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Illuminating Benefits
It's a fact:  Those who own and operate commercial aquatic facilities spend a lot of time trying to find ways to keep costs under control.  From elaborate hotel pools to huge waterparks, it's all about finding money to reinvest in new programs and features - or a simple matter of keeping the doors open. In a recent article, I wrote about how the increasing use of
Automatic Water Levelers from MP Industries
MP Industries (Huntington Beach, CA) has released the Auto-Lev Model 1953-J, an accurate, easy-to-install device…
AquaStar Offers Fillable Friends Mosaic System
AquaStar (San Diego, CA) has introduced Fillable Friends as a new approach to mosaic-style designs…
2014/11.2, November 19 — Lifting Pool Floors, Pleasing Frogs, Impalas in Flight and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS November 19, 2014 www.watershapes.com LESSONS LEARNED…
Waters of Paradise
When I first became involved with this project, the property was little more than a muddy slope - a dramatic piece of Panamanian topography that nobody had ever considered developing before my clients came along and decided to build a large, custom home. There was a reason it was available to them when they arrived:  The building site was a logistical nightmare not only because of the topography but also because of the configuration of the lot.  But they
2014/11.1, November 5 — A Water-Rich Retreat, a Froggy Haven, Accessible Recreation and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS November 5, 2014 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
#15: Hidden Spa Spillway
The trouble with conventional approaches is that they can take the creativity out of watershape designs. Almost always, for example, spas are placed directly adjacent to or within the walls of a swimming pool.  For a couple generations now, this has led designers to specify open spillways to move water from the spa into the pool, thereby creating a single body of water so far as
2014/8.2, August 20 — Hilltop Rescue, Deck-Jet Dynamics, Stream Prep and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS August 20, 2014 www.watershapes.com PROJECT PROFILE…
Otterbine Barebo Offers Low-Voltage Fountain Lighting
Otterbine Barebo (Emmaus, PA) has introduced Fountain Glo low voltage LED lighting systems for its…
Sun-Shelf Nozzles from Roman Fountains
Roman Fountains (Albuquerque, NM) manufactures the RPSS Series Sunshelf Nozzle, a small, precision-machined brass nozzle…