# Architectural millwork software that keeps the submittal, the field dimension and the cut list together

> Architectural millwork is a class of custom joinery built to a drawing for one building: casework, panelling, reception desks, doors and trim, produced to a written grade rather than a catalogue number. The grade and the material are both specified. A public specification will call Custom or Premium grade, and the panels underneath are capped at 0.05 ppm of formaldehyde for hardwood plywood and 0.09 ppm for particleboard. Neurobird holds the submittal, the field dimension, the cut list and the punch item on one job.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/architectural/
- Product: Neurobird Architectural Millwork Operations Platform
- Niche: architectural millwork
- Buyer: architectural millwork shops
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-22

## What Neurobird Architectural Millwork does

- Hold each submittal revision against the elevation and the room it actually covers
- Capture field dimensions on site so the shop cuts to a measurement rather than a message
- Record panel and finish material against the emission standard the specification called
- Close punch items against the elevation, with a photograph, rather than against a job number

## How it works

1. **Take the dimension** Field dimensions are captured against the elevation on site, so the shop drawing and the cut list start from a measurement with a date and a name on it.
2. **Approve the revision** Every submittal revision stays on the record with what changed, which stops a shop cutting to a drawing the design team superseded three weeks earlier.
3. **Install and close** Each elevation closes with its own punch items and photographs, so a retainage conversation is a list rather than an argument.

## From the source material

> Similarly when spaces of a building vary in their architectural detailing, those that are the most elaborate are usually the primary spaces.

Source: National Park Service, identifying primary and secondary interior spaces, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/taxincentives/interiors-identifying-primary-secondary.htm

## Industry context

- **0.05 ppm** Formaldehyde emission ceiling for hardwood plywood made with a veneer core or a composite core, tested to the method the rule incorporates. (source: 40 CFR 770.10, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/770.10)
- **0.11 ppm** Ceiling for medium density fibreboard, with 0.13 ppm for thin medium density fibreboard and 0.09 ppm for particleboard. (source: 40 CFR 770.10, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/770.10)
- **2018** Those standards have applied since June 1, 2018 to composite wood sold, supplied, offered for sale or manufactured in the United States, whether as a panel, a component part or inside a finished good. (source: 40 CFR 770.10, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/770.10)
- **2016** Year the final formaldehyde rule was published in the Federal Register, written to line up with the California Air Resources Board requirements for the same products. (source: EPA, formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products, https://www.epa.gov/formaldehyde/formaldehyde-emission-standards-composite-wood-products)
- **3 hinges** Minimum on a cabinet door over 48 inches high in a public millwork specification, notched into the door to hold a 1/8 inch reveal tolerance. (source: City of San Diego, millwork specification section 06200, https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/mwwd/business/cwpspecs/pdf/06200.pdf)
- **90 volts** Threshold to ground above which portable electric woodworking machinery must be grounded through a separate ground wire and a polarised plug and receptacle. (source: 29 CFR 1910.213, https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.213)

## Pricing

- Small shop: $199 per month
- Shop: $599 per month
- Multi shop: $1,300 per month

## Questions

### What is architectural millwork?

It is custom joinery built to a drawing for one building: casework, panelling, reception desks, doors and trim, produced to a written grade such as Custom or Premium rather than a catalogue number. The panels underneath are federally capped at 0.05 ppm of formaldehyde for hardwood plywood.

### Does this replace our drawing or nesting software?

No. Drawing and nesting stay where they are. This holds the submittal revisions, the field dimensions, the material record and the punch list, which is the paperwork half that decides whether the right drawing reached the saw.

### How does it handle revisions?

A revision is a dated record against the elevation it changes, with what changed written down. Material already ordered against a superseded revision becomes visible at approval rather than at install.

### Can we show what panel material we used?

Yes. The panel product and the emission standard it meets sit on the job, so when a specification calls a grade and a formaldehyde limit you have a record instead of a supplier word for it.

## Sources

- [40 CFR 770.10, formaldehyde emission standards](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/770.10)
- [EPA, formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products](https://www.epa.gov/formaldehyde/formaldehyde-emission-standards-composite-wood-products)
- [OSHA 29 CFR 1910.213, woodworking machinery requirements](https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.213)
- [City of San Diego, millwork specification section 06200](https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/mwwd/business/cwpspecs/pdf/06200.pdf)
- [National Park Service, identifying primary and secondary interior spaces](https://www.nps.gov/subjects/taxincentives/interiors-identifying-primary-secondary.htm)
- [US Access Board, Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards](https://www.access-board.gov/aba/ufas.html)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/