Monsoon Season

Monsoon Seasons in Arizona are fantastic! The thunder and lightening are spectacular. The one thing that happens is that we forget in the spring to check for leaks in doors and windows, and then they take us by surprise when the water starts pooling. In one case that I know of personally into the bedroom and saturating the wall to wall carpet while homeowners were out of town.

Don’t let your seasons be ruined by little surprises.
Be sure to check your doors and windows, and come along to Architectrual Elements for all your door and window needs.

Krosswood Doors Introduces the Krosscore Door Line

Press Release Source: Krosswood Doors On Tuesday May 31, 2011, 2:53 pm EDT

SALT LAKE CITY, May 31, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Krosswood Doors of Salt Lake City has introduced and new and innovative wood door line that is “socially responsible, surprisingly affordable and completely revolutionary”.

The Krosscore door is 100% sustainable, made of a recycled core and designed with for the ecologically green generation of homebuilders. The product is a true hardwood face that has the same appearance and functionality as a traditional wood stile and rail door. From the inside out, the door has been designed to be green to the core and provide the best in class product for today’s homes. The door can be stained just like any other hardwood door and comes in Cherry, Maple, Oak, Mahogany and Walnut.

The door is both revolutionary in design and appearance, and it is affordable for almost every new home and remodeling project. CEO of Krosswood Doors, Brad Boyle explains, “We designed the door to be ecologically friendly, while keeping the same appearance as a traditional wood door.”

Currently the Krosscore door has distribution covering most of North America and the list of distributors grows daily. Please refer to your local distributors website to see where you can purchase the Krosscore door, below is the list of distributors that currently distribute the Krosscore door line.

Dealers Warehouse — Serving Tennessee and surrounding areas

Bluegrass Millwork — Serving Kentucky and surrounding areas

Architectural Elements — Serving Arizona and surrounding areas

Empire Building Materials — Serving Montana and surrounding areas

Lumber Products — Serving Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado

Trimco Millwork — Serving Idaho and Utah

Huttig Building Products — Serving the Southeastern states

Reeb Millwork — Serving the Northeastern states

Cansave — Serving eastern Canada

Clem Lumber and Distributing Company — Serving Ohio and the surrounding areas

John Brown VP of Sales, “We have aligned ourselves with the best distributors in the business. Currently we have commitments and distribution partners that cover most of the United States and Canada. There is a lot of excitement for our door that brings the beauty of stile and rail hardwood doors to the price point that is affordable for almost any home.”

Architectural Elements!

Organic insecticide in a wood window frame? Yes!

Never has a wood door been so cost effective, ecologically friendly and technologically advanced as the KROSSCORE DOOR.

Take A Look At What Energy Savings You Can Accomplish

Tucson is the  22nd out of 50 cities in the US for the best places working towards a green environment. We rank 21st for air quality. Visit this site for interesting information about city rankings at Sustain lane and other articles including job listings.

http://www.sustainlane.com/reviews/solar-energy-international-and-habitat-for-humanity-team-up-in-tucson/TV194KQXL2XTOIKF4NXXYQCNVDN8 http://epa.gov/smartgrowth/

http://www.greenandsave.com/ for money saving ideas

You will find information on

•About Energy Savers
•Save Energy & Money Today
Your Home’s Energy Use
http://www.greenandsave.com/ for money saving ideas

•Visit these sites for more information on building and living green:
http://www.energystar.gov/

•http://greenhomeguide.com

•http://www1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/pdfs/energy_savers.pdf

•http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/eem/eemhome.cfm
•http://www.energysavers.gov/tips/

•Insulation & Sealing Air Leaks
•Heating & Cooling
•Water Heating
•Windows
•Lighting
•Appliances
•Home Office & Home Electronics
•Driving & Car Maintenance
•Renewable Energy
•References
•What’s new in building green and a green lifestyle.

Spring Has Arrived!

Wait for what Denise has to say now.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All

One thing you can always count on in Tucson is the weather.  It is great and that is why the “Snowbirds” migrate to us during the winter.  This also allows you the opportunity to do a little remodeling without having to wait for spring or summer.  Check out our lines at www.arcelements.com

Architectural Elements located in Tucson, Arizona wishes all of you a fantastic holiday and the best in the coming new year.

We have worked hard at our business of supplying doors and windows for both commercial and residential building this year.  2009 brought many changes to our business.  Our Products are found in Home Depot for your convenience.  You can also visit our showroom at 4021 E. Columbia, Suite 101, Tucson Az. 85714 

In celebration of the season we will be closed for the holidays December 27th and merrily back to the grind on January 3rd 2011.

See you in the New Year, from the gang at Architectural Elements.