Author : Tom Griffiths
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,45 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Swimming pools
ISBN : 9781571675231
Designed as a single, definitive reference on swimming pool safety and management, this book includes important chapters on first aid, life guarding, pool maintenance, as well as a unique hot tub and spa section. This comprehensive book is a valuable resource for swimming pool managers and technicians, university and college instructors, municipal/semi-public pool operators, lifeguards, swim coaches, and private pool owners.
Author : Dan Hardy
Publisher : Atlantic Publishing Company
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 35,64 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1601380224
Described as a lifesaver for pool owners, this book reveals how to save money on pool maintenance while handling poisons safely. Pool doctor Hardy draws on his 20 years of experience in the industry to reveal everything homeowners and professionals need to know about chemicals, mechanics, safety, repairing filtration, and more.
Author : Philip H. Perkins
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 27,63 MB
Release : 2000-02-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1135808031
The fourth edition of this classic book provides a comprehensive treatise on the design and construction of swimming pools, both public and private. Significantly revised, it covers planning, materials, design, construction and finishing, water circulation and treatment, energy conservation, maintenance and repairs. This is a standard book for all
Author : Rachel Griffiths
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 35,1 MB
Release : 2014-06-20
Category : Swimming pools
ISBN : 9781571677631
The "Complete Swimming Pool Reference", having been a respected staple in libraries of many aquatic professionals for nearly a quarter century, has been improved with up-to-date, cutting-edge information. The third edition brings to you our best and most recent efforts in this new authoritative text. Rachel Griffiths and Tom Griffiths combine over 50 years of professional swimming pool experience in this country and abroad to bring you the newest swimming pool technologies and information that will certainly improve the safety and enjoyment of your aquatic facility. New and exciting information includes The Americans with Disabilities Act, expanded Risk Management chapters, in-depth discussions on water safety, and much more.
Author : Jeff Wiltse
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,44 MB
Release : 2009-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0807888982
From nineteenth-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have long been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the United States, Jeff Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure resorts for the masses, and private clubs for middle-class suburbanites. As sites of race riots, shrinking swimsuits, and conspicuous leisure, swimming pools reflect many of the tensions and transformations that have given rise to modern America.
Author : Michael Littlewood
Publisher : Schiffer Design Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,74 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780764321832
A guide to natural swimming pools that rely on a balance of plants and micro-organisms to clean and purify the water.
Author : Editors of Sunset Books
Publisher : Oxmoor House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,7 MB
Release : 2008-01-31
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780376016119
Perfect for readers in the market to build or install a pool or spa, or for those looking to enhance their existing pool or spa, this new edition navigates the many choices and steps involved in making a dream pool or spa a reality.
Author : Braun
Publisher : Braun Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,37 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Swimming pools
ISBN : 9783037680636
From Olympic training pools to relaxing spas, child-friendly swimming complexes to private bathing facilities, this area offers a diversity of function matched only by the architectural diversity showcased in this volume. The demand in each case is met by contemporary and innovative designs that explore the medium of water as both a powerfully creative and a calming force. Swim! Best of Pool Design introduces a global array of private and public pools, many representing daring experimentation with location, form and material, pushing the boundaries of creativity and functionality in the design of distinctive and sophisticated facilities. From the contents: Les Bains des Docks in Le Havre, France (Jean Nouvel) The Tank at the Golden Nugget Hote in Las Vegas, USA (Kirksey Architecture) San Alfonso del Mar in Algarrobo, Chile (Fernando Fischmann) Rooftop pool at the Joule Hotel in Dallas, USA (Adam Tihany) Beijing National Aquatics Centre, China (PTW Architects, Arup, CSCEC, CCDI)
Author : James E. Counsilman
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 27,11 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780689705830
Author : Cleo Baldon
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 16,5 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Swimming pools
ISBN :
"Reflections on the Pool" spotlights forty stellar examples of pool design, ranging from the nature-inspired designs of Isabelle Greene to the vanguard mid-century pools of Thomas Church and the brilliant Mexican-style architecture of Ricardo Legorreta, plus popular tourist sites. An engaging text details the swimming pool's spread to America in the 19th century and California's influence on its popularity, while 100 luminous photos showcase the pools themselves in all their splendor.
