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Texas AWI Chapter Benefits

Education

Texas AWI provides educational seminars and meetings to help your business overcome challenges and obstacles in an ever changing marketplace.

Giving Back

One of our goals is to give back to our industry. Texas AWI provides scholarships to young aspiring woodworkers. This allows them to compete on a national level and provides financial support for their education.

Networking

Join Texas AWI to network with fellow manufacturers, affiliates and suppliers. Texas AWI is a great opportunity to learn from others and join an experienced group of industry professionals.

Texas AWI Mission Statement

The Texas Chapter of the Architectural Woodwork Institute (TAWI) is a non-profit organization partnering with AWI in being the authoritative resource for the advancement of architectural woodwork.

  • To promote the use of architectural woodwork by reaching and informing customers, design professionals, and the woodworking community with programs of value.
  • To promote quality standards and certification program as developed by AWI National.
  • To promote education through seminars, workshops, publications and networking.
  • To promote the value of AWI national membership and their resources in the woodworking community.

Recent News

  • High School Students Compete in Corpus Christi
  • The annual Texas SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking Competition took place in Corpus Christi at the American Bank Center.  A total of 16 students qualified at district competitions this year.  That is the largest single turn-out for the cabinetmaking competition and all of the competitors were prepared to showcase their skills and abilities. Materials for the build, tools,… View Article
  • SkillsUSA National Cabinetmaking Winner
  • Hayden Clarke from College Station H.S. takes 1st place! On Friday, June 24th 2022, it was announced that Hayden Clarke, the Texas state champion had won the National SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking Contest. The 2022 SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC) was held in Atlanta, GA at the State Farm Arena, during an intense week the… View Article
  • AIA-Houston Sandcastle Competition
  • ATTN: AIA, AGC, & CSI MembersTexas AWI will be joining you on the beach in Galveston. Texas AWI would like to invite you to join us for a discussion about the new ANSI/AWI 0641-2019 Casework Standard and what you may need to know about how these new standards affect the millwork on your projects. We… View Article