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Pentair Launches Commercial VS Pump
Pentair Water Pool & Spa (Sanford, NC) has introduced the Max-E-ProXF VS, a commercial pump…
Outdoor Great Room Offers Fire Tables
The Outdoor Great Room Co. (Burnsville, MN) offers the Havenwood, a gas fire-pit table that…
Pre-Designed Splash Pads from Water Odyssey
Water Odyssey (San Marcos, TX) now offers pre-designed spray park systems to bring fun and…
Hayward Offers Combined Water Treatment
Hayward Pool Products (Clemmons, NC) offers HydroRite UVO₃, a secondary sanitization and oxidation system that…
WU Launches Wolfpack Webinar Wednesdays
As members of the watershaping industry and the rest of the world ride it out during the COVID 19 pandemic, Watershape University has its sights set on the future with a variety of live schools and new content in the works. We are, however, also focused on the here and now, and we know that many of you are looking for ways to take advantage of online educational opportunities during this time of social distancing. That's why we decided to
Finding Your Water
One of water's super powers is the ability to alter our state of mind. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, our world -- with its over-stimulation and over-connectedness - was causing stress and anxiety for countless people, all of which results in what author Wallace "J" Nichols calls
Elevated Ambitions
Elevated watershapes present challenges you don't typically encounter on inground projects. That was certainly the case with this ambitious residential installation where the rooftop pool and entryway waterfeatures were all integral to the home's luxurious, ultra-contemporary design. We were part of a project team that included a custom homebuilder, a company we had known of for years but had never worked with before because of a long working relationship the company had with another local pool builder. This project was unlike any that the pool company had ever tackled before and was
The Waters of Washington
The word "awesome" is badly overused these days, but not so when it comes to describing the waters of Washington State, where living in a state of awe is a common state of mind. My wife, Diane, and I recently concluded four years living in the wilderness there and came away from that experience with deepened appreciations for the many ways the presence of water influences how people live. Not to mention how water shapes everything from politics to geography to the names of the professional sports teams. The presence of water in the landscape profoundly impacts the lives of the people who live around it, and that's been true throughout human history. Because we rely on the presence of water for our survival - as well as transportation, recreation, agriculture and manufacturing everything from medicine to steel - how we choose to
Working on the Waterfront
Locating pools and other types of watershapes adjacent to natural bodies of water presents a range of exciting design opportunities. Perhaps the most familiar is the iconic vanishing edge, a design feature that remains a popular choice for water-side sites where
2020/5.1, May 6 — Rooftop Construction, Exploring Xeriscapes, Natural Grandeur and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS May 6, 2020 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…