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Why Wall Paneling Is an Important Part of the Architectural Woodwork Standards
While architectural wall panels look beautiful and have an aesthetic impact, it is challenging to meet both design specifications and the AWS.
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The Importance of Submitting a Woodwork Project under the Architectural Woodwork Standards
One of the first steps in architectural woodworker certification is to submit specifications. These series of steps are the ‘building blocks’ for success.
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The Effects of Heat on Architectural Woodwork
With the onset of winter and the change in temperature and humidity across the U.S., woodworkers sometimes get feedback from clients that their woodwork is defective. These changes in temperature and humidity are often the cause of this, but is the effect of heat alone on architectural woodwork significant?
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The A, B, Cs of Architectural Woodwork in Your Projects
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...)
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AWI Next Generation Standards Development Progress
The Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) is currently creating a suite of new sections for custom architectural woodwork. The creation of the new AWI sections 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 Institute) 2 (more...)
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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…)
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What Licensing & Certification Mean in QCP’s Quality Assurance Process
At AWI’s Quality Certification Program (QCP), we have two basic components to our quality assurance model and processes. One is woodworking firm licensing, and one is woodworking project certification. These components are separate but very closely related. (more…)
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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…)
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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…)
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