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James Robyn

James Robyn is the President and CEO of both Rin Robyn Pools, a pool design/build firm based out of New Jersey, and BioNova Natural Pools, a pioneer in bringing the European Natural Swimming Pool technology to North America. Robyn is a second-generation pool builder with more than 35 years of experience.
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3 Most Common Myths About Natural Swimming Pools
As consumers and the trade have become more familiar with the concepts and techniques that are used in building NSPs, several fictions have cropped up in articles on the topic.
December 15, 2020
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Swim Ponds vs Natural Swimming Pools - Two Sides of the Same Coin
What's the difference between "swim ponds" and "natural swimming pools?" James Robyn has the answer.
September 25, 2014
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Biomimicry: What it is and Why it Matters in the Pool Industry
Biomimicry. It's a fascinating scientific practice that has a real impact on our everyday lives. And it also has a lot of crossover with the world of natural swimming pools. In this blog post, James Robyn examines the relationship between the two.
March 25, 2013
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Who Should Build NSPs: Pool Builders or Landscape Contractors?
As a hybrid between a swimming pool and a pond, should the pool builder or landscape contractor build the natural swimming pool?
January 17, 2013
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Questioning the "Three-Bid Rule"
The "Three-Bid Rule."
October 25, 2012
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The Case For Natural Swimming Pools
Natural swimming pools/ponds (NSPs) began in Europe (actually in Austria) in the early 1980s. The inventor, Werner Gamerith, was awarded the Austrian Government’s Prize for the Connection between Art and Ecology. This was a prescient insight (rare on the part of government IMHO) into the true nature of the NSP (pun intended). The case in favor of the NSP is encapsulated in that insight — it is an artistic leap forward and it is based in the science of limnology.
July 11, 2011
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