AWMAC’s Standards Manual

NORTH AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK STANDARDS (NAAWS)

NAAWS is the collaboratively developed technical standard created by the Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada (AWMAC) and the Woodwork Institute. The leading Standard providing clear, consistent, and practical guidance for specifying, manufacturing, installing, and inspecting architectural woodwork across North America.

The architectural woodwork industry relies on standards that are accurate, current, and crafted with real-world insight. While various standards exist across North America, NAAWS offers a distinctly different approach—one built on cross-border collaboration, transparent governance, and unmatched technical depth. Because NAAWS is co-developed by AWMAC and the Woodwork Institute, it benefits from a broader pool of expertise, field data, and regional practices than any single-organization standard. This joint stewardship ensures that NAAWS evolves through a structured, accountable, and balanced process—not unilateral interpretation or selective updates.

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What you get:

• A logical and simple means to comprehensively specify elements of architectural woodwork for use in climate-controlled environments which meet the functional and aesthetic requirements of clients.
• Compliance criteria to ensure that manufacturers/installers bidding on a project compete on an equal basis and are obligated to perform work of equal quality.
• Industry information, terminology, and test criteria to properly determine compliance.