Design Solutions - Fall 2008 - (Page 51) american insTiTuTe of archiTecTs regisTered learning module ou are faced with making material selections and writing Contract Documents for an expensive custom woodworking project. You’ve done one or two similar projects in the past, but that was a few years ago. So, you ask yourself, “where can i get unbiased facts about fine woodwork?” It’s Sunday afternoon. There is no one to call, and your searches using ‘fine woodworking standards specifications’ on the internet aren’t very helpful. This is the time to refer to awi and the Quality Standards Illustrated (QSI). In ThIS leSSOn: This lesson will increase your comfort level when considering using custom architectural woodwork and specifying woodwork correctly in your next project. in this lesson you will: 4 reminded about Be Y arCHiteCturaL WOOdWOrk staNdards: Your PartNer siNCe 1961. You have seen (and perhaps even written) contract documents which reference the QSI. You trust the Standards. They have been around for nearly 50 years, and the Standards are neutral and fair. in fact, the QSI is like an old friend on whom you can always depend. TrusTed friends features in AWI’s Quality Standards Illustrated (QSI). 4 Understand the ratio- nale behind the educational content of the QSI. of the QSI. 4 Learn about the history 4 Avoid using the term “match” incorrectly. fine veneers. 4 Learn how to select This business of design, fabrication, finishing, and construction is complicated. with so many disciplines involved, none of us can be expected to know everything about every element of the project. we need trusted friends and advisors. fine custom woodworking, often the last aspect to be finished on the job and the first that the customer sees and touches, is certainly one of those areas. w when the project is unique, and special woodwork or millwork is required, then an awi member architectural woodworking firm is the first place to go; and the 8th Edition Quality Standards Illustrated is the guide for you. The combination of a manufacturer dedicated to the trade and a proven reference dedicated to the trade is unbeatable. FaLL 2008 I DESIgN SoLUTIoNS 51 Your Partner Since 1961
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