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Variable Frequency Drives Help Pools Maximize Energy Efficiency
By
Emily Attwood,
May 2012
After the wave of aquatic regulation changes that have taken effect over the last few months, commercial pool owners are likely looking forward to summer — their busiest time of year — as a chance to catch their collective breath.
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Underwater Chaise Lounge a Draw at Texas Tech
By
Andrew Cohen,
February 2012
To the underwater bench and conversation pit, you can add the underwater chaise lounge as a method of encouraging socializing in college leisure pools.
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Pool Enclosures with Operable Systems Combine Benefits of Indoor and Outdoor Pools
By
Emily Attwood,
December 2011
Once limited to a few short months of swimming during the summer, patrons of the aquatic facility at the Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton, Alb., now comfortably enjoy the water — and the surrounding landscape — year-round.
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Pool Operators Still Confused by Latest ADA Standards
By
Emily Attwood,
November 2011
When the Department of Justice enacted the ADA 2010 Standards for Accessible Design, one of the major differences from the previous version was the inclusion of regulations for swimming pools and spas.
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Proper Management of Saunas and Steam Rooms
By
Emily Attwood,
September 2011
In Europe, saunas and steam rooms are commonplace. In Finland especially, where the traditional sauna has its roots, saunas are simply a part of life.
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‘Conversation Pit’ is Focal Point of Campus Pool
By
Andrew Cohen,
September 2011
One way to distinguish a leisure pool meant for children from a leisure pool intended for adults is the lack of brightly colored play equipment in the adults' pool.
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By Taking Precautions, Pools Can Be Constructed in Winter
By
Doug Cook and Matt Reynolds,
August 2011
The dog days of August mean different things to different people — family vacations, football practices, back-to-school sales.
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Moss a Key Ingredient in Natural Pool Sanitization
By
Andrew Cohen,
July 2011
If you're a facility operator, a sentence that includes "swimming pool" and "peat bog" is ordinarily reason to panic.
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Rec Agencies Face New ADA Requirements
By
Nicholas Brown,
February 2011
Nothing says "celebration" like the unveiling of new design standards and revisions to existing federal regulations. But that's how President Barack Obama and the U.S. Department of Justice framed the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act in a ceremony last July.
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Model Health Code Making Waves in the Aquatics Industry
By
Nicholas Brown,
February 2011
A former manager of aquatics for the state of Wisconsin's health department, Tracynda Davis has inspected her fair share of recreational pools, and she knows all too well how pool operators respond to notifications of code violations.
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