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Hayward Releases 2016 Buyer’s Guide
Hayward Pool Products (Elizabeth, NJ) has published printed and digital versions of its 2016 Buyer’s…
Zodiac Unveils the Jandy Pro Series Ozone System
Zodiac Pool Systems (Vista, CA) has introduced the Jandy Pro Series Ozone Corona Discharge System.…
2015/12.1, December 2 — Access Assistance, Distant Projects, Duck Ponds and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS December 2, 2015 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
2015/11.2, November 18 — Rooftop Misadventures, Mid-Century Revisions, Artful Fountain and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS November 18, 2015 www.watershapes.com UP ON…
Overhead Defects
Rooftop pools and other similarly elevated swimming pool structures present unique sets of considerations that must be thoroughly addressed by anyone involved in their design and construction. As was discussed in the first article in this two-part series ("Elevated Engineering," click here), it is common for these watershapes to be constructed inside a concrete vault or supported on a concrete structural slab - either of which is usually
2015/11.1, November 4 — Durable Plaster, Rooftop Dynamics, Courtyard Charms and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS November 4, 2015 www.watershapes.com UP ON…
Picking a Path
Once a new swimming pool is filled with water and turned over to its owners, the designer and builder have completed their work:  Let's assume that the results have met or exceeded the clients' expectations and that everyone is pleased by the outcome.   If all has truly gone well, little will occur in subsequent weeks to change the general sense of
Turkey Revisited
'For years,' wrote David Tisherman in his Details column in the June 2005 issue of the magazine, 'people have asked me where I get my ideas - pools raised out of the ground, the small spillways, the drain details, the modular deck treatments, the color usage and the use of reflection, to name just a few.  "Through my design education" is the short answer, of course, but I can get more specific if we take a look at
Media Mastery
Many years ago, a gentleman by the name of Jack McNairy said something during a meeting of the National Spa & Pool Institute's Board of Directors that has always stuck with me. It was in the late 1980s or very early '90s, when Jack was running his distribution business in Texas and also publishing a
ClearWater Tech Offers Compact Ozone Systems
ClearWater Tech (San Luis Obispo, CA) manufactures the Microzone Series of corona- discharge ozone generators…