Woodworkers and architects new to AWI-QCP often ask us about our origins and how we work - so here’s your complete guide! You can also listen to this blog post as a podcast hosted by QCP’s Executive Director, Randy Estabrook. Listen now. What is AWI-QCP? We can actually expand this into two separate questions: what is the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) and what is the Quali (more...)
Read MoreFor architects, knowing how to specify architectural wood veneers can be tricky, but veneers are such a complex part of interior woodwork that it’s essential your specifications are correct. Having the correct specifications from the outset means that you, the general contractor, interior designers, and woodworkers can properly coordinate their work, communicate clearly, and avoid wasting time a (more...)
Read MoreGrant Golightly, an architect from Salt Lake City, UT, managed a multi-million dollar project with the Salt Lake Mosquito Abatement District for a new campus where millwork was an important aspect of the interior design, and he needed assurance that the millwork met his specifications. We talked to him about how and why QCP helped make his project a success. You can also listen to this blog post (more...)
Read MoreIn this article, we’ll explain in detail how and why the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) is transitioning in their own standards from the previously recognized Architectural Woodwork Standards (AWS), and what this means for QCP. Background to the Architectural Woodwork Standards The AWI Standards of Architectural Woodwork were first agreed and produced jointly by the Archit (more...)
Read MoreWood veneers are highly aesthetic and complex components of woodwork, and when executed to a high standard can really help to establish a woodworker’s reputation for quality. Wood veneers can be used on floors, walls, ceilings, furniture, casework, and more to project a sense of opulence and fine craftsmanship. Let’s take a closer look at some of the common applications of wood veneer. (more...)
Read MoreShows Leary, QCP Rep Since 1996 Second in a series of profiles about Quality Certification Program Representatives – links in the field between QCP Licensees and the Quality Certification Corporation. Shows Leary has a rich history of involvement in the millwork and construction industries dating back to 1968. He learned how to build a house under his grandfather’s watchful eyes, (more...)
Read MoreBy Wayne Hintz, QCP Representative There was a period in the history of AWI’s Quality Certification Program (QCP) when there were only two possible outcomes for architectural woodwork which was required to be certified, and simultaneously subject to inspection by QCP representatives. Those outcomes were: Full certification of the project, based on zero outstanding nonconforming items afte (more...)
Read MoreNew Conformance Validation Procedure Resulting from the New ANSI / AWI Wood Casework Standard The Architectural Woodwork institute has released the ANSI / AWI 0641-2019--Architectural Wood Casework Standard, which became effective for PROJECTS BID after June 1, 2020 that call for the AWS current edition. What QCP licensed firms need to know about the new standard is the requirement for all ca (more...)
Read MoreWith the release last month of the ANSI / AWI 0641-2019—Architectural Wood Casework Standard, the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) opened the door for innovation and cost saving opportunities. ANSI / AWI 0641 took effect June 1, 2020, and succeeds, replaces, and supplants Section 10 of the Architectural Woodwork Standards, Edition 2 (2014) as the most current version of the AWI Stan (more...)
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