FEATURE ARTICLE
Ozone: Understanding Its Green Side
In the first installment of this two-part, in-depth article, Beth Hamil — Vice President, Corporate Compliance, for manufacturer Del Ozone — explores ozone’s environmental benefits for energy consumption, water usage and general healthfulness. ‘[The] lack of widespread awareness of ozone’s positive role,’ Hamil writes, ‘stems partly from the fact that many ozone applications are relatively new and unfamiliar.’ [more]
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LESSONS LEARNED
The Case of the Vanishing Stone
A homeowner hires a company to build a backyard swimming pool that includes a large waterfall made with natural stone. Only one problem: “Once installation was complete,” reports Scott Cohen, “…every time the waterfall ran, chunks of rock material would slough off and fall into the pool.” Another important lesson to be learned! [more]
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FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
WINERY FEATURES
TWO SWIMMING POOLS [more] |
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INTERVIEW
The Importance of Watershaping’s Color Palette
Judith Corona leads a colorful life: Among other things, she teaches color theory and application for UCLA Extension, as well as a 20-hour course on the subject for the Genesis 3 Design Group. Here Corona discusses the importance of color in pool design, and factors to consider when creating a color palette for a backyard watershape. [more]
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Ancient Swimming Pool Found
An ancient swimming pool was recently discovered during an archeological dig under a sewing factory — a find that was widely reported by the news media. Do you know where the discovery was made and when the swimming pool was built?
- In China; during the Qin Dynasty, approximately 2,200 years ago
- In India; during the Gupta Empire, around 1,600 years ago
- In Israel; during the Roman period, some 2,000 years ago
- In Egypt; during the reign of Amenhotep IV, around 3,300 years ago
To see the correct answer and learn more about this archeological find, click here.
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BOOK NOTES
Meeting and Fooling the Eye
‘Although we might not commonly think of watershaping and exterior design in this way, a great many of the details we shape are designed to fool the eye or somehow create illusions,’ writes Mike Farley in his review of the book Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion, by Al Seckel. [more]
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AQUASALT
(Houston, TX) offers salt for use in all saltwater chlorination systems. The salt is made through evaporation in a food-grade salt production facility rather than relying on outdoor solar processing and the contaminants it includes. The material has a crystal size designed to produce the fastest dissolution rate available for pool and spa applications and a level of purity that minimizes any concerns about staining. [more]
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BIONOVA NATURAL POOLS
(Hackettstown, NJ) offers consulting services to professional watershapers interested in designing natural pool systems. Once the design’s aesthetic parameters are set, the organization provides the planning required to complete the project and also will provide either construction or project-management services to make certain the program is implemented to specification. [more]
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AQUAMATIC COVER SYSTEMS
(Gilroy, CA) offers the Hydramatic line of pool covers. Installed with a reliable, maintenance-free, all-fluid drive mechanism designed to last the lifetime of the pool, the system also includes walk-on lid components that blend into the hardscape while completely hiding the retracted cover. Several options for tracks and covers allow for use with pools of almost any configuration. [more]
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WATERWAY PLASTICS
(Oxnard, CA) offers 32-inch Ultra Strip Drains. Compliant with provisions of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act, these units can be used with concrete, vinyl or fiberglass pools and have been NSF-certified for floor and wall applications using either a center port or two side ports. With their length ensuring unblockability, the units come in a wide variety of colors. [more]
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