SPLASH August - September 2016

Swimming Pools / Leisure / Aquatics / Spas / Health

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August/September 2016

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And although the main reason for attending SPLASH! is business, you can’t help but feel a little bit like you’re on holiday once you cross over into Queensland.

Of course, there’ll be plenty of business done, with more than 120 exhibitors, two full days of seminars, management diploma short courses, water quality workshops, aquatic facility courses, the Swim Disability Conference, the tour of Shark Bay, ancillary association conferences – in fact there’s just too much going on to talk about it all here.

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But as well as the business side of things, there’ll be plenty of opportunities for relaxation as well. There’s the Andrew Simons golf day, the SPASA Australia national awards night, the welcome drinks, plus side functions organised by dozens of exhibitors, fun events such as the WaterWorks challenge, and of course, the best thing of all – the chance to meet old friends who you may not have seen for two years.

This will be far and away the biggest Australasian pool and spa trade show ever. Everyone here is very excited and I know from talking to readers over the past month or so, many of you are as well.

If you see me at the show, please say hi and let me know what you think of the new venue and the expo as a whole.

I look forward to seeing you there!

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Spectacular pool In the jungle canopy Greater convenience With modern pool covers How to make Pool pictures shine

Cover shows the amazing award-winning Jungle House and pool in São Paulo, Brazil, designed by Studio mk27. Photography by Fernando Guerra. There is more on this project on page 54.

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What is evaporation?

In the first of two articles on water loss, Cal Stanley looks at evaporation and the factors that cause and exacerbate it.

rooftop pool has been shortlisted in the World Architecture Festival.

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The art of shooting pools Professional photographer and photography trainer Matt Kemp lets us in on his top ten tips for shooting swimming pools, complete with examples.

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The Wright inspiration at the World Aquatic Health Conference Alan Lewis reviews the previous WAHC held in Scottsdale, Arizona, and details the advances in promoting healthy aquatics around the world.

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Consumers embrace pool cover innovation Veda Dante looks at how modern pool covers are becoming more user-friendly – and therefore more effective – as well as having improved utility and function.

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Acrylic windows to the world When STK Apartments in Melbourne’s St Kilda were being designed, the developers wanted something special to attract buyers to the sky-high 26-storey lifestyle.

Curved glass makes for special pool entrance An Australian glass curving specialist recently delivered a technically challenging swimming pool project in Mollymook, NSW.

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The pool in the roof of the jungle The amazing jungle house with its spectacular

The danger of concrete cancer This article from the Australasian Corrosion Association provides valuable background about a serious construction problem.

The much loved Aussie caravan park is an ideal place for a waterpark: full of families looking for bonding and a good time.

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Global news. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Pool DAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Commercial news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Tenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Expo news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

New products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Industry moves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Ad index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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Regulation

Questions asked in NSW Parliament over pool barrier variation to BCA The long-running saga in New South Wales over out-of-ground pool walls has reached a new stage, with the Shadow Minister for Local Government Peter Primrose asking questions in Parliament about this issue.

At question is the fact that under the previous minister, NSW made a variation to the Building Code of Australia without (to anyone’s knowledge) a regulatory impact statement being prepared – against protocols agreed by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) – to exclude pool walls that are out of the ground as a suitable barrier, despite an estimated 20,000 such pools having been approved in NSW. Initially, industry members suspected the Office of Local Government (OLG) had conflated the definition of out-of-ground pool walls with aboveground pools. However, no correction has been made and the variation stands. NSW is the only state in Australia to have such a variation.

On June 22, the Shadow Minister put forward questions raised with him by respected landscape architect and pool designer, Peter Glass, after an expert legal opinion was prepared on the matter by barrister Bret Walker SC and Faye Ashworth JC. The questions asked of Minister Paul Toole were: (1) In May 2013 was the Building Code of Australia amended to provide that, in New South Wales only, the external walls of swimming pools⁄out-of-ground pool walls could no longer be used as part of the swimming pool barrier, even if they were a minimum of 1200mm in height and fully compliant with all relevant Australian Standards? (a) Which agency initiated this proposed change? (b) Was a Regulatory Impact Statement undertaken? If so, by which Agency?

(2) How many swimming pools are there in New South Wales with out-of-ground pool walls as part of the pool barrier?

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According to the current interpretation by the NSW state government, out-of-ground pool walls require a 1.2m high fence in front of them, irrespective of how massive the wall itself is

(a) Were such pools ever legal in New South Wales, if their construction had been approved by a local government authority? (b) Are they legal now? (c) If not, what action is being taken to alert the owners of such pools that their pools are illegal?

The answers were due at the parliamentary sitting on July 27.

SPLASH! put a series of questions to the Minister’s office but at the time of writing had not received a reply. However, this magazine was being printed prior to the date an answer was due in parliament. Check splashmagazine.com.au for the latest.

Glass has been pursuing this matter for more than three years and has spent considerable time and money on this issue and to fund the legal opinion.

Several other industry members also contributed monies.

SPASA NSW has also been pursuing this matter, and to date neither party have received any positive news regarding the variation.

Both parties also provided extensive submissions to the Lambert Review, but despite the review being completed in January this year, it has not as yet been made available to the industry.

The opinion

As well as the questions raised in NSW Parliament, the Walker opinion raises a number of other serious questions.

The opinion states: “The consequence of the Government’s current position, if persisted in, would be that the previous grants of development approval and/or certifications of in excess of 20,000 swimming pools in New South Wales which include at least one out-of-ground pool wall, were erroneous (and potentially negligent) because, according to the Government, they were non-compliant and therefore illegal.”

The opinion also questions the very efficacy of this variation

by NSW to the BCA. In fact, it paints a scenario in which it could be detrimental to the

main purpose of the Act – to stop a child gaining access to the pool. For example, if a 1200mm tubular fence was placed in front of a 1500mm pool wall, the child might step up the first 200mm onto the lower fence railing, then grip the vertical pickets and use his or her feet against the pool wall to “walk up” the one metre section to the top, whereby the last 300mm of the pool wall could be easily breached.

“It is quite clear that child safety is not necessarily enhanced and indeed may even be lessened by the requirement for a barrier in addition to an out-of-ground pool wall that itself fulfils the technical construction requirements of a child-resistant barrier.

That position is most clearly demonstrated by the fact that a child-resistant barrier must, in accordance with the Standard, incorporate a non-climbable zone (of ) a minimum 900mm, whereas an out-of-ground pool wall will incorporate a non-climbable zone of at least 1.2m.”

Winter brings a market chill The available April to June 2016 pool DA numbers show a decrease of eight per cent when compared to the same period last year. Over the three months, the bulk of the decline was taken by mining-sensitive Western Australia (down a massive 44 per cent), while Queensland also went backwards by 14 per cent. New South Wales (up 10 per cent), South Australia (up nine per cent) and Victoria (up two per cent) supported the national figures.

Comparison Years-to-June

The annual figures were not as bad, with numbers comparing the 12 months to June showing the national market down only three per cent: New South Wales was up nine per cent, Victoria up six per cent and South Australia up four per cent.

Western Australia was down 22 per cent, while Queensland was down 12 per cent.

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the OLG position is retrospective. That is, the pool would be non-compliant – however their communication is vague and unclear.”

Dassakis also has a query regarding their statement that it is their long-held position that out-of-ground pool walls cannot form part of the pool barrier.

“Does that mean since the 2007 Standard or the 2012 Standard?” he asks. “And if they’ve Certifier concerns had that view, how is it that Meanwhile, the OLG recently they’ve had up to 20,000 pools sent an email to NSW pool cerapproved with an out-of-ground tifiers relating to this issue, saying pool wall as a compliant barrier?” the office had received a number Dassakis wonders how it is of enquiries about out-of-ground that NSW has the only regulator pool walls and the application in Australia that deems such in NSW of Clause 2.5.3 of pools as non-compliant when AS1926.1 2012 in the BCA. they are aware that such pools The email says that while the have been constructed and apStandard has a clause stating proved for the past 20 years. to out-of-ground walls are He says it is causing considacceptable as child resistant erable confusion in the industry, barriers, the clause does not have particularly with certifiers, and application in NSW. says he is aware that some certifiAccording to the OLG, the ers are certifying them as comNew South Wales’ Swimming pliant, while others are deeming Pools Act 1992 requirement them as non-compliant. for the child-resistant barrier to “The consumer gets the luck be separate from the pool takes of the draw, depending on which precedence. They further state certifier they get. And because that it is the NSW Governthe OLG won’t put out a definment’s long-held position that itive response, we have one class out-of-ground pool walls cannot 12-months-to-June 2015 12-months-to-June 2016 of certifier saying if your pool form part of the2000 pool barrier. was approved prior to May 2013 However, they say pool owners you’re okay, and others saying it’s can apply to the1500 local council to not okay no matter when it was grant an exemption from pool originally approved. barrier requirements, but anecdo1000 “Is it any wonder that certifiers tal evidence suggests this is rarely are confused when we can’t get successful.

500 a very basic direction from the The communication also says regulator as to what to do? that accredited certifiers should 0 not Feb interested in May theirJune examine the circumstances the Oct Nov“We’re July AugofSept Dec Jan Mar April longheld view; we’re interestpool being inspected and apply ed in2015 the law, the Act and the the appropriate provisions 12-months-to-June of onths-to-June 2016 12-months-to-June 2016 Standard. And our reading has the swimming pool5000 legislation, always been that out-of-ground adding that proper application of 4000 pool walls are allowable and the legislation will determine the there are at least 20,000 pools Standard applicable to the pool.

