AWI Standards

Elevate Your Standards With AWI

AWI standards provide woodworking businesses with a framework for achieving and demonstrating high-quality architectural woodwork. This not only enhances your reputation but also helps you meet customer expectations, reduce costs, and remain competitive in the industry.

Submittals

Establish effective and standardized communication through submittals and ensure project quality and success by achieving precise execution of architectural woodwork and interior finishes that align with design intent.

Care & Storage

Maintain the quality and integrity of architectural woodwork throughout its life cycle. Learn how to properly care for, handle, and store your woodwork and interior finishes.

Materials

Ensure high-quality craftsmanship by learning how to select and work with appropriate wood materials.

Factory Finishing

Consistently achieve finishes that are high-quality, aesthetically pleasing, and durable by following this criteria for evaluating the performance and aesthetic attributes of factory-applied finishes to architectural woodwork and interior products.

Finish Carpentry / Installation

Ensure the highest quality and structural integrity in the installation of architectural woodwork and related interior products while achieving uniformity, consistency, and aesthetic excellence in your projects.

Architectural Wood Casework

Produce high-quality architectural wood casework with well-defined aesthetic and performance requirements by learning the industry-established standards and tolerances for architectural wood casework.

Wood Stair, Handrail, and Guard Systems

Ensure the structural integrity and aesthetic appeal of wood stairs, handrails, and guard systems by learning how to maintain high-quality standards in their fabrication and installation process.

Manufactured Wood Casework

Gain control over the aesthetic quality and structural integrity of your manufactured wood casework and ensure uniformity and excellence in the final products through compliance with AWI standards.

Countertops

Maintain a high level of control over the quality and fit of your countertops. Ensure consistency and uniformity in the visual and structural aspects of architectural woodwork projects