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January 13, 2023

ANSI/AWI SMA 0643 – Wood Stair, Handrail, and Guard Systems

In our recent podcast, Jeff Brown, Director of Education at the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI), and Hunter Morrison, Technical Director at…
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January 10, 2023

ANSI/AWI SMA 0643 – Wood Stair, Handrail, and Guard Systems

In this podcast, we welcome Doug Adams, who is the owner of Florida Stairworks and Carpentry and the leader of…
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December 15, 2022

Diving into ANSI/AWI 1236 – Countertops with Hunter Morrison

In our recent podcast, Jeff Brown, Director of Education at the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI), spoke with Hunter Morrison, Technical…
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December 8, 2022

Discussing ANSI/AWI 1232 – Manufactured Wood Casework with Hunter Morrison

In our recent podcast, Jeff Brown, Director of Education at the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI), spoke with Hunter Morrison, Technical…
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December 1, 2022

Breaking Down ANSI/AWI 0400 – Factory Finishing with Hunter Morrison

In our recent podcast, Jeff Brown, Director of Education at the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI), spoke with Hunter Morrison, Technical…
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October 24, 2022

Exploring the Supportive AWI Standards with Hunter Morrison

In our recent podcast, Jeff Brown, Director of Education at the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI), spoke with Hunter Morrison, Technical…
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October 19, 2022

Exploring the Supportive AWI Standards

In this podcast, Jeff Brown, Director of Education at AWI, chats with Hunter Morrison, Technical Director at AWI, about the…
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October 19, 2022

Diving Into ANSI/AWI 1236 – Countertops

In this podcast, Jeff Brown, Director of Education at AWI, talks with Hunter Morrison, Technical Director at AWI, about the…
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