ANSI Reaccreditation Reinforces AWC’s Leadership in Wood Design Standards
AWC successfully completed the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) reaccreditation process, allowing for the continued development and maintenance of AWC’s wood design standards as ANSI American National Standards. This accreditation is essential to safeguarding industry access to rigorous, performance-based design resources and maintaining the credibility and widespread acceptance of wood construction standards. The periodic reaccreditation process includes a comprehensive audit of AWC’s operations and processes related to standards development.
The auditor ultimately found that the five audited AWC standards were compliant and commended many aspects of the program, reinforcing our reputation for technical excellence and procedural integrity.
- National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction
- Wood Frame Construction Manual for One and Two Family Dwellings (WFCM)
- Fire Design Specification (FDS) for Wood Construction
- Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS)
- Permanent Wood Foundation (PWF) Design Specification
This reaccreditation is especially important as we continue to work to update the SDPWS and PWF. The 2027 SDPWS and 2027 PWF have gone through multiple rounds of balloting and commenting throughout the year and are on track to meet the International Code Council’s deadline for reference in the 2027 I-codes. Maintaining ANSI accreditation ensures these updates can move forward seamlessly and remain authoritative resources for engineers, designers, and code officials.