OCTOBER 2016
FEATURES
Style & Maintenance Needs Key to Choosing Restroom Structures
Restrooms are available in a range of styles and setups so you can find just what you need to suit your site. Whether you're looking for a plumbed and powered facility or a simple vault toilet, your options abound.
Strategies for Waterpark Success
Destination waterparks need to attract business and keep people coming back for more to stay afloat. With surfing simulators, clever marketing and continual changes and expansion, the best and brightest waterparks are finding success.
Trends and Strategies for Fun Events and Festivals
Before you get your fest off the ground, find out more about best practices and clever innovations that others have engaged to attract a crowd.
How Safe Is Your Playground Surface?
There's a lot more than meets the eye to playground safety surfaces, and despite any claims about safety, the context of your site—including prevailing weather, use and much more—can have an impact.
Finding the Right Multipurpose Sports & Fitness Surfaces
Sports and fitness surfaces for indoor facilities often need to serve a variety of needs, from sport activities to hosting events and more. Learn more about what makes a good surface for a range of programming.
Automatic pool cleaners are a big part of keeping pools running properly. But things can go wrong. Here are some troubleshooting tips to keep your automatic pool cleaner doing its very important job.
Since 2015, the Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids. Initiative has renovated more than 607,000 square feet of athletic and recreational green spaces. Learn more about how to add your community's name to the hat to get your own athletic field renovation project under way.
Five Design Essentials of the Well-Planned Locker Room
Locker rooms might not always be top-of-mind for your visitors, but you'd better believe they'll notice if you don't properly design and care for these spaces. Here are some essential elements of a well-planned locker room.
Cost Calculators: The First Step to Reducing Operating Costs
If you want to lower the operating costs of your aquatic facility, it can be helpful to begin with cost calculators, which can help determine areas of potential savings.
On the Water
Northwestern Sailing Center in Evanston, Ill.
With its views of Lake Michigan, Northwestern University's Sailing Center provides a boatload of boating opportunities, and fits right into the landscape.