residential

Hearth Products Introduces Fire/Water Feature
Hearth Products Controls (Kettering, OH) has launched Evolution 360, a fire-and-water feature for residential or…
2019/10.1, October 9 — Dual-Role Design, Fountain Gymnastics, Lighting Insights and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS October 9, 2019 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Hayward Offers VGB Compliant Outlets
Hayward Pool Products (Elizabeth, NJ) manufactures the WG Series of VGB-compliant square drain covers for…
Pentair Introduces the UltraTemp ETi Heater
Pentair (Sanford, NC) has launched the ETi 400, a swimming pool heater with a direct-fire,…
Hayward Releases 2016 Buyer’s Guide
Hayward Pool Products (Elizabeth, NJ) has published printed and digital versions of its 2016 Buyer’s…
Commercial Constraints
'For years,' wrote Brian Van Bower to kick off his Aqua Culture column in the December 2005 edition of WaterShapes, 'conventional wisdom has held that many of the advances in watershape design incubate in the commercial realm and then slowly percolate over to the residential market as our clients ask for features they've seen on vacation and elsewhere.' 'That paradigm holds up to this day in many ways, but what's less acknowledged
S.R. Smith Offers Information on Rails and Ladders
S.R. Smith (Canby, OR) has published literature on its line of rails and ladders for…
Pumped-Up Savings
Through the years, professional watershapers have learned that good hydraulic design can significantly increase system efficiency while lowering the ongoing costs of operation.  Now they're also recognizing that achieving these efficiencies and finding these savings are perceived as "going green" - a key to helping
The Home Front
In a sense, the way we "dress" our homes' exteriors is not all that different from the way we dress ourselves:  Both are expressions of personal pride, and the aesthetic choices we make speak volumes about who we are.  Some of us prefer
Light, Space and Water
The Light and Space Movement first emerged in the beachfront community of Venice, Calif., during the 1960s, when a group of artists collectively began to explore and redefine the way art was observed and appreciated.   Leaders of the movement - painter and sculptor Eric Orr; Robert Irwin, who later designed the gardens at the Getty Center in Los Angeles; and environmental artist James Turrell - started by breaking down the transformative processes of art and minimalism, defining the character of their movement through