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WA SA He adds that his members’ on a property with a swimming experience is that councils were pool that has previously been reluctant to issue Section 22 approved with an out-of-ground exemptions already, and it will be pool wall, how will they treat even harder now that the governthat? Compliant or non-compliment has made their “longheld ant?” he asks. view” clear.

“Our understanding is that Walker says that in the Second Reading Speech in respect of the Act, the (then) Minister for Local Government stated that the “principal object of this bill is to minimise the tragedy of serious toddler immersions in private swimming pools.”

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While these figures give an indication of the way the market is trending, they are not comprehensive and don’t include all pools built or even all DAs lodged. By some estimates, the total national numbers including all types of pools could be almost double these figures. They do not include pool projects that are approved as part of a new home, smaller projects under the cost threshold, renovations that don’t require a DA, or some aboveground pools. Additionally, not all councils are forthcoming with data or report on time; councils in some states such as Queensland and Victoria are particularly reluctant. For further information, call Cordell Information on 1800 80 60 60.

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Associations

MSPA still growing which actually makes them a local member, but they’re part of the international setup. And the locally incorporated arm of Fluidra.”

In May this year they had a successful training seminar presented by ET Chan, based on his book “A Guide to Swimming Pool Maintenance and Filtration Systems.” There was a healthy audience of 42 participants, and it’s the type of thing they will look at doing more of in the future, primarily for the educational and training benefits, but also as a modest source of income.

A big event coming up is the trip to Ho Chi Minh City, currently still in the organising phase.

“It will be three days and two nights, and we’ll be footing part of the bill. Family members and staff are invited. We have assigned half a day for a sit-down dialogue among members, and we’re look-

The Malaysian Swimming Pool Association President, Chew Soo Ngee stopped by the SPLASH! office in June to update us on the progress of the association.

“We are still growing,” says Chew. “The last time we spoke we had 40 members, now we have 48. Some of the new members are chemical suppliers and servicing people, and some are smaller companies who we’ve convinced to be part of the family through the benefits we can offer them.”

He says they have also added two new international members.

“Maytronics, who have their regional office in Singapore; and ICH Roboter from Melbourne who will be exhibiting at SPLASH! on the Gold Coast.

This is on top of the existing international members, Waterco, who joined through their subsidiary

MSPA President Chew Soo Ngee (left) with Barry Shaw

ing for sponsors at the moment.

Sponsors would be able to present their products for an hour during this sit-down,” says Chew.

He says they still have the same core group doing the work at the association, but they’re trying to identify some younger members who have the ability and the interest to keep pushing

MSPA forward.

“Not forgetting that we have a fairly good sum of money in the bank now, thanks to the membership drive, the events we’ve done and the sale of merchandise. We’ve raised a fair bit for an organisation of this size.

“I think we’ve done very well.”

Contact: www.mspa.org.my

Strata

The pool over Brisbane Blue Sky has launched Florence, a new luxury residential development, featuring one of Australia’s first sky pools, which will span two buildings with spectacular views of Brisbane. Targeted at the owneroccupier market, Florence’s eight storeys will house 107 apartments and feature a rooftop terrace 25 metres in the air. Blue Sky worked closely with AG Architects, interior designers Merge Interiors and landscape architects Form LA.

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The online stories that made the news over the past two months.

Wild storm dumps concrete swimming pool into ocean at Collaroy

Cairns home to Australia’s first Crystal Lagoons giant pool

Many observers wondered how a swimming pool could have been approved and built so close to potentially hazardous waters.

Tropical North Queensland will be home to the first giant pool in Australia, following the agreement to create a 2.2 hectare lagoon in Cairns.

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How to clean a swimming pool after a flood Bill Mansfield ran through the process for pool service technicians and pool owners on how to clean flood-affected swimming pools.

Floating Yarra River pool concept proposed for urban Melbourne

Aqua Technics Commercial awarded 50 pool contract for Pilbara gas project

The floating pool in the Yarra would be similar to floating pools proposed for New York and London, and already in place in Berlin, Paris and Zurich.

The pools will be installed over a 20-week period in the Barrarda Estate, where modular houses are being built for gas miners.

Upcoming events

2016 Aug 13-14

Spa & Pool Consumer Show (Winter Show), MCEC, Melbourne

Aug 17-18

SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show, Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Broadbeach

Aug 18

SPASA Australia Awards Gala, Gold Coast

Aug 19

SwimDisABILITY Fest, Gold Coast

Aug 19

Andrew Simons Memorial Golf Day, Gold Coast

Sep 8

Bob Stanley Memorial Golf Day, Sydney

Sep 17-19

Piscine Middle East, Dubai

Sep 27-30

Interbad 2016, Stuttgart, Germany

Sep 28-30

SPLASH! Asia 2016, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, in conjunction with the Architecture & Building Services (ABS) Show

Oct 11-14

World Waterpark Association Show, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Oct 19-21

13th Annual World Aquatic Health Conference, Nashville, Tennessee

Oct 24-25

Hot Tub Living Expo, Birmingham, UK

Oct 24-28

IAKS International Congress, Honduras

Oct 30-Nov 4 International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo, New Orleans Nov 8-9

Skills Oz, Gold Coast

Nov 9

SPASA Victoria AGM

Nov 15-18

Piscine Global, Lyon, France

Dec 3-5

FINA World Aquatics Convention, Ontario, Canada

2017 Jan 31-Feb2 Spatex, Coventry UK Apr 21-23

Diesel, Dirt and Turf Expo, Penrith NSW

May 12-14

Asia Pool & Spa Expo, Guangzhou, China

More details at splashmagazine.com.au. Dates are subject to change and should be checked with the relevant organisation.

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Spa Tech Tips Spa bath renovations Spa bath renovations are popular with consumers wanting to upgrade their old gold or white fittings to chrome. The majority of spa bath fittings are still available or have a direct replacement obtainable.

Understanding how to remove these parts is important in order to easily replace them.

Air buttons are generally siliconed or screwed in place. Screwed air buttons often have replaceable top components.

Siliconed air buttons need to be extracted with force.

Air venturi controls generally unscrew or the top pops off for replacement.

Suction covers are generally screwed in place or twist locked in place, requiring the release of a locking tab to unscrew.

Jets are most often held in place with a locking clip and either twist or flick out of the body. Some are threaded in and simply unscrew. Others use a locking tab accessed through the eyeball opening with a screwdriver tip.

All adjustable jets can be removed. Air injector caps either have a clip or are threaded.

Block stars choose fibreglass for new pool Reality TV personalities and winners of The Block All Stars, Phil and Amity Dry, have added a Narellan Pools swimming pool to their most recent building project in suburban Adelaide.

“After looking at photos and hearing recommendations we went with Narellan Pools and ordered their Symphony pool, which is their most popular shape,” says Amity Dry. “We weighed up the pros and cons of fibreglass versus concrete and I’m really happy we went with this one. Fibreglass pools are way cheaper, so that’s a big plus there.”

She also says the long warranty was a consideration for them, taking into account her concern about the risk of concrete cracking in the dry Adelaide soil.

“Concrete pools can be shaped in any design

Standards

WA updates rule book The Western Australian regulations relating to private swimming and spa pools changed on May 1, as WA adopted AS1926.1-2012 Swimming pool safety part 1: Safety barriers for swimming pools and AS 1926.2-2007 Swimming pool safety, part 2: Location of safety barriers for swimming pools.

The WA Building Commission has since updated their Rules for Pools and Spas publication to take account of the changes, replacing the previous 2012 edition and reflecting the safety barrier requirements that apply to private swimming and spa pools in Western Australia.

Go to the QuickLinks tab to download a copy.

Standards

Water recirculation guide

Some jets and fittings require modification or kits in order to replace with an alternate available product. Non-adjustable jets are unlikely to be available.

For more information contact technical support at Australian Spa Parts 1300 736 025.

The user’s guide to AS1926.3-2010

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whereas with fibreglass you’re limited to the company’s designs.

“However I liked a lot of the designs I saw and didn’t want anything other than a simple rectangle anyway, so this wasn’t an issue,” she says.

In 2015, SPASA Australia established a technical committee to develop a guide regarding certain aspects of the Australian Standard AS1926.3-2010: Water recirculation systems.

Members of the SPASA Australia technical committee (including Spiros Dassakis, Des Berry, Cal Stanley and Stefan Ossenberg) developed the guide to assist members and other interested parties in understanding and applying AS1926.3-2010.

This informative resource should only be used alongside AS1926.3 and is not as a substitute for the actual Australian Standard.

You can download it at the QuickLinks tab at splashmagazine.com.au.

Meanwhile, SPASA Australia is currently contributing to a number of Standard review committees, including: • AS/NZS 1838:1994 Swimming pools - Premoulded fibre-reinforced plastics - Design and fabrication AS/NZ 1839:1994 Swimming pools - Premoulded fibre-reinforced plastics - Installation • AS/NZS 3000:2016 Electrical installations • AS 1926.1 - 2012: Safety Barriers (new draft proposed)

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Expo News In this edition we have an insert for the GL Events Piscine Asia 2016. However, the Piscine Asia team has alerted us that the event has been postponed until April 5-6 2017.

Unfortunately, we were not able to alter the dates on the insert as it had already been printed. They apologise for the change of circumstances.

The abovementioned Piscine Asia event is not to be confused with SPLASH! Asia 2016, which is being held as part of the Architecture & Building Services (ABS) Show on September 28 to 30, 2016 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. SPLASH! Asia was first held in 2011 as a standalone event; then in 2013 and 2015 it was held in conjunction with GL’s Piscine Asia at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

The events are now conducted separately, and SPLASH! Asia will return to Marina Bay Sands this September.

