DEL Ozone Makes Solar Eclipse for Residential Pools
DEL Ozone (San Luis Obispo, CA) has introduced Solar Eclipse, a sanitizing system for residential…
AlkorPlan Swimming Pool Linings from Natare
Natare (Indianapolis, IN) offers AlkorPlan, a durable, watertight pool lining system that is easily installed…
Pole Holders from Color Match Pool Fittings
Color Match Pool Fittings (Surprise, AZ) makes pole holders for concrete pools and spas. Designed…
Roman Fountains Offers Chemical Feeder
Roman Fountains (Albuquerque, NM) manufactures the RBU-320-IL in-line bromine/chlorine feeder for use on new and…
The View from Inside
'We water and landscape professionals literally shape the outdoor environments in which we work - cutting grades, building walls, planting trees, installing pools, ponds and fountains and preparing patios, decks, planting beds and lighting systems.' 'In designing these outdoor-living spaces,' noted Bruce Zaretsky in kicking off his On the Level column in
Don’t Forget the Cupcakes
This is my second Travelogue in a row that has resulted from a chance encounter.  Last time, a visit to a Seattle-area green space with a big swingset led me to discover the water system at Downtown Bellevue Park; this time, a rendezvous for lunch with an old friend confronted me with the fountain at the Americana at Brand, a mixed-use
Watching pH
What happens when the water added to a newly plastered pool has had a chance to interact fully with its new surroundings?  That's a big question, writes Kim Skinner -- one that has implications for the long-term appearance and maintenance of countless watershapes.
Racing to the Finish Line
For most residents of southeastern Canada, the winter of 2013/2014 was memorable for off-the-hook low temperatures, plenty of snow and lots of discomfort.  For me and my crew, however, what we'll recall most is how hard we worked right through the teeth of the inclement weather to make a huge project deliverable by its May 2014 deadline. As was reported in the first article of this
2016/7.2, July 27 — Deadline Drama, pH and Plaster, Fountain Up Close and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS July 27, 2016 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
A Timely Proposition
I grinned from ear to ear a couple weeks ago while reading a press release from the National Swimming Pool Foundation.  It was about a request for proposals to create a "Learn-to-Swim Index" - a system designed to track how many people are completing formal swimming lessons in the United States - and I'm still smiling today. What NSPF is after, I believe, is