Architectural Woodwork Standards Edition 2
Download the depreciated Architectural Woodwork Standards, Edition 2 below.
The North American Architectural Woodwork Standards have been adopted and published jointly effective July 1, 2016, as the successor, replacement and latest edition of the Architectural Woodwork Standards, Edition 2. For jobs bid on or after July 1, 2016, with specifications calling for the AWS “latest edition,” NAAWS will apply. Projects bid prior to this date, but on or after Oct. 1, 2014, use AWS2.
The North American Architectural Woodwork Standards replaced AWS, edition, as of July 1, 2016. Information on AWS 2 is provided as historic reference as needed for previous projects.
If specifications call for Architectural Woodwork Standards, Edition 2 will apply to all jobs bid on or after the Oct. 1, 2014, effective date. For jobs bid from Oct. 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2014, the AWS, Edition 1, will apply. If you have any questions, or would like to purchase a hard copy of the AWS2, please call the Woodwork Institute Office at 916-372-9943.