ABS is a well-established event attracting more than 9000 visitors from 40 countries and comprising six events covering a 10,000sqm exhibition area. Two of these events – ArchXpo (the 3rd International Exhibition of Architecture and the Built Environment), and the International Facility Management Expo – attract delegates interested in building and maintaining pools in commercial properties. A SPLASH! Asia pavilion will be part of this event for the first time.

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Awards

AstralPool sponsors big awards night AstralPool Australia has been announced as the Gold Sponsor for the 2016 SPASA Australia Awards, to be held on the Thursday evening of SPLASH! on the Gold Coast.

Billed as the gala event of the year, the 2016 SPASA Australia Awards night will showcase the winners from all states, across all categories, with prestigious national golds awarded to the best of the best.

Date: Thursday,18th August 2016 Time: 6.30pm Location: Jupiter’s Casino, Gold Coast Cost: $185 per person Dress Code: Formal/ Black Tie Contact: infospasa@ spasa.com.au

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Hydrocare picks up Maytronics award Maytronics held a Gala Dinner and Awards Night in June. It was a great night on board the Starship with MC Mark Forbes and comedian Mikey Robins, with 160 guests attending. Seen here is Steve Strudwick accepting the NSW Dealer of the Year Award for Hydrocare Pool Services.

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AIS sponsoring SwimDisability Conference Australian Innovative Systems (AIS) is sponsoring the Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA) Inclusive Swimming Program and International Swim Disability Conference.

AIS CEO, Elena Gosse has a unique insight into the challenges of living with a disability. Her youngest daughter, Julia was born with cerebral palsy and diagnosed at the age of 13 months.

Gosse was determined that Julia’s disability would not limit her choices in life and now, at 29 years old, Julia is a capable, competent adult who works at AIS helping manufacture the company’s range of salt, water and mineral water chlorinators. Julia also runs her own part-time business and enjoys spending time with her husband Blake, and oneyear-old daughter, Isabella.

Julia Pearl (AIS) Ross Gage (ASSA) Baby Isabella Pearl and Elena Gosse (AIS)

During Julia’s teenage years Gosse enrolled her in a local swimming school to help with her physical therapy and mobility. Julia excelled at swimming and went on to become a competitive disabled swimmer.

“I saw first-hand the incredible improvements that swimming contributed to Julia’s physical and mental wellbeing,” says Gosse.

The International SwimDisability Conference is part of the SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show on Thursday August 18 from 9am to 5pm.

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Industry moves

Coakley joins Newline in NSW businesses. He then joined the Trevor Coakley, formerly of wholesaler as their newly appointwholesaler Niagara Pool Supplies, ed sales representative, where he has joined the Newline Products built up great relationships with sales team in NSW. customers throughout Sydney.

Coakley is well known to the Coakley says he is excited to industry he has been part of since be part of the Newline team and 1989, starting out as a technical is looking forward to visiting representative for a chemical comcustomers to provide them with pany. He progressed to running a great range of products at the day-to-day operations of a recompetitive prices, and provide tail pool shop for five years before Trevor Coakley service while sharing a wealth of joining a pool equipment OEM. knowledge with new and existing In his role as a sales rep he was customers. His contact details are: TCoakley@ able to use his retail experience to benefit his retail newlineproducts.com.au; 0439 134 438. customers, helping to create sales and grow their Industry moves

SR Smith expands local sales force SR Smith has expanded its sales force by naming David Fifield as business development representative.

Fifield will be working with distributor partners in Queensland to help increase exposure of the comprehensive SR Smith Deckscaping range.

In November 2013, SR Smith, David Fifield LLC acquired the assets of Anti Wave Australia and established SRS Australia Pty Ltd. The purchase of Anti Wave

Australia brought SR Smith a portfolio of competitive swimming products under the Anti Wave brand, which the company markets and sells in Australia.

In addition, SR Smith has expanded into the Australian market with its current family of products including slides, diving boards, pool games, rails, ladders, lifeguard chairs, starting platforms and pool access lifts.

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Conferences

Retailer awards BioGuard recently held its 2016 Leadership Conference and handed out service and excellence awards.

This year’s conference focused on key topics to improve retailers’ ability to truly compete and grow their business and to complete targets, mission,

Service awards 30 year service award: Poolside Cairns Pool & Spa Poolside Wangaratta 25 year service award: Poolside Frankston Poolside Sale 20 year service award: Poolside Christchurch NZ Poolside Dural Poolsmart Poolside Taranaki 15 year service award: Maurices Pools & Spas Poolside Cobram

plan and goals. Delegates had the opportunity to network with peers and enjoyed a rewarding and memorable time together.

Hayward Pool Products Australia was the major strategic partner and sponsor of the conference.

Poolside Traralgon Poolside Wide Bay Swanhill Pool & Spa Centre Mornington Pool & Spa Centre 10 year service award: Poolside Marcoola Taupo Pool World

Awards of Excellence • Poolside Taranaki for Outstanding Business Growth • Poolside Frankston for Professional Excellence in swimming pool and spa

patented chemistry, Poolside Booragoon/Poolside Mandurah for Professional Excellence in swimming pool and spa specialty chemistry • Poolside Albury/Poolside Wodonga/Poolside Wangaratta for Professional Excellence in swimming pool and spa sanitisation • Poolside All Seasons for Professional Excellence in swimming pool & spa equipment.

Industry moves Richard Norrish of Elite Pool Covers has retired from the industry after a long and successful career including a lengthy stint at Pool Controls. He is currently touring around the country and SPLASH! will catch up with him when he reaches the East Coast. Bernard Schenk replaces him as commercial account manager. You can contact him at bernard@poolcovers.com.au or meet him at SPLASH! on the Gold Coast.

Pool Water Products have relocated their service and support office to Unit 47, 45 Powers Rd, Seven Hills, NSW. All contact numbers remain the same for Ray Burgess: 0428 612 359, Bruce Jones: 0417 539 144 and Anthony Barrass: 0409 539 601.

Pete the Pool Man is the new trading name of Petes Ocean Blue Pool Services. They will be trading as Pete the Pool Man Pty Ltd with Peter Rapata Roberts as director and Lisa Mary-Esther Roberts as shareholder. Contact details are: 0415 411 055; (02) 9829 3990.

Sadly, industry veteran and chemical expert Geoff Longhurst passed away in July. For the past couple of years he has been battling health issues and recently made the very difficult decision to retire from the industry.

His life was featured in the previous issue of the magazine. SPLASH! offers sincere condolences to Dorothy and all Geoff’s friends and family.

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Safety

Global news The US has been suffering a spate of electrocution incidents in swimming pools, with the latest two occurring on the Memorial Day holiday, which is the unofficial start of summer.

An eight-year-old girl was critically injured while swimming in a private pool at a home in Silver Spring Township.

She was shocked when the pool lights were turned on and apparently malfunctioned. Adults pulled the girl out of the pool after she went into cardiac arrest. Firefighters performed CPR until an officer arrived and used a defibrillator to resuscitate her. She was flown to the hospital by helicopter and her name was not released. Seven other girls in the pool felt a small shock but were not seriously injured.

The unidentified 34-yearold man was reportedly electrocuted when he swam in a hotel swimming pool. The man was swimming in the Aztec Motel’s swimming pool in New Jersey when he was injured. He was found unconscious at the bottom of the pool, according to a police department statement.

On Easter Sunday a 43-year-old Californian father died while trying to save his nine-year-old daughter from a Palm Springs swimming pool in which the water had become electrified due to a power surge through a faulty light.

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ARC CPR guidelines replaced

by ANZCOR guidelines In January 2016, the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) released the Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR) Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

ANZCOR guidelines replace earlier ARC guidelines.

SPASA NSW & ACT has distributed a simple guide to help industry members navigate through the changes, by showing a side-by-side comparison between the Basic Life Support flow chart in 2010 and 2016.

Contact: www.resus.org.au

The side-by-side comparison showing what has and hasn’t changed.

Safety

Manslaughter charges laid over inflatable pool death Two people have been charged with manslaughter following a coronial investigation into the drowning death of a one-year-old girl. Imogen Mataafi drowned in an inflatable swimming pool on Christmas Day, 2014, in the Auckland suburb of Manurewa.

Her death was referred to the Coroner and in May two people appeared in the Manukau District Court charged with her manslaughter. Both defendants’ names have been suppressed.

Police allege that one of the defendants had breached a section of the 1987 Fencing of Swimming Pools Act which stipulates pools must be fenced and that fencing must comply with building codes. The Act says if property owners can’t comply with the fencing standards then the pool shouldn’t have any water in it.

The second defendant was charged with inflating the temporary pool and failing to take reasonable precautions against Mataafi’s death. The matter was transferred to the High Court at Auckland.

Fencing legislation New Zealand fencing laws are in the process of being changed. Last year Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith introduced the Building (Pools) Amendment Bill into Parliament to replace the current legislation governing the fencing of swimming pools, and had the first parliamentary reading in September.

The government backed away from lowering the depth at which pools need to be fenced after the public expressed reservations about the effect on paddling pools and councils became concerned about compliance costs.

One change in the proposed legislation is that spa owners will no longer need to worry about fencing if they have a lockable cover. Previously, if they had a lockable cover they had to apply for a fencing exemption at a cost of $455.

Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) says the weaker bill than originally planned could increase the risk factor for children. WSNZ Chair Danny Tuato’o says his organisation, along with the wider sector, is hugely concerned about the negative impact the proposed Bill would have on the pre-school drowning toll.

“Since the introduction of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act, the number of children drowning has reduced from an average of ten deaths per year, to two. This shows the bill is working and if our young children are to be kept safe it must be retained and even strengthened.”

However, the Minister says the existing regime is cumbersome and frustrating and the new bill will be performance-based, providing greater flexibility. He says some people have misread the bill and that the new bill will improve compliance.

