Residential Code (IRC). New to this edition are historical background, application commentary, and explanation of important changes from previous editions of the referenced standards.
Found in 1994, the non-profit organization of the International Code Council (ICC) develops "a single set of comprehensive and coordinated national model construction codes".