AWI & SMA releases new stair standard

Author:
Woodshop News Editors
Publish date:
Feb 12, 2020

The Architectural Woodwork Institute and the Stairbuilders and Manufacturers Association have announced that the AWI SMA 0643 – Wood Stair, Handrail, and Guard Systems Standard has been completed by the SMA Quality Standards Committee.

The AWI and SMA teams are now preparing to begin the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) process, during which the standard will open to public comment. At the completion of this process, the AWI and SMA teams will address any comments or suggestions submitted.

AWI SMA 0643 - Wood Stair, Handrail, and Guard Systems provides standards and tolerances for the quality fabrication and field installation of wood stair, handrail, and guard systems. Further, it establishes minimum aesthetic and performance requirements intended to provide a well-defined degree of control over a project's quality of materials, workmanship, and/or fabrication.

The standard draft is available for public comment at www.gotoawi.com/standards and www.stairways.org.

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The Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) and the Stairbuilders and Manufacturers Association (SMA) announce the release of ANSI/AWI SMA 0643-2021 Wood Stair, Handrail, and Guard Systems Standard which was approved on Mar. 1 by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

The Architectural Woodwork Institute invites public comments on its proposed Manufactured Wood Casework standard (AWI 1232) through Oct. 11.

NAAWS

A revised edition of the North American Architectural Woodwork Standards, NAAWS 4.0, was released on May 31 by the Woodwork Institute and the Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada.

The Stairbuilders and Manufacturers Association’s Stair Academy will present a Stair Balustrade class June 13-15 in Smyrna, Ga.

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The Architectural Woodwork Institute is in the process of creating a new suite of standards for architectural woodwork. The creation of these standards, which is expected to continue for the next three years, will define and address each aspect of architectural woodwork, according to the organization.

The Architectural Woodwork Institute is developing 12 woodworking standards through an American National Standards Institute-approved process on a three-year schedule.

The AWI's Architectural Woodwork Standards Edition Two is designed to help create bidding equality in the industry.

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