Tuato’o is unconvinced, saying more children will drown if the changes go ahead.

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The Magnum brand is very well known in Australia and New Zealand

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Manufacturing

Magnum celebrates 30 years supplying Australia New Zealand based manufacturer of pool and spa filter cartridges, Magnum Filters, is celebrating 30 years supplying the Australian pool industry.

Although the company commenced in 1982, it was not until 1986 that that they started supplying across the Tasman to Australia.

Magnum was started by Peter Hogg and John Turner, operating from the basement of Hogg’s home. Initially it was hard to gain traction in the market, but when Wayne Cuff of Para gave them an order for 800 50sqft cartridges, things started to turn around.

From there, they started supplying FPI and leading New Zealand manufacturer, Filtermaster.

But by the mid-1980s, they realised the only way to stay afloat was to attract more business.

“So we came across to Australia and attended a pool and spa show in Adelaide,” says Hogg. “That was where we met Warwick Heathcote of Pool Systems, and he subsequently started ordering the 6sqft Clark Rubber cartridges.”

The meeting with industry legend Heathcote proved to be a turning point in their fortunes.

Following the first order of 100 cartridges, the business went from strength to strength, supplying the likes of Quiptron, Poolrite and Finsbury as well as Pool Systems.

In 1996 Hogg acquired the plant and machinery of Filterguard in Sydney, a company that was supplying Poolstore as well as some distributors including Niagara and Aquatune in Adelaide. A few years later he acquired another similar business in Sydney, and from there his company grew rapidly.

“Over the past three decades I’ve seen so many changes in the industry,” says Hogg.

“And that’s in both the pool and spa segments. In fact, the change in the spa industry has been massive. The importation of Chinese manufactured spas is much more prevalent and there are now only a handful of Australian manufacturers still going on.”

He says the Chinese influence is also affecting the swimming pool market.

“In the pool industry, most manufacturers now prefer to get their OEM cartridges from China.”

Further afield

Hogg says he recognised that developments in the Australian industry, particularly the influx of Chinese OEM products, meant he needed to find new markets or new business.

“In the end, we did both,” he says.

“In 2002 I started Aqua Dynamics which supplies water treatment equipment. This grew rapidly and has gained significant share in the New Zealand water treatment market.

“Further to that, we acquired 100 per cent ownership of a UK company called Spaeuro that now manufactures spa pool covers and distributes cartridges filters to the UK and to Europe.”

He says that through this venture they are now on track to manufacture 3500 covers this year and hope to get a further lift by attending the Lyon show in November.

“Luckily, we have changed Magnum Filters from a company that only manufactured 100 or so different filters, to the 600 different filters we now have in our range. This has allowed us to quote to any country in the world,” he says.

However, he says his main focus will always be Australia.

“We’ve got very good distributors in Newline, Pool Systems, Lincoln Pool Products, Poolranger, Austral Pool Solutions, Aquatune and Australian Spa Parts,” he says.

“I never really realised how strong our brand was until I spent a lot of time just visiting retailers and most knew that the cartridges they were using were Magnums. While we have had some difficult times in Aussie we have also had some very good years and dealt with some fantastic people.

“I have my sons Cameron and Rhys along with my son-in-law Dave helping to run the three companies,” he says.

“This has provided us all with a good standard of living and a sense of achievement. It is certainly not getting any easier with all sorts of people importing filters but we will always try to stay ahead of the game and supply a quality product.”

Contact: www.magnumfilters.com

Kidsafe Victoria’s new home at Monash Children’s Hospital will be a place where parents and carers can pick up free child safety resources and receive advice on everything from car restraints to pool fencing requirements. The shell of the building, the carpet, the walls, the lights, painting and the electricals have been donated but they need $15,000 to help fit-out the space. Go to the QuickLink tab at splashmagazine.com.au to donate through their crowdfunding campaign.

US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented HornerXpress Worldwide with the President’s E Award for Excellence in Exporting at a ceremony in Washington DC in May. The President’s E Award is the highest recognition any US entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of US exports.

HornerXpress Worldwide Inc is a division of Team Horner, a brand of privately owned companies comprised of the manufacturing and distribution of products and equipment for swimming pools, spas and other aquatic environments.

From electrolytic chlorine generators, swimming pool and aquaculture heat pumps and chillers, to specialty chemicals and outdoor living products, the company represents more than 10,000 products from more than 150 US manufacturers, exporting to more than 100 countries.

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Kreepy Krauly celebrates 40 years of Aussie production This year Kreepy Krauly is celebrating its 40th year of being 100 per cent designed and made in Australia.

“The original concept and prototype was developed in South Africa by Ferdinand Chauvier,” says Andrew Jackson, executive director of Sherwood Overseas, the manufacturer, developer and owner of Kreepy Krauly.

“The Chauviers had a device that would work for a few days in a pool, but they needed to commercialise it, so they came to us. We did all the R&D, and manufactured the cleaners here in Perth – initially at Kewdale, and then at Osborne Park.”

Sherwood Overseas was founded by Terry Jackson, Andrew’s father, who had a strong background in swimming pools and was keen to improve the market by making life easier for pool owners. He developed all the Kreepy Krauly patents and they are still owned by Sherwood Overseas.

“All the technology, all the patents are all Australian,” says Andrew Jackson.

“No properly branded Kreepy Krauly has ever been manufactured outside Australia. We have a strong commitment to Australian manufacturing,” he says.

Since the 1976 release of the first fully automatic cleaning solution, the Mark II, Kreepy Krauly has revolutionised pool ownership by removing the need to manually clean and scrub a pool.

“Kreepy Krauly has since become the household name for a pool cleaner, similar to Band-aid and Kleenex,” says Jackson.

Now in the second generation of the family business, Kreepy Krauly continues to develop and design cleaners that are truly automatic, easy to use and designed for Australian conditions.

“All Kreepy Kraulies are proudly made in our factory at Osborne Park using only the best The first Kreepy Krauly prototype

ABOVE: Terry Jackson, founder of Sherwood Overseas RIGHT: Technology has moved on – the latest Kreepy Krauly, the VTX-7

materials. The systems are designed here, from the skimmer basket all the way to the machine to ensure each component works together to give a truly unmatchable and fully automatic clean, with no lifting or bending required,” he says.

“We are committed to Australian manufacturing and have a strong loyalty to our staff, most of whom have been with us for 20 years. We expect to be here, making world class pool cleaners, for many years to come.”

Contact: www.kreepykrauly.com.au Kreepy Krauly Mark II, released in 1976

In Brief Queensland’s Home Warranty Insurance Scheme is likely to include new swimming pool construction from October, on the basis that it will have been two years since the empowering legislation was given assent. Under the reforms, cover will be provided to a consumer who suffers loss as a result of a licensed building contractor carrying out defective work or who fails to complete a residential swimming pool construction contract. SPASA Queensland expects a formal announcement shortly. This will mean the existing Watertight Benefits Scheme administered by SPASA will become redundant once the new provisions are enacted. As it will be a requirement to show cover under the Home Warranty Insurance scheme prior to a swimming pool project being approved by a private certifier, this change will ensure that only licensed contractors can build new pools.

Bligh Tanner and Swimplex Aquatics are assisting in rewriting the Queensland Health Swimming and Spa Pool Water Quality and Operational Guidelines, and SPASA Queensland has been asked to participate.

Six more NSW tradies were prosecuted in June during a Fair Trading blitz. Offences included forging fake home building compensation fund certificates, unlicensed building and receiving excessive deposits.

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water with larger surface areas than those of smaller area such as swimming pools. There are two reasons for this: firstly the warmer area is normally greater in ratio to the water body volume, and small bodies of water tend to be more protected by topography, buildings and fences, etc.

Evaporation rates from the BOM

Without going into too much detail, the method used to measure evaporation by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) seems to register relatively high, likely due to the elevated and exposed position of the water body they use.

Studies in WA indicate that evaporation from farm dams averages only 70 per cent to 75 per cent of the official rates shown at the BOM website. I can only surmise that this is because they are small in size and normally situated in the lowest points of most properties.

Evaporation and swimming pools

Evaporation

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hile writing an article on pool leaks, I was reminded of the trend in our industry to blame water loss from a pool on evaporation. That got me side-tracked for some time, then I realised that evaporation is such a complex area that an article on its own may be as interesting for some readers as it is for me.

Simply put, evaporation is the movement of water molecules from a body of water into the atmosphere.

Every molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen – hence we call it H2O. Basically the two hydrogen atoms cling to the oxygen atom. However, the hydrogen atoms tend to get tired of a given oxygen atom, so will jump across to a new oxygen atom. Since the oxygen atom can only handle two hydrogen atoms at a time, one of its existing hydrogen atoms will become dislodged and have to find a new home. The oxygen itself does not stand still, but moves about searching for new hydrogen atoms.

This activity is continuous in water but it is very slow in cold water and stops entirely when the water freezes.

However as the water temperature rises, the movement of the atoms becomes faster and faster. Water bodies generally are warmer at the surface and the activity at the surface can be so frenetic that some molecules will be absorbed into the air while others will fall back into the water.

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Factors affecting evaporation

1. Temperature The hotter the water, the faster it will evaporate. Of course, couple this with water on a hot surface such as the pavement in summer and it will dry up very quickly. A hot cup of tea will evaporate faster than a glass of cold water out of the fridge and hot spa water will evaporate faster than pool water. Hot air can absorb a greater quantity of moisture than cool air. Hence the heavier rains experienced in the tropical north.

2. Humidity Evaporation is also affected by the amount of water that the air is capable of absorbing. Thus, evaporation will be less in hot humid tropical north Queensland than in hot dry Alice Springs and greater in the Pilbara than in Perth.

