Quality Review Articles for Architects and Designers Archives

The Quality Certification Program (QCP) will team with the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), for two webinars for architects and designers about architectural woodwork in your upcoming projects. Each webinar hosted by CSI qualifies for one AIA/CES Approved AIA HSW Learning Unit credit. Gain insight into the specification requirements that will maximize one of the most highly visible ele (more...)

AWI Next Generation Standards Development Progress

The Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) is currently creating a new suite of standards for custom architectural woodwork. The creation of the new AWI standards suite is expected to continue for the next two years and will define and address each aspect of the architectural woodwork industry. AWI has adopted and numerically aligned each woodwork standard to CSI's (Construction Specification Inst (more...)

The Match Game: Architectural Woodwork Standard’s “Checklist” for Wood Veneer Wall Paneling

This Quality Review regular feature will strive to present woodwork-related technical topics of common interest and importance to the design community, general contractors, and the architectural woodwork industry. (more…)

The Meaning of Licensing in QCP’s Quality Assurance Process

AWI’s Quality Certification Program (QCP) has two basic components to its quality assurance model. These components are separate, but closely related. (more…)

AWI Convention Roundtable on “Standards”

October has arrived and that means Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) Convention time. At this year’s convention I participated in a roundtable discussion and audience question and answer session on the new ANSI-approved standards to provide a perspective from both QCP and as a member of the AWI Technical Committee working to develop the new standards. (more…)

Effective QCP Quality Assurance Tools Lurking in the “Back of the Book”

This Quality Review regular feature presents woodwork-related technical topics of common interest and importance to the design community, general contractors, and the architectural woodwork industry. (more…)

Architect “Lives by Standards”

AWI Quality Certification Corporation (QCC) meets with architects, design professionals, and specifiers about the Quality Certification Program to learn firsthand about the value of industry standards and certification of woodwork for their projects. Here are some insights gained at a recent CSI event. (more…)

Submit Your Photos and Links Highlighting QCP Woodwork

The AWI Quality Certification Corporation (AWI QCP) has been using social media to highlight any non-conformities identified by QCP Inspectors during project inspections. Now, as we come to better appreciate the follower reach and opportunities presented through social media channels, we are using it to celebrate you, the companies that produce the QCP projects. (more…)

Virtual Project Inspections: Service in the Making for Architects, Designers, Specifiers

AWI Quality Certification Program (QCP) has been developing and implementing it's Virtual Project Inspection (VPI) technology over the past year and is inspecting projects across the United States as well as around the world. This technology uses video sharing software so that one person who is on-site can be directed to show video of the architectural woodwork products in real time as the AWI QCP (more...)

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