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Quality Architectural Woodwork for Architects - Drawing and Specification Requirements

 

Presented by Glenda Harskamp, AWMAC

This session will give an overview of quality standards for architectural woodwork as defined by the North American Architectural Woodwork Standards (NAAWS) manual and how to apply the standards in your drawings and specifications. The session will discuss grades and quality as it relates to custom one-off manufacturing and how to get the best possible results in the architectural woodwork you have designed, as well as checks and balances that specifying AWMAC quality standards can provide.

Activity Summary

This session will give an overview of quality standards for architectural woodwork as defined by the North American Architectural Woodwork Standards (NAAWS) manual and how to apply the standards in your drawings and specifications. The session will discuss grades and quality as it relates to custom one-off manufacturing and how to get the best possible results in the architectural woodwork you have designed, as well as checks and balances that specifying AWMAC quality standards can provide.

The session will explore the wording of specifications – are you creating clarity or confusion? Are your specifications up to date, and do you have the information you need to get the results you expect. You will also learn how to verify that finished woodwork installation meets the requirements of your specifications.

The session will provide some basic information that can be indicated on your drawings to ensure that there is a level playing field for bidders. There will be discussion about how drawings and specifications overrule the NAAWS manual and what is important to draw and what can be left to the woodwork manufacturer.

Learning Objectives:

1. Get a better handle on defining quality

2. How to simplify the quality verification process

3. Understanding and selecting the appropriate NAAWS grade

4. Clarify in your architectural woodwork drawings and specifications