3. Wind Moving air will snap up and carry away many more of those water molecules than still air.

4. Pressure Low air pressure allows greater absorption of water molecules into the air.

Tropical cyclones create extremely low pressure at their centre and thus drag more water than ever from the sea to the sky so they can later dump it all on top of us as they dissipate over land masses.

5. Surface area Evaporation is greater in bodies of

I think it is safe to conclude that the since most swimming pools and particularly private ones are protected from the effect of wind, and many at least by shade, then the expected evaporation rate in any given pool will likely be only about 50 per cent to 60 per cent of the official BOM figures. Having said that, however, any guess is dangerous as it cannot be proven.

In years past it was not uncommon for builders to fill a plastic bucket with water, place it on the paving nearby for a set period and see if the water in it dropped at the same rate as it did in the pool. It wasn’t a bad test as if the pool dropped more than the bucket the difference would indicate a leak in the pool. However, if the difference was small it may not have indicated a small leak but simply been the result of comparing a small water body with a larger one, with the larger one being more exposed.

More and more today I see builders filling the bucket and placing it on the pool steps or swim-out seat. It is even more accurate when done using a container where the water in it is at the top of the container and also very close to the level of the water in the pool. When done this way the comparative result will be most accurate.

Conclusion

I really think the official measuring of evaporation rates by the BOM is an inexact science and difficult to use in practice. Furthermore, I am certain that the interaction of the various causes of evaporation is so interchangeable from one day to the next and from one location to the next that it is not possible to determine the actual ratio of one cause or another at any one time or place.

All I can say is that a change in any one of them will affect the amount of evaporation.

My article in the next issue of SPLASH! will be about leaks, with some tips on how to deal with them. n For these informative articles, Cal Stanley draws on his 35 years’ experience and success in pool construction, having run award-winning pool construction company Neptune Pools in Western Australia for three decades.

For the past five years he has worked as a pool consultant and trainer and delivers hydraulics courses for the swimming pool industry. If you have a question regarding his columns or a have a topic you think he should delve into, contact him on: neptunepools@westnet.com.au

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the seduction of a lifestyle choice. Ask yourself, how does this image att Kemp is a professional photographer and photography make me feel? A simple change of angle can make all the difference. trainer on Sydney’s northern beaches. Part of his diverse Other things like coloured towels, sunshine, and smiling people can all portfolio is photographing swimming pools for builders help add an enticing appeal to your photos. who use them for their websites, marketing material, award entries and even archiving. Taking pool photos can be a challenge, but good shots can make a big difference towards success in industry 3. Use good equipment awards and for attracting potential customers.

This means a decent camera with a decent lens.( But even if you’re just Here he divulges highly useful tips to using a smartphone, use a current model help you take better swimming pool photos, with the best image quality you can get.) whether you’re taking them to highlight your A DSLR or mirrorless camera is recom“Try to remember, you diversity, to show off your best projects or to mended because they allow for manual create a poolside “hero shot” for your website. operation and the ability to fit a high quality are selling the seduction optical wide-angle lens. An ultra-wide angle of a lifestyle.”

(UWA) lens is essential for taking overall 1. Prepare your pool photos of the pool.

Preparation is everything. The perfect photo requires effort. Make sure your photos are clear of clutter, distractions, scruffy branches, general untidiness, pool 4. Use a wide-angle lens slime, calcium build-up, water streaks on glass fences, puddles on the When taking wide angle photos, experiment with your angles. These decking and water debris. Try to style any surrounding furniture if it is lenses are very good at introducing diagonal lines in your photo and to be included in the composition. provide a compositional element of visual excitement. Be careful not to tilt the camera too far up or down as keystone distortions will occur.

This can be corrected with some software but save yourself the time 2. Make the photo more appealing and get things right in the camera. Make it your motto, software is for Regardless of whether the photos are for marketing or a prestigious enhancements, not surgery. design award competition, always try to remember that you are selling 28

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6. Learn to see light

Try shooting at different times of day and also on cloudy days.

Cloudy days will be more “forgiving” when trying to obtain even lighting but the results can be quite dull. Modern cameras are getting better at shooting in harsh daylight so don’t be afraid to shoot when the sun is out. That is when the pool is most appealing so why not capture it. Taking photos on dusk is a stunning way to capture pool lights. The best photos will be when the ambient dusk light is as bright as the pool lights.

7. Use a tripod

Without going into a lesson about the exposure triangle, we should always to use a low ISO setting so that we have the cleanest, smoothest and highest-quality render. Low ISO settings produce better quality images but it also means we will often use shutter speeds that are too slow to safely handhold without causing camera-shake blur. A tripod sorts out these issues and this will pay

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dividends later, particularly if there are any post-production (software) adjustments to be made, as you will be working from the highest quality starting point.

8. Use a polarising filter

Shooting pool details such as tiles can be tricky because the reflections on the water tend to wash out the detail.

A polarising filter can be used to strip back the reflection and reveal the tile detail beneath the surface. This filter will also reveal rich colours in vegetation, pool and sky. Try shooting with and without the filter.

9. Make it sparkle

Reflections are an appealing design element in a pool photo but when the sun is shining, try stirring up the pool using the pole of a leaf catcher. (Do this AFTER you are done with the other photos.) This effect allows you to capture some nice atmospheric, sparkling water photos that scream: “Come on, jump in!”

10. Shoot RAW for flexibility

Record your images in the RAW file format (if your camera supports it), which gives you quite a lot of creative flexibility after the photo has been taken. Then you can use software to make tonal and colour adjustments on a calibrated monitor. But be aware that RAW files are much larger than JPGs. Contact: 0404 956 624; www.mattkemp.com; Instagram: mattkempphotography n Good photography can be very frustrating and it takes a lot of skill and knowledge to work with varying light. If you are serious about taking your own photos it will pay dividends if you invest time in learning how to properly control your camera for creative results.

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By Veda Dante

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he convenience factor is making pool covers more user-friendly and therefore more effective.

But this is only one of the recent developments in pool covers that are improving their utility and function.

Other factors include changes in materials – such as new methods of distributing the bubbles on the surface of a cover, and different and more effective ways of creating slats for hard retractable covers.

Covers have a number of benefits – safety is one issue and in New Zealand in particular there is a push to include lockable automatic safety covers as an accepted form of barrier protection, in combination with other devices such as door alarms and pool alarms.

But the main two benefits are in retaining heat in the pool water during the cooler months, and preventing water loss during the warmer months.

Water loss – in particular evaporation – is a key way energy is lost from a swimming pool. Although rates are lower during the cooler months of the year, and are heavily influenced by geographic and environmental factors, the process of evaporation never stops. (Look to

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page 26 of this issue where Cal Stanley discusses some of the factors affecting evaporation.)

In the most severe scenarios, it is possible that a residential pool could lose the equivalent of its own volume of water each year.

“The highest evaporation rates occur when the difference between water and air temperature is at its greatest,” says Daisy Pool Covers managing director Derek Prince.

“However, this may not be in the middle of a hot day when the pool is in use. At this point the water and air temperatures may be quite close. Later at night the pool water may remain warm, but the air temperature has fallen substantially, which means a greater temperature difference between the air and water – and greater evaporation.”

Typically speaking, the drier the air is, the greater the evaporation rate. In particularly humid conditions, less evaporation occurs.

“Another significant factor for home pools is wind,” says Prince. “A gentle breeze of just 11 kilometres per hour can more than double the evaporation rate by removing the insulating layer of warm, moist air directly above the pool surface.”

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Covering a pool when it is not in use is an effective means of reducing the running costs of your pool by saving water that has already been chemically treated and heated.

The National Construction Code (NCC) comprises the Building Code of Australia (BCA) Volumes One and Two; and the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA), as Volume Three.

The Australian Building Codes Board recommended in the NCC Volume Two Energy Efficiency Provisions 2016 that, in order to limit energy sources, pool covers should be used for residential swimming pools heated by gas or electric pool pumps: “Where a gas heater or a heat pump provides the heating, subclause (b) requires a pool cover, if the pool is not in a conditioned space, and a time switch to control the operation of the heater. A cover will reduce evaporation and subsequent heat loss. It should be noted that some jurisdictions may have a requirement for a pool cover under the Smart Approved Water Mark Scheme.”

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Developments down under

The Downunder is easy to use and convenient

Western Australia for example requires that an outdoor private swimming pool or spa associated with a residential building be supplied with a cover or blanket designed to reduce evaporation and listed on the Smart Approved Watermark scheme. This scheme requires the minimum of 400micron material and a five-year warranty.

(See the box on page 37 of this edition for more detail on the NCC recommendations.)

When it comes to saving money, Sunbather general manager Tom Boadle says pool covers are a “game changer” that are now built into Australia’s building codes for pools primarily heated by gas or electric heat pumps.

“By pulling the covers over the pool at night, up to 50 per cent of thermal losses can be cut, as well as minimising water evaporation and chemical use,” he says.

“At Sunbather we have had considerable success with thermal pool covers, primarily due to the measure of thermal resistance known as the R-value, which means better saving of heat and dollars.”

After spearheading the solar pool heating industry from its humble Melbourne headquarters in 1974, Sunbather expanded into thermal pool covers where it now has a national presence with offices in three states.

Recent installations include the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, which will be the swimming and diving facility for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

“Our thermal covers have a long history and are now considered a proven performer in the commercial and residential markets,” says Boadle.

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deck when it’s fully retracted and also when it’s fully extended out over the pool.

“The Downunder pool cover encases the roller and blanket in a PVC housing that sits below the pool deck, completely out of sight,” says Boadle.

