Assurance Through Certification

The Woodwork Institute offers to the architect, specifier, or design professional its expertise and support by offering FREE education, consultation, and a standardized means of quality control for architectural millwork.

The two Compliance Programs are Certified Compliance and Monitored Compliance. These programs allow the design professional to rest assured that the specified project will be completed to the level of quality he or she expects.

For complete description of certification see Programs & Services Manual, pages 27 - 33.

Certified Compliance Program (CCP)
An established discipline of quality control, for use in conjunction with the Architectural Woodwork Standards, providing a non-biased means of confirming conformance to a project's plans and specifications.

CCP is a means of assuring the quality you designed is adheared to by informing everyone that you are requiring verification. Specification of the CCP in no way resticts bidding or bidders. Anyone may use the Institute's inspection service without the requirement of being a WI member or licensee.

Certified shop drawings make the review process easier and saves time by eliminating the need to check fabrication details. When Certified shop drawings are received for review, it's already assumed that they conform to the project's specifications and the AWS requirements. This allows verification of the design intent to be the primary concern. Evidence of Certification is provided by means of an individually serial numbered Shop Drawing Certified Compliance label, attached to the first page of the original shop drawing set.

Certified millwork and installation confirms that the furnished and/or installed millwork products conform to the plans, specifications, and Architectural Woodwork Standards, for the GRADE(S) specified, adding the confidence that you and your client are getting what was specified and what you’re paying for.

Evidence of Certification for millwork products, finishing, and/or installation, is provided primarily by issuance of a "Certified Compliance Certificate," listing the items certified, the applicable grade(s), and whether installation is included. Additionally, each elevation of casework and/or countertops shall bear an individually serial numbered "Certified Compliance Label," if so specified.

For general information, see page 8 in our exclusive supplemental text, The WI Approach.

CCP Request and Authorization to Inspect

Architectural Millwork Quality Issues - Assurance Through Certification Seminar presentation

Monitored Compliance Program (MCP)
The Monitored Compliance Program, like the Standards and our Certified Compliance Program, is an established discipline of quality control. Monitored Compliance expands on the CCP by providing ongoing reviews/inspections of the project from it's start to certification at completion. It is a quality control program with the control in front, to affirm the quality. Requiring Monitored Compliance conveys not only is quality expected, it's demanded.

The Institute will issue written progress reports throughout the duration of the project. The shop drawings, millwork products, finishing, and installation (of all involved parties), are progressively inspected for compliance to the contract documents and the AWS, for the grade(s) specified.

Upon conducting a final compliant inspection, the Institute will attach a Certified Compliance label to each elevation of casework and countertop, and will issue a Monitored Compliance Certificate, certifying that the millwork products and their installation is furnished for this project to fully meet all the requirements of the contract documents and the AWS, for the grade(s) specified.

Disclaimer
The Woodwork Institute does not guarantee or assure the safety or performance of any manufactured products, components, or installation thereof found to be in compliance with the Architectural Woodwork Standards, and/or the contract documents under its standards and/or compliance programs. Additionally, the Woodwork Institute does not guarantee or assure the contract performance of any entity being monitored under the Monitored Compliance Program.

For general information, see page 14 in our exclusice supplemental text, The WI Approach.

MCP Request and Authorization to Monitor

Architectural Millwork Quality Issues - Assurance Through Certification Seminar presentation

Certified Seismic Installation Program (CSIP)

• Can be used as an expansion of WI’s CC and MC programs or as a stand-alone compliance program
• Provides access to WI’s OSHPD seismic casework installation pre-approvals
  
• Provides a non-biased means of confirming conformance to a projects specific seismic casework in wall blocking and installation fastener size, frequency and location requirements
  
• Provides review of shop drawings for blocking location requirements, and if:
  
  • In conjunction with either the CC or MC program’s evidence of compliance is provided by means of an individually serial numbered CCP shop drawing label or digitally signed image applied to the first page of the certified submittal
    
    • It is the responsibility of the architectural millwork fabricator and/or installation firm to include within their bid, any and all costs for CSIP
      

More information on Certified Seismic Installation Program (CSIP)

CSIP Request and Authorization to Inspect

CSIP Specifications Language

Certified Seismic Casework Installation Seminar presentation

CSIP Blocking Inspection Worksheet

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