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AWI Standards for millwork cover a wide range of technical details that woodworking professionals can comply with. These standards cover both the aesthetic and functional aspects of architectural millwork, and include both customized and common woodwork, from panels, window cases, and crown moldings, to custom kitchen cabinets and drafting and display counters. The term ‘millwork’ is sometimes (more...)

The AWI Casework Standards are a set of best practices for the interior woodwork industry that can be followed by professional woodworkers, architects, and interior designers. These standards ensure customer satisfaction by delivering consistently high quality every step of the way, and using formalized testing requirements to ensure that a product will perform exactly as envisioned. What Is Wood (more...)

QCP certification is a woodworking project quality assurance certification that is administered by the Architectural Woodwork Institute’s Quality Certification Program (AWI-QCP).  Available to woodworkers, architects, and general contractors, QCP certification is focused on ensuring that a woodworking project complies with high quality standards and best industry practices.   QCP Certif (more...)

The simple answer is that you can find all the AWI Standards documents online. But what do these standards cover, and how do they all fit together?    An Overview of the AWI Standards The Architectural Woodwork Institute has recently published their own set of standards. QCP recognizes these AWI sections when licensing woodworking firms and certifying projects that have specified QCP. AW (more...)