“The cavity can be constructed from timber, concrete or any suitable building material that fits within the pool owner’s outdoor design aesthetic, and can be located in timber decks or paved areas.”

Boadle says it is popular with pool builders because of the ease and simplicity of its installation, and the fact that it will not detract from the pool design.

“This system is very cost-effective and can be easily built into renovated or new pool deck areas,” he says.

“When the pool is open, the cover sits below a stylish, flush-fitting lid that’s strong enough to walk on but light enough to lift. Then when the cover is on the pool, the lid closes again leaving only the straps connecting the roller and cover visible.”

The Downunder requires almost no structural change to the existing pool and can accommodate most common shapes; it can even be used on old freeform pools.

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do the fittings, ensuring there are no flanges left on the pool edge to trip over or to snag swimwear.

“In the past, these covers were quite difficult to measure,” says Abgal managing director Garry Long.

“However, Abgal has built a new cross-platform application to help customers simplify the process.”

Initially designed for Aqualux pool finish installations, MeasureWizard has now been enhanced for ordering Pooltex leaf and debris covers. After downloading the app to your desktop computer, tablet or smartphone, this innovative piece of technology provides real-time visuals of the shape of your pool. It even checks the accuracy of the measurements and allows the owner or a pool professional to immediately place the order.

“It really simplifies things, and confirms the measurements are correct,” says Long. “Using MeasureWizard, service technicians can add the dimensions and

even upload a photo of the pool, with the automatic measurement checker providing a full review of the job including a drawing of the pool cover shape, while they’re still next to the pool.

“On-the-spot ordering means they can give their customer a faster turnaround and be confident their measurements are all correct.”

Abgal also manufactures Leafstop for aboveground pools, Heatshield thermal covers for heated pools, plus a few varieties of solar covers.

“Leafstop is a lightweight, easy-to-use pool cover made from a high tech, exclusively blended, micro-mesh fabric that stops leaves from getting in but allows rainwater through,” he says.

“Recognised as the most effective type of cover for pool insulation, Heatshield acts like a doona for your swimming pool. Once the pool is warm, it helps retain

LEFT: Abgal’s winter cover Pooltex fits snugly around a pool via a series of rope fittings RIGHT: When the Pooltex cover comes off, so do the fittings, ensuring there are no flanges left on the pool edge

The NCC Volume Two Handbook 2016 explanations 3.12.5.7 Swimming pool heating and pumping Swimming pools must be heated by: • a solar heater not boosted by electric resistance heating; or • a heater using reclaimed energy; or • a gas heater; or • a heat pump; or • a combination of the above options.

Where a gas heater or a heat pump provides the heating, subclause (b) requires a pool cover, if the pool is not in a conditioned space, and a time switch to control the operation of the heater. A cover will reduce evaporation and subsequent heat loss. It should be noted that some jurisdictions may have a requirement for a pool cover under the Smart Approved Water Mark Scheme.

Subclause (c) requires the time switch

to operate the circulation pump to reduce the amount of time and associated energy consumed when the pump is operating when not needed.

The fourth subclause, (d) clarifies that this clause is about swimming pools and not about spa pools. Spa pools are covered by 3.12.5.8.

3.12.5.8 Spa pool heating and pumping Subclause (a) restricts the heating sources for a spa pool to the same ones permitted for a swimming pool where it shares a water recirculation system with a swimming pool. These requirements do not apply to portable spas. The form of heating for the spa pool must be by: • a solar heater; or

• a heater using reclaimed energy; or • a gas heater; or • a heat pump; or • a combination of the above.

The second subclause, (b) requires a cover, regardless of the spa location plus a push button switch and a time switch to control the heater where either a gas heater or a heat pump, is used.

Subclause (c) requires a time switch to be provided to control the operation of a circulation pump for a spa pool having a capacity of 680 litres or more. 680 litres is generally accepted as the capacity of when a spa bath becomes a spa pool.

Source: NCC Volume Two Energy Efficiency Provisions 2016. Go to the QuickLinks tab at splashmagazine.com.au to download the whole handbook.

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For warm climates, Abgal’s Koolcover offers all the benefits of a solar blanket, but does not heat the water like a traditional solar blanket

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that temperature, stopping a whopping per cent of heat loss. Total heating costs – solar, electric, gas, et cetera – are reduced by 35 per cent,” he says.

Closer-knit bubbles

Supreme Heating director Colin Mauger says the popularity of pool covers has grown dramatically in recent years, a trend kick-started in part during the

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Millennium Drought in the early part of this century.

“This is when consumers really became aware of the benefits of using a pool cover to dramatically reduce water loss caused by evaporation,” says Mauger.

“The popularity has continued through consumer awareness of energy conservation and the ability of the solar cover to greatly reduce fossil fuel heating requirements. This occurs on two fronts – energy consumption costs and the reduction of CO2 emissions,” he says.

Mauger says consumer demand for pool covers has also been boosted by the popularity of high efficiency electric heat pumps.

“Homeowners are now generating their own solar electricity and sizing accordingly to cater for energy efficient heat pumps that can reduce their running costs to almost zero during the warmer months,” he says.

“The use of a pool cover is essential in achieving this result.”

He says that Supreme Heating’s range of Heatseeker diamond-shaped bubble pool covers allows for closer spacing so they can fit more bubbles per square metre of material. As a result, he says they have almost 15 per cent more heat retention than the original round bubble covers, which saves on energy that would otherwise be required to run heating systems.

Key switch activation

Carl Voshege, general manager of Remco Pool Covers

and Products, says that Remco introduced the first fully automatic pool cover system into Australia in 1987.

“It was pretty ground breaking at the time as the general concept of covering a pool was unusual enough, let alone doing it with a rigid product that would, in some cases, double the price of the pool!”

He says the market offerings back then were really quite limited with consumers having the choice of bubble covers or basic thermal blankets.

“Without doubt the biggest change over time has been the acceptance of pool covers as a ‘normal’ inclusion in any pool package – the understanding of the tremendous benefits they bring to pool owners and the mental shift from ‘why would I cover my pool?’ to ‘why wouldn’t I cover my pool?’”

Voshege says the biggest trend he has observed over the past decade has been the consumer movement toward the full automation and full integration of pool cover systems.

“Consumers want a cover, but they don’t want the installation to adversely affect the pool landscape that has just been carefully created, nor do they want to struggle with manual, awkward roll-up systems,” he says.

“This shift is reflected in growth in sales of our fully automatic, fully integrated Swimroll and Coverstar pool cover systems that are compatible with leading home automation products and are fitted standard with remote control and key switch activation. We expect to

see further growth in this area over the next five years.”

The introduction of polycarbonate slatted covers into Remco’s Swimroll slatted range – extruded in various tints and colour combinations – has given consumers an option that not only delivers substantial insulation qualities (roughly three times that of a standard bubble cover) but also the unique advantage of a product that heats the pool whenever it’s bathed in sunlight.

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Convenience is key with automatic covers from Remco

Supreme’s new Heatseeker has almost 15 per cent more heat retention than the original round bubble covers

“Later at night the pool water may remain warm, but the air temperature has fallen substantially, which means a greater temperature difference between the air and water – and greater evaporation.”

“This solar transfer presents such a huge advantage that pool operators can turn off the solar heating very early in the summer season, and rely purely on the pool cover to generate heat for swimming.

“It is this kind of performance that allows consumers to rationalise the cost of the initial integration – the long-term savings make the decision simple.

Pool owners typically want to see the water, and this development preserves the look of the pool despite the surface being covered with an impenetrable hard cover,” he says.

Some local councils offer rebates and other incentive schemes for pool covers, so contact your local representative to see which brands qualify.

Triple cell revolution

Pool blankets have followed the traditional “round bubble wrap” design since the late seventies, but now Elite Pool Covers’ new look triple cell shape is set to revolutionise the industry.

The improved heating features of the Triple Solar Cell blanket are due to the removal of the standard bubble “dead zone”.

Three bubbles formed into one provides better insulation with a bigger “still air” zone and a base that is 60 per cent thicker. The Elite Triple Solar Cell pool blanket has a thickness of 610 micron, offering more protection from chlorine attack and harmful UV rays. It has pro-rated warranty period of 12 years.

The Triple Solar Cell blanket recently won the SPASA WA product of the year.

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ing the pool surface.

Manufactured from material similar to that of trampoline mesh and held rigid across the pool with lightweight but strong aluminium rods, Pool Protector is easy to operate and can be rolled on and off a pool in less than three minutes.

Pool Protector also cuts water evaporation by up to 80 per cent during summer months saving litres of pool water in just one month.

During winter, the Pool Protector keeps unwanted leaves and debris out of the pool and saves the pool owner hours in cleaning time and costly chemicals.

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Pool cover research in the UK

Overseas research into pool covers has been stepping up in both the UK and the USA. Plastipack, a leading manufacturer of specialist covering materials for swimming pools, has opened a new test and research facility at its headquarters in St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex, England.

The new facility was opened by Amber Rudd, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.

The manufacturing test facility comprises five outdoor 8m x 4m x 1.2m swimming pools located side by side. This allows Plastipack to accurately measure and compare the performance of different types of cover materials, while monitoring real-time water temperature and environmental conditions.

Peter Adlington, managing director of Plastipack, says the new outdoor laboratory will be invaluable in the development, analysis and comparison of high performance cover materials for pools.

“It increases our understanding of how products perform on real pools and will help Plastipack maintain market leadership through technical expertise. It adds credibility to product claims with publishable results and greater environmental monitoring which sets us and our products apart from other manufacturers. It also helps raise the importance and industry awareness of credible performance data,” he says.

