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Fountain Supply Co. Offers Water-Level Controller
Fountain Supply Co. (Santa Clarita, CA) makes an electronic water-level controller for fountains and other…
Stone Forest’s Ribbed Sphere Fountains
Stone Forest (Santa Fe, NM) produces ribbed sphere fountains in three diameters: 20, 24 and…
RenoSys Manufacturers Pads for Slide Bases
RenoSys (Indianapolis, IN) makes SoftSide pads in a variety of configurations to make pool slides…
Fox Pool Offers Drop-In Spas
Fox Pool Corp. (York, PA) offers pre-plumbed PoolMate Spas to drop into a deck alongside…
Pentair Commercial Offers Acu Drive XS
Pentair Commercial Aquatics (Sanford, NC) manufactures Acu Drive XS, a variable frequency drive that reduces…
AquaCal Updates Look of Heat Pumps
AquaCal (St. Petersburg, FL) has streamlined the look of its HeatWave SuperQuiet heat pumps. The…
Sweet Hospitality
It's been many years since I spent any time wandering in the mid-Atlantic states, but I warmly remember multiple visits to cities from Washington, D.C., all the way down to Savannah, Ga. - mostly related to business but with generous helpings of great food and southern hospitality added in for good measure. I particularly recall a couple days I spent in Charleston, S.C., in
2017/8.2, August 23 — Working the Views, Glowing Pools, Pineapple Days and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS August 23, 2017 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Illuminating Challenges
The lighting of pools is much more challenging than it once was, notes Graham Orme, mostly because their contours are so much more intricate than they were even 20 years ago.  Here, he starts a new series that will guide all of us toward more 'enlightened' results.    
Critical Distance
I love it when a project teaches me a lesson about my design process.  In this case, it was just a smallish insight - but it had a profound effect on the outcome just the same. I'd seen this property for the first time while the home was under construction.  It was a large building, about three-quarters complete, that occupied most of a fairly large parcel.  The clients were happy to show me around, let me figure things out and come