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Community Pride: Montana Style

When this rural Montana town wanted an aquatic center, a design firm stepped up and delivered a modern, beautiful facility that serves everyone's needs. Here, one of the designers shares his insight.

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Borates: Once Per Year

Haviland

Once per year, Haviland reminds you that borates help maintain ideal water quality – and only need to be tested and reapplied once per year.

Borates: Once Per Year

Real or Faux? A Naturalistic Concrete Project

Builders can work wonders with concrete. This project, based in Santa Cruz, shows just how natural faux rockwork appears.

Celebrity's Near Tragedy Sparks Drain Cover Awareness

After Usher's young son nearly died in a pool drain accident, the pool industry has renewed its focus on the importance of pool drain safety.

Dollars In The Water

Changing the way you present your chemical services can boost your profits. See how other service pros have done just that.

Showrooming: Not Necessarily a Bad Thing

You see it all the time: Someone's in your store looking at your product, and he cracks out a smartphone to compare prices. What do you do? We have some talking points and strategies.

A Chalk Artist Tackles the Swimming Pool

This woman specializes in street painting, or mind-bending chalk art. Check out one project we especially liked — a recreation of a classic photo of Rita Haywoth by the pool.

Proposed Pool Cleans Polluted Water for Swimming

This project would take water from one of New York's most polluted waterways and turn it into swimmable, clean water.

Put A Lid On It: Spa Cover Roundup

For customers who have invested in a hot tub, a cover is an essential piece of equipment. Here, we look at cover offerings from a slew of manufacturers.

The Maintenance-Free Conundrum

As technology advances, are we getting closer to the maintenance-free pool and spa? See what these builders and designers say.

The Mirrored Surface Of Time

After sitting empty for 10 years, the reflecting pools at Detroit's Wayne State University have been restored. See the historical photos and read more about the project.

Product Focus: Portable Spas 2013

Looking for a new portable spa to carry? We asked manufacturers to send us info on their new or bestselling spa models — take a look at what they shared in our product roundup.

Floating Pool Wins Kickstarter Funding

The +Pool, a project that seeks to install a swimming pool in New York's East River, has successfully met its $250,000 fundraising goal.

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