The test facility has been designed and developed in collaboration with the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) at the University of

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Four popular pool covers Regardless of which option you choose, pool covers can be beneficial for the hip pocket and the environment.

1. Automatic covers. Key switch activated, these fully automatic designs are made from rigid, interlocking slats that sit on the surface of the water. They can be deck mounted or completely recessed into a customised space at one end of your pool.

2. Solar covers. Also known as bubble blankets, they’re a lightweight, polyethylene material consisting of air pockets similar in appearance to bubble wrap. They float on top of the water (bubble side down) and allow solar energy to pass through, therefore trapping and retaining heat in the pool.

3. Thermal covers. Made from an insulating UV-stabilised cross-linked foam and bonded outer laminates, thermal pool covers reduce evaporation while blocking the sun’s UV rays that promote algae growth.

4. Vinyl covers. Generally made from PVC-coated polyester/ vinyl, this style needs to be physically pulled across the pool surface and secured with straps or anchors.

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Surrey’s Advanced Technology Institute and Department of Physics. The project is co-funded by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. Plastipack currently exports to 34 countries throughout the world, with around 75 per cent of its business in the EU.

US research into pool covers

A study conducted at the California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) National Pool Industry Research Center (NPIRC) in California, USA, found considerable water savings could be realised if outdoor swimming pools were covered by market-available covers. In fact, it found the use of pool covers could reduce up to 95 percent of evaporation from California’s pools.

California is in the midst of another severe drought, and the state governor issued an executive order in April 2015 mandating a 25 per cent reduction in water use for all urban water users. Water conservation is considered the cheapest, quickest and most reliable way to reduce water use and meet the mandate.

The Cal Poly study examined water use reduction levels that could be realised if outdoor swimming pools are covered by different types of market available covers.

The number of residential swimming pools in California is estimated as 1.18 million. Even with conservative assumptions including average swimming pool surface area of 37 square metres and average annual evaporation rate of one metre, a 30 per cent reduction in evaporation from outdoor swimming pools would save more than 13 million cubic metres of water per year – which is enough to supply a city of about 100,000 people.

Given the severity of California’s drought, this potential water saving is substantial.

The study involved daily water level measurements and weekly water chemistry readings for nine pools at the NPIRC for 65 days. Climate data including air temperature, wind speed, and rainfall collected at a weather station at Cal Poly was also used for the study.

The rate of evaporation from open waters such as a swimming pool varies depending on climate variables including net solar radiation, wind speed, temperature and humidity. While evaporation can be estimated

using indirect methods such as pan evaporation or equations, the water balance approach was used for this project because of its accuracy, ease and suitability for the study. According to the water balance method, evaporation from a swimming pool, for example, in a day, can be described as: Evaporation = Initial Water Level + Rainfall + Water Added to the Pool – Water Lost via Leakage and Splash – Final Water Level Therefore, if no water is added to the pool and if there is no leakage or splash, evaporation can be determined by measuring rainfall and change in water level in the pool. For this study, rainfall was measured at a climate station near the NPIRC. Water level measurements were taken once a day between 6am and 9am when wind was expected to be calm so that water surfaces in the pools would be fairly even or undisturbed.

To further minimise error in water level measurements, four water level readings per pool (one reading at each side) were taken daily.

Nine pools were used for the study: two pools as

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The submarine pool cover Floatek is a Canadian invention that uses inflatable, interlocking tiles to form a sturdy pool cover with high insulation properties.

Designed to sit on the pool floor when not in use, the innovative system uses buoyancy and gravity as opposed to hydraulics or electric motors to deploy.

When it’s time to cover the pool, air fills the tiles so they slowly float, akin to a submarine surfacing from the deep.

Once fully activated, a flexible pontoon around the perimeter of the cover inflates to lock it in place.

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LEFT: You can also install slatted automatic covers on indoor pools RIGHT: Elite’s new triple cell recently won the product award from SPASA WA

controls (i.e. not covered) to determine evaporation from uncovered pool; the remaining seven pools covered (one cover type per pool) by the following market available cover types.

1. Solid track pool cover 2. Plastic bubble cover 3. Solar rings 4. Solar squares 5. Foam cover 6. Liquid cover A 7. Liquid cover B All nine pools had identical shape, size and exposure to the sun and wind. To ensure consistency on reflectivity (i.e. albedo), medium blue colour was used for all cover types. This implies that since the environmental variables that affect evaporation are fairly identical for all pools, any difference in evaporation rate observed among the pools would be attributed to the respective covers.

Performances of solid track cover, foam cover, and bubble cover were fairly identical — they reduced

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evaporation by about 95 percent. Solar disks reduced evaporation by 50 percent. However, it should be clarified that once installed, the covers were not removed from the pools throughout the study other than during cleaning and water level measurements of the pool covered with solid track cover. In reality, the covers will have to be removed, possibly for extended hours, when the pools are occupied. This suggests that the efficiencies reported here for the solid covers should be considered as maximum possible efficiencies.

The two liquid evaporation suppressants tested in the study reduced evaporation by about 15 percent.

Performances of the two liquid covers were somewhat similar. However, wind and storm were more frequent and stronger during the extension study (i.e., when the liquid covers were examined) compared to the initial protocol period, and might have negatively impacted efficiency of the liquid covers.

At the same time, efficiency of the liquid covers was helped by the absence of swimmers who would temporarily disrupt performance. Water quality of the pools complied with APSP standard during the study except for few instances during the initial protocol when free chlorine and pH readings were outside the recommended ranges.

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hen STK Apartments in Melbourne’s St Kilda were being designed, the developers wanted something special to attract buyers to the sky-high 26-storey lifestyle. While more than 70 per cent of the apartments have water-views and access to the uninterrupted bay and CBD vistas, they needed something more.

That is where the swimming pool came in.

It is located in the centre of the building and is a focal point of the landscape design.

Highly experienced commercial pool construction company Commercial Aquatics Australia (CAA) built the concrete tiled lap pool and AAT Acrylic Windows put three see-through panels in place.

The three windows act as both a visual feature and as waterfalls, with water cascading over the edges of the acrylic, falling into a catchment area.

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This unique acrylic panel was created for different project: a private swimming pool overlooking the Brisbane River in Queensland, Australia. The U-shape was accomplished by joining three Plexiglas acrylic sheets and bonding two edges to achieve maximum strength

Acrylic is versatile and offers great design potential as it can be thermoformed to make curved windows, bonded to make a 90-degree corner or U-shape walls as well as joined to make extra-large walls. It has a high clarity optically and is perfectly clear, meaning it is not affected by green tints.

The AAT team works with the complexities of cast block acrylic, and provides a full range thermoforming, bonding and annealing options to create unique swimming pool windows and features.

Unlike conventional gluing of panels which just uses a surface glue, bonding is a process of altering the chemical structure of the acrylic, using a bonding agent and then temperature controlling the reaction speed and time. This process ensures that the bond line is as strong as the rest of the acrylic panel and is not a weak spot that occurs when using conventional gluing techniques only.

AAT Acrylic Windows will be attending SPLASH! Pool and Spa Trade Show from August 17 to 18 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. To find out more about acrylic swimming pool windows see them at Stand 214. n

STK Apartments Location: St Kilda, Victoria Construction: Commercial Aquatics Australia Acrylic windows: AAT Acrylic Windows Client: Watpac Value: $500K Completion Date: November, 2015

Contacts AAT Acrylic Windows: acrylicwindows.com.au Commercial Aquatics Australia: www.commercialaquatics.com.au

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The largest panel weighs more than half a tonne

Curved glass makes for special pool entrance

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ustralian glass curving specialist, Bent and Curved Glass (BCG) recently delivered a technically challenging swimming pool project featuring a frameless curved glass design at the Bannisters Pavilion hotel in Mollymook, NSW. The new hotel was built as part of

the expansion of the Bannisters brand on the south coast of NSW and was designed by Tony Freeman of Molnar Freeman Architects.

The curved frameless glass pool features a cantilevered pool end floating above the entryway to the hotel. Providing a memorable experience for hotel guests, the pool

end has frameless glass panels that reveal the movement and sparkle of the water and add to the drama.

BCG worked closely with the architects, the engineer Wirra Wonga Consulting, and the installation contractor Ozsea Group to determine the feasibility of the desired glazing solution.

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The curved glass of the pool makes for a stunning entry to Bannisters Pavilion

The engineering requirement for three layers of 15mm toughened glass could not be achieved due to the tight radius proposed by the architect. BCG used the unprecedented four-layer structural laminated makeup in both curved and flat glass to achieve the finished thickness of nearly 55mm with the largest panel weighing in at 519kg.

BCG accepted the technical challenge of bending four

LEFT: The glass comprises an unprecedented four-layer laminated structure RIGHT: The effect of the glass is even more spectacular at night

Bannisters Pavilion, Mollymook Architect: Molnar Freeman Architects Engineer: Wirra Wonga Consulting Glass: Bent and Curved Glass Installation: Ozsea Group Photographer: John Hollingshead Aerial photographer: Heliguy

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Glass description: Frameless pool wet edge: 54.84mm clear toughened structural laminated curved and flat glass, comprising four layers of 12mm clear toughened glass with 2.28mm Dupont SGP interlayers.

layers of 12mm toughened glass as a matched set to the dimensional tolerances required for successful lamination.

This is an excellent example of how BCG develops new techniques to execute challenging curved glass projects at commercial and residential architectural properties throughout Australia.

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The pool in the roof of the jungle T

his amazing house and its spectacular rooftop pool, dubbed the Jungle House, has been shortlisted for a residential award in the World Architecture Festival 2016.

This home and pool are located on the Paulista shore near São Paulo, Brazil, where dense rainforest covers the mountainous topography.

