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2011/4.2, April 27 — WaterShapes World, Pond Filtration, NSPF’s Tom Lachocki and more
April 27, 2011 WATERSHAPES.COM WATERSHAPES WORLD Welcome to Our New Blog! We’re pleased to present…
Modern Landscapes for Living
By now, we all know that pools and certain other watershape forms have been around since ancient times. It’s my strong suspicion, however, that most of us who design and build backyard swimming pools today would fail a pop quiz about
NSPF’s Dr. Tom Lachocki
An Interview by Lenny Giteck In the six years since Dr. Tom Lachocki became CEO of the National Swimming Pool Foundation, NSPF has given more than $3.5 million in grant money for scientific research into aquatics, a figure that represents
Pond Filtration: The Basics
Want to know why creating healthy, low-maintenance ecosystems is so important to contractors who install naturalistic watershapes? It’s because the last thing any of us needs during the busy season is a phone call complaining about
Welcome to Our New Blog!
WaterShapes started 12 years ago as the result of a lengthy round of discussions between Eric Herman and me — an exchange of ideas that has
Test Your Knowledge #7
Where and when was the first modern indoor waterpark built?
Ripples #18
Compiled and Written by Lenny GiteckArnold Schwarenegger’s Affinity for Soviet Busts Why did Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger adorn the deck around his swimming pool with statues of
Pond Liners and the Sun
As I peruse my expert-witness files to develop these "Lessons Learned" items, sometimes I run across situations so remarkably silly that I'm reminded why they originally made me scratch my head and marvel at the
2011/4.1, April 13 — Pond Liners, Rainwater Capturing, Book Notes and more
April 13, 2011 WATERSHAPES.COM LESSONS LEARNED Pond Liners and the Sun ‘When rubber liners are…
On the Art of Construction
Most watershapers know that the work we do requires knowledge across a wide range of disciplines -- a cluster of skills that includes, among others, geology, materials science, structural engineering, construction techniques, hydraulics, architecture, art history, color