WaterShapes
The National Drowning Prevention Alliance has launched a new drowning prevention campaign created to draw attention to the random nature of child drowning incidents – the leading cause of death for children 1-to-4 years old – most of which happen when kids are not wearing a bathing suit.
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Nola’s indoor/outdoor planters can refresh everyday environments with vivid colours and vibrant plant life. The products are made with metal trellises that mimic the shapes and proportions of cacti. The planters bring nature indoors, adding decorative features or dividing the space. Plants dampen noise and improve air quality. The planters are available in three different sizes with trellises made in three different heights.
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Water Tech Corp is excited to introduce its New Water Tech Precision V10—an enhanced version of Water Tech’s popular Precision 2.0 Pool Cleaner that provides a convenient, high-power cordless and hose–free cleaner that pool professionals can rely on, with enhanced features to improve the speed and quality of pool cleaning. The Precision V10 now offers a Shallow Water Adapter attachment, enabling it to better clean shallow areas like steps and sun shelves.
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Fluidra’s robust ProHeat II Chiller features an axial ventilator to help heat swimming pools even during freezing ambient temperatures. It’s encased in a lightweight aluminum structure with magnesium anti-corrosion sheeting, and includes a high-performance evaporator coil made of copper tube and lacquer aluminum fins, especially designed for corrosive environments.
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Tailoring pool designs that marry the clients’ desires with the setting is always top-of-mind for Joan Roca. Here, he describes a project on the Florida coast that stands as a perfect example of his design approach. In this case, he turned to a basic shape and a host of custom details, to create a watershape that offers function, and a striking centerpiece that unifies house, land and sea.
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Legislative moves to prohibit natural gas from backyards in California is badly misguided, argues Scott Cohen. While reducing carbon emissions is a valid objective, he says, trying to do so by eliminating natural gas-driven amenities does little to help the environment while stabbing at the heart of the state’s renown outdoor lifestyle.
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Given that ships and shipwrecks are inherently tied to water, it only makes sense that interactive, ship-themed splashpad water features are a natural fit, for ocean enthusiasts and landlopers alike. Here’s a look inside the popular interactive-fountain genre.
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Watershapes University is proud to announce a new user portal platform now available for all existing and future WU students. This new user experience consolidates multiple functions and databases into one, easy-to-use portal with a single sign-on that facilitates enrolling in live and online courses, and receiving certifications for course completions. It’s a useful tool that will help WU students access the education they need to reach their full potential.
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In 2022, waterpark operations legend, Billy Hamilton, was inducted into the World Waterpark Association Hall of Fame, honored for his pioneering work maintaining water quality on a mass scale. Here he shares his story with an eye toward the innovative spirit and experimentation that put him on the forefront of the industry’s most complex and challenging commercial facilities.
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I Wish You Water: Celebrating the Legacy of Wallace J. Nichols