Category: Doors

The Emotional Roller Coaster never stops

Every day...every month...for the past three years...since our economy took the big plunge...I've been riding the Emotional Roller Coaster. Good months and bad ones....fighting for survival. It's dog eat dog fighting for every order.  Stretching my ima… more »

Some projects are just heart warming experiences

Working with the Rogue Valley Community Development Corporation is always a heart warming experience.  In the same vain as Habitat for Humanity, the RVCDC model is based on new home owners putting in sweat equity.  They get to know their neighbors in way… more »

New Energy Star Requirements for 2010

The Department of Energy has been dragging their feet for a few years on this one. As I've mentioned before even our Congress beat them to the punch on energy efficient windows in the Stimulus Bill back in February.The DOE has released it's final criteri… more »

Indoor Air Redux

I just found out that the EPA is currently looking at whether regulatory or other action might be appropriate to protect against potential risks posed by formaldehyde emitted from certain pressed wood products.   more »

The 30/30 Stimulus Window

Who would have guessed that the Stimulus Bill would cause such a change in our industry.The Energy Star compliant window has always been one of those government anomalies that bugged me due to it's halfheartedness. The requirement for improved efficiency… more »