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Eco-Friendly Pool Draining

There was a time when draining a pool was a fairly straightforward exercise. There might be issues involved, depending on the location of the pool and the means of discharge...

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Building Eco-Friendly Aquatic Environments

According to Kevin Woodhurst of Precision Aquascapes in Phoenix, Ariz., designing and building aquatic environments that are environmentally friendly is much more than jumping on some sort of eco-bandwagon. To Woodhurst, going green means...

Upgrading Pool Equipment For Energy Savings

There over 10 million commercial and residential pools, most of them hemorrhaging energy and money. This is a great opportunity.

YouTube Case Study: How To Properly Shock A Pool

I talk a lot about shocking. I have used it to cure so many problems — it’s kind of like rebooting a computer in that it fixes most of what’s wrong.

APSP Releases Water-Management Talking Points

It’s been a dry and hot summer for most of the United States. In much of the nation's midsection and the South, vast swaths are under either “severe” or “extreme” drought conditions, according to the University of Nebraska’s Drought Mitigation Center. These conditions make it likely that pools and hot tubs will be targeted for water-usage restriction by state and local government officials, APSP says. Under “exceptional” conditions (often categorized as Level III or IV), all non-essential water uses are subject to review and restriction. The goal, however, is to move pools and spas as far down the “list”’ as possible, to the point where they are only impacted under the worst (and extremely rare) conditions. Accomplishing this goal requires an energized and proactive membership, willing to engage and demonstrate to state or local officials:

Hotel Pool In Morocco Has Visitors Seeing Red

Lined with red tile, this pool appears to be a deep scarlet rather than the typical azure we are used to.

Photos courtesy of Epoque Hotels.

PG&E: Pool Owners Can Save Money Using Robotic Cleaners

In today's society most people are looking for any chance to save a little green, so Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in California conducted a study a few years back on the ...

The Power of Simplicity In Pool Building

Landscape architect and aquatic designer Michael Logsdon believes firmly that sound design doesn’t necessarily mean elaborate design. His company, Land Design (Boerne, Tex.), recently developed a line of pools based on the simplest of shapes — circles, squares, rectangles, ovals and kidneys — all used in artful ways for clients who want pools, but either don’t want or can’t afford elaborate bells and whistles.

Fitting Beautiful Pools Into Small Spaces

Creating pools and spas for limited spaces can rate among the greater challenges faced by aquatic designers, says designer and builder Mike Farley of Claffey Pools (Southlake, Tex.).

The Magic Of A Modest Backyard Pool

When I was nine years old way back in the spring of 1970, our next-door neighbors in La Mirada, Calif., decided to have a swimming pool installed in their backyard. As ...

August 2012 AQUA Choice Winner

Building a backyard paradise does not always take months, or even years. In a limited time frame, this builder created a multi-level, fiberglass dream pool with a landscape ...

New Pool And Spa Coffee Table Book Highlights GAVA Award Winners

Every year, the winners of the Global AquaTekture Visionary Awards (GAVA) are featured in a special publication — International Award Winning Pools, Spas, & Water Environments.

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