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…)
Read MoreOctober 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…)
Read MoreThis 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…)
Read MoreAWI 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…)
Read MoreThe 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…)
Read MoreRecently I traveled to Merchants Fixture in Ashland, Virginia, a casework and millwork manufacturer which several months earlier had applied for Quality Certification Program (QCP) licensing, and was now ready for the required inspection of its work samples and facilities.
Read MoreThe Quality Certification Program (QCP) continued its pattern of steady growth as the chart below illustrates.
Read More2018 began with Michael R. McNulty, Sr. taking the helm as elected Chair of the Quality Certification Corporation.
Read MoreWith product specification, fabrication and installation deliveries looming, QCP Licensees are under enormous pressure to juggle time-sensitive schedules that accommodate customers.
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