energy conservation

Pentair Unveils New Commercial Pump
Pentair Water Commercial Pool & Aquatics (Sanford, NC) offers the WhisperFloXF VS 5HP variable-speed pump,…
2017/4.2, April 19 — Sustainable Persuasion, Formal Pondscape, Island Memories and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS April 19, 2017 www.watershapes.com SUSTAINABLE TRENDS…
Filling the Energy Gap
  In September 2001, the late Mark Urban wrote passionately about the value of making watershapes as energy efficient and resource conscious as they could possibly be.  Ten years later, his words are as insightful as they ever were: Everyone is concerned these days about electricity, gasoline and natural gas and all other forms of energy.  What is amazing is that, despite this surge in interest, very few people have considered 
Bright Ideas
It has always bothered me:  Why do we take devices that draw electrical current and install them in aquatic environments where humans get in the water?  Even if precautions are taken, isn’t this risky business? To be sure, suppliers have come up with all sorts of measures designed to protect bathers from any potential hazard, and I have nothing but praise for the ingenuity they’ve displayed in surrounding their products with safeguards that minimize concern.  But based on my own observations and experience, I must say that