ABTG Standards Announcement
CLOSED: BSR/ABTG FS 100-202x, Standard Requirements for Wind Pressure Resistance of Foam Plastic Insulating Sheathing Used in Exterior Wall Covering Assemblies (revision of ANSI/ABTG FS 100-2012 (R2018)) is available for review and public comment as published on December 27, 2024, in Volume 55, No. 52 of ANSI Standards Action (see page 14). This standard establishes wind pressure resistance requirements for Foam Plastic Insulating Sheathing (FPIS) products used as exterior wall sheathing, including use as continuous insulation, in exterior wall covering assemblies. A free electronic copy is available here. (Current version is available below.) Submit comments to Mindy Caldwell by February 10, 2025.
Interested parties who wish to participate as a member of a consensus body for Standards Development should contact Mindy Caldwell to apply. Meeting schedule and participation in meetings are also available by request. The next project committee meeting is March 3, 2025.
ABTG is a standards development organization (SDO), first approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on September 24, 2021, by ANSI’s Executive Standards Council, with an operating procedure for documenting consensus on ABTG-sponsored American National Standards.
ABTG’s operating procedures, ABTG Procedures for Documenting Consensus, governs the activities of ABTG related to the development, reaffirmation, revision, and withdrawal of American National Standards developed in the areas of building materials, assemblies, and systems, including methods of design, construction, and testing. Creation of ABTG standards will be undertaken based on unique and will reference other consensus standards where appropriate. ABTG and its standards development committees will function in accordance with “ANSI Essential Requirements,” making sure that due process requirements are met for the development of any and all Standards.
If you are interested in having ABTG facilitate a standard development project, including any needed research and development of a pre-standard draft, please contact us.
Completed ANSI Standards
ANSI/ABTG FS200.1 – 2022 "Standard for Use of Foam Plastic Insulating Sheathing (FPIS) in Building Envelopes: Above-grade Walls" was approved by the ANSI Board of Standards Review with an Approval Date of Final Action: 10/20/2022 and Standards Action Publication Date: 10/28/2022.
Download ANSI/ABTG FS 200.1 – 2022
ANSI/ABTG FS 100-2012 (R2018) “Standard Requirements for Wind Pressure Resistance of Foam Plastic Insulating Sheathing Used in Exterior Wall Covering Assemblies" (reaffirmation of ANSI/ABTG FS 100-2012) was approved by the ANSI Board of Standards Review with an Approval Date of Final Action: 10/11/2018 and Standards Action Publication Date: 10/19/2018. This standard is currently recognized in the International Building Code and the International Residential code as “ANSI/SBCA FS 100-2012 (R2018)” and has been transferred by ANSI to ABTG as of September 24, 2021 without change to the content of the standard.
Download ANSI/ABTG FS 100-2012 (R2018)
If you have any questions, please contact us.