Pools

Project Spotlight: Pool Craft (2016)

June 18, 2016

This project was built for a family living in the small community of Queensville, located northeast of Toronto. The homeowner had no immediate neighbours and the property provided a picturesque view of the sprawling countryside. This made the setting ideal for Pool Craft, a pool design/build firm based in Richmond Hill, Ont., to create a backyard oasis that would appeal to all of the homeowner’s recreational and professional needs.

UBC study aims to make aquatic facilities healthier, more energy efficient

May 26, 2016

Engineering researchers with the University of British Columbia (UBC) are conducting a study to find ways to reduce energy use and minimize potential health concerns in community pools.

Toronto’s SwimSafe program reveals pool inspection results to patrons

April 28, 2016

Aquatic facility owners/operators in Toronto must now publicly disclose their most recent inspection results as part of the city’s new SwimSafe program.

Project Spotlight: Oasis Pools Ltd. (2016)

April 5, 2016

In addition to a 6.1- x 12.2-m (20- x 40-ft) freeform gunite pool and spa, built by Oasis Pools Ltd., of Burlington, Ont., several features were incorporated into this backyard project to create a lavish outdoor entertainment hub for family and friends.

The role sanitizers and bather hygiene play in healthy water

April 4, 2016

The primary goal of water treatment is to help protect swimmers from disease. Of course, it is important to protect the pool as well, but bather health is the first priority. This article will focus on the adverse health effects that can result from poorly treated pools and how to prevent them.

Online cost calculators: The first step to reducing pool operating costs

April 4, 2016

Every year, aquatic facility managers review their operating costs and usually find their electricity bill to be one particular expense that never seems to get cheaper. For an aquatic facility, there is so much equipment that uses electricity that the simply ideology of ‘turning off the lights’ does not help to lower these costs. Everyone realizes an aquatic facility’s mechanical room consumes a lot of electricity; therefore, it is the logical place to start when looking for ways to reduce operating expenses.

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Pools

Testing water integrity: It is all about having the right information

Project Spotlight: Pool Craft (2016)

UBC study aims to make aquatic facilities healthier, more energy efficient

Toronto’s SwimSafe program reveals pool inspection results to patrons

Project Spotlight: Oasis Pools Ltd. (2016)

The role sanitizers and bather hygiene play in healthy water

Online cost calculators: The first step to reducing pool operating costs

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Pools

Testing water integrity: It is all about having the right information

Project Spotlight: Pool Craft (2016)

UBC study aims to make aquatic facilities healthier, more energy efficient

Toronto’s SwimSafe program reveals pool inspection results to patrons

Project Spotlight: Oasis Pools Ltd. (2016)

The role sanitizers and bather hygiene play in healthy water

Online cost calculators: The first step to reducing pool operating costs

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