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Expanding Pools of Knowledge

Maintaining good water and air quality requires careful attention to all of your pool's systems and infrastructure. Following regular, recommended maintenance practices helps keep things in working order.

Adventure Awaits!

There are more options than ever, if you want to add more thrill to your recreational lineup. From climbing walls and challenge courses to zip lines and free-fall devices, you can provide the adventure your visitors are looking for.

Still Going Green

Parks and recreation facilities, as well as schools and college campuses have long been at the forefront of innovative and sustainable design. Find out how some facilities use small steps to go greener.

Inclusive and Multifaceted

The loud, smelly locker room of yesterday is best left in the past. Nowadays, designers are focusing on inclusion and privacy, while manufacturers are creating more options than ever for securing stuff.

From Industrial to Recreational

For many cities, large and small, the waterfront has long been an industrial hub. But now, as industry leaves the waterfront behind, we're finding new ways to rejuvenate these areas for recreation and more.

Dog Day Afternoons

Successful dog parks require more than a simple fenced-off area. To ensure success, start with intense community involvement, and don't let your focus drift until you've got a park full of playful pooches.

Surface Area

From hardwood floors to synthetic floors designed to look like hardwood floors to weight-room surfacing and beyond, it's important to know the ins and outs of indoor flooring.

Looking Beyond Physical Limits

Much of the focus of inclusion efforts in parks and rec, sports and fitness facilities has been placed on physical disabilities, but developmental disabilities are just as common and also may require a unique approach. So how do you ensure everyone can be included?

All-Season Structures

Advances in engineering and evolving technology have made less conventional structures a viable alternative to brick-and-mortar construction when you want to enclose sports, swimming and other programs.

Get Ahead of the Game

No matter which sport you're playing, sports fields can take a serious pounding, and most people expect the field to bounce right back for the next game. Staying on top of maintenance requirements is one way to prevent problems.