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The Wolfpack is proud to announce that Eric Knight, vice president of education and training at HASA, Inc. and Orenda Technologies, has accepted a new role as executive director of Watershape University (WU).
Knight has been with Orenda for the past nine years (including two years since the HASA acquisition of Orenda in March 2023). Since joining Orenda in 2016, the company has grown from a small specialty chemical manufacturer into one of the world’s leading brands for both water chemistry and swimming pool education. Eric was instrumental in the creation of the Orenda Calculator, blog, videos, Orenda Academy, and the Rule Your Pool Podcast. He has traveled extensively, teaching pool professionals new and innovative ways to think about pool chemistry.
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Chuck Baumann believes that the process of designing and installing custom swimming pools and their surroundings is best served with a personal touch, not unlike the experience of enjoying a great meal in the comforting warmth of his favorite Italian restaurant.
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The water gardens at Giverny have inspired visitors since the turn of the 20th Century. Home to Impressionist master, Claude Monet, the legendary landscape has been the subject of countless paintings and photographs, not only by Monet, but numerous artists famous and obscure—and it features what is arguably the world’s most famous pond.
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Magic Plastics Inc., has introduced a plant caddy that is designed to bring style and mobility to indoor and outdoor living spaces. Created to meet the demand for a more robust potted plant caddy, the new patent-pending design offers a strong, durable, easy-to-use caddy that requires no-assembly. Made of reinforced, engineering-grade resins with proprietary over-mold-technology, this plant caddy has skate-board quality, bearing urethane wheels and the unit can hold up to 250 pounds.
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Natare manufacturers swimming pool windows that provide a clear view into the swimming or diving pool below the water’s surface, an invaluable aid for underwater photography, education, or the ultimate view of competition swimming. These strong rectangular windows are suitable for installation in any concrete or stainless-steel pool. The window installs flush with the interior pool wall, eliminating projections and sharp edges that can interfere with equipment or competition.
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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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The labels watershapers use to describe who they are and what they do for a living matter in more ways than one, argues Kevin Woodhurst. Because professional terminology reflects an underlying value system and industry culture, there’s one term in particular that he believes should be permanently retired.
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Indoor pools, known as natatoriums, are notorious for bad air quality. These facilities are unique in the world of design, construction and maintenance because they contain open bodies of water. In this two-part series, Eric Knight describes the basic framework for maintaining quality water and air in these special aquatic spaces.
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A massive new study shows a strong connection between childhood experiences with water and nature and wellbeing as an adult; yet, more and more people are turning away from “blue spaces” despite the profound benefits. Why?
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The Rhythm of Design