The aim of this project is to optimise the connection between architecture and nature, taking optimum advantage of the view to the ocean and forest while allowing filtered sunlight into the interior. The design immerses the house in its natural jungle environment, with the rooftop and pool emerging from the canopy like a viewing platform.

The three floors of the Jungle House create segments of the project: the ground floor houses a large covered wooden deck, connected to a small room for the children; on the first floor there are six bedrooms – five of them with small verandas with hammocks – and a TV room; the third floor is the social area of the house including the stunning raised swimming pool, the living

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The Jungle House Location: São Paulo, Brazil Architecture: Studio mk27 Architect: Marcio Kogan Co-architect: Samanta Cafardo Interiors: Diana Radomysler Project team: Carlos Costa, Eline Ostyn, Laura Guedes, Mariana Ruzante, Mariana Simas, Oswaldo Pessano, Fernanda Neiva Photography: Fernando Guerra World Architecture Festival: www.worldarchitecturefestival.com Studio mk27: studiomk27.com.br/en

ABOVE: Unlike most homes, the bedrooms are below and the pool is above

RIGHT: The pool was partly built into the slab BELOW: The plantings help draw the home into the rainforest BOTTOM: The spa has its own deck on the top floor

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room and the kitchen. And above everything is the rooftop that is also geared for casual relaxation.

The architecture is a organised vertically and is the opposite of a more common domicile: while the pool and the social areas are on the roof, the bedrooms are located on the floor below. The deck is on the ground floor – protected by the projection of the house – an ample and generous space that configures a shaded shelter for the children to play. The utility rooms are also located on this level.

While the planted decks help integrate the home and the jungle landscape, on the ground floor you can stroll in the midst of trees. On the first floor, light enters filtered through the tree-tops, while on the roof, the vegetation is all around.

The Jungle House project began with a transversal cut which allowed for the pool to be partly built into the

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slab, and partly out of it, thereby not losing any area on the floor below. The infinity edge helps the view serve as an extension of the pool waterline. To lessen the height of the top level, the living room floor was lowered by 270mm relative to the external wooden deck.

The uppermost floor also houses a deck for the spa and sauna – where there is an intense relation between the architecture and the mountain vegetation; on the other side, the fireplace and pool; in between is the living room, open to both sides for cross-ventilation.

This social space has a radical relation with nature, by means of both the view of the ocean as well as the proximity to the rainforest.

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2016 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE The SPASA Awards of Excellence is the swimming pool and spa industry event of the year for SPASA NSW & ACT members.

SPASA NSW & ACT named its top performers at the UTS Aerial Function Centre in Sydney on the 16th July where finalists and industry enjoyed sumptuous food, great entertainment whilst celebrating the best of the best.

Olympic and Commonwealth swimming legend, Leisel Jones hosted the evening to a packed room where a total 94 awards were presented throughout the evening.

SPASA NSW & ACT would like to congratulate all award winners and finalists as well as thank our sponsors for their loyal and continued support.

The full list of the Award Winners and photos is available on the SPASA NSW & ACT website: www.spasa.org.au SPONSORS

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SPASA NSW & ACT’s Awards of Excellence 2016 SPASA NSW & ACT has announced the winners of their 2016 Awards of Excellence. Gold winners will be going into the national SPASA Australia Awards, to be presented at SPLASH! on the Gold Coast on August 18. The NSW & ACT winners and runners up are listed below.

Dynamic Pool Designs, winner of the Residential Concrete Pool Under $50k

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Residential Concrete Pools - up to $50,000 Gold: Dynamic Pool Designs; Silver: Award Pools Group Residential Concrete Pools - $50,000 to $100,000 Gold: Urban Escape Landscapes and Pools; Silver: Award Pools Group; Bronze: Azure Pools Residential Concrete Pools - over $100,000 Gold: Award Pools Group; Silver: Award Pools Group; Silver: Polar Pools Residential Fibreglass Pools up to $40,000 Gold: Coastline Pools & Spas Residential Fibreglass Pools $40,000 - $60,000 Gold: Capital Fibreglass Pools Residential Pool & Spa Combo Gold: Polar Pools; Silver: Award Pools Group Residential Courtyard/Plunge Pool Gold: Good Manors Renovations up to $25,000 Gold: Award Pools Group Renovations Over $25,000 Gold: Award Pools Group Innovative Pool and/or Spa Gold: Leader Landscaping and Pools Water Feature Sponsored Gold: Award Pools Group Lighting Feature Gold: Award Pools Group Pool Builder of the Year (Concrete): Award Pools Group Pool Store of the Year: Poolside Shoalhaven Pool Builder of the Year (Fibreglass): Local Pools & Spas Product of the Year: The Pool Enclosure Company Pool & Spa Technician of the Year: Adam Camilleri – Pristine Pool & Spa Service Education & Training: Zodiac Academy Pool & Spa Safety Consultant: Garth Jackson - Triton Pool & Spa Inspections Sub-Contractor of the Year: Ezyspa Movers Retail Salesperson of the Year: Donna Harvey – Poolside Shoalhaven Pool & Spa Service Business of the Year: Poolside Dural ABOVE: Urban Escape Landscapes and Pools, winner of the Residential Concrete Pool $50k-$100 LEFT: Polar Pools, winner of the Residential Pool and Spa Combo RIGHT: Capital Fibreglass Pools, winner of the Fibreglass $40k to $60k award BELOW RIGHT: Leader Landscaping and Pools, winner of the Innovative award FAR RIGHT: Award Pools Group, winner of Renovations over $25k

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2 0 1 65 2016 Remco Pool of the Year winner, Aquarius Pools

6 The 2016 Awards of Excellence Gala Dinner is the industry event of the year for SPASA Victoria.

For full details & images, go to: www.spasavic.com.au/awards-of-excellence

Held on the 25th of June at Regent Theatre’s Plaza Ballroom, over 430 industry participants enjoyed sumptuous food and wonderful entertainment.

SPASA wishes to express our gratitude to the following leading industry players -

Olympian & SPASA Ambassador, Nicole Livingstone, continues to MC the industry night-of-nights. The Awards of Excellence were hotly contested - it proved to be a simply amazing array of pools, spas, stores and products.

Well done to all 2016 Awards of Excellence entrants and winners.

Support from our greatly-appreciated sponsors enables SPASA Victoria to continue its work promoting the industry and pool and spa use in the state.

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Best Fibreglass, Acrylic or Vinyl-lined Pool by a Country Member

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Best Residential Concrete Pool by a Country Member

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Aquarius Pools

Best Water Feature

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Gordon Avenue Pools & Spas

Albatross Swimming Pools (Aust)

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SAI Sandstone / Grace Stone Albatross Swimming Pools (Aust) Best Residential Concrete Pool - Under $100,000

Good Soil and Water Best Retail outlet – Shop

Poolside Albury Wodonga Best Residential Concrete Pool Over $100,000

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Who will win on the big night?

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he SPASA Australia 2016 National Awards of Excellence will be held during the SPLASH! Pool and Spa Trade Show on the Gold Coast, on the evening of Thursday August 18 at Jupiters Ballroom.

The SPASA Australian Awards promote achievement in design, construction and innovation across the industry, and give recognition to SPASA members who have demonstrated a high degree of competency and professionalism.

“SPASA Australia has gone through a rigorous process to review the award categories to have these harmonised across Australia to ensure the best opportunity is given to those gold award winners from the re-

spective state awards programs,” says SPASA Australia President Lynley Papineau.

“We have also looked at how each sector is represented within the award categories. We are delighted that we can again be part of SPLASH! and will be working together to ensure the success of not only the National Awards of Excellence but also the very important training and education program that will be on offer throughout the course of the two day trade show.

“We had a fantastic night last time and I am really looking forward to seeing what our industry has to showcase in 2016.”

Contact: spasa.com.au n LEFT: Aquarius Pools, winner of the Victorian Pool of the Year RIGHT: Urban Oasis, winner of the SA Pool of the Year

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Natural pool project wins national award

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ow in its sixth year, the Houses Awards celebrate the best in Australian residential design, providing an insight into local contemporary architecture. They fall into ten categories, with the overall winner named Australian Home of the Year.

The Fairfield House by Kennedy Nolan, with Sam Cox Landscape, features a dramatic natural swimming pool in a native landscape. It is a south-facing, steep bush block on the banks of the Yarra River in the inner-city suburb of Fairfield. A number of external native garden spaces are strung along a winding path that leads to the banks of the river, feeling like an extension of the Yarra River corridor.

It won two awards: Outdoor and Sustainability, and below we reproduce the judges’ citations for each.

Outdoor Award

A sequence of small and robust interventions connects house to garden to river, allowing the occupant to reconnect to the place in a way that has long been lost.

A bushland is recreated in a place that is characteristically a cottage garden – one can wander, bathe, warm by the fire and float above the river. These interventions are more primal than manicured; they speak of permanence and create a ritualistic existence in a new yet old world, on the doorstep to a big city.

The complete rehabilitation of the site immerses one into a place that is increasingly rarely experienced, a place that typically requires effort to visit. Here, however, it becomes part of one’s everyday existence and is characterised by exactness, restraint and maturity.

There are lessons in this project that are rarely practiced.

These lessons, if more readily implemented, would change the nature of our relationship to and appreciation of place.

Sustainability Award

Great effort and restraint has been practiced in this outdoor environment, from the complete regeneration and rehabilitation of a bushland setting with endemic species to the experimental bio-pool that required extensive research and commitment.

A microclimate is created through a sensitive hand, demonstrating that a small outdoor project can impact significantly on the natural environment. This project is an exemplar for all the community – it advocates an approach to design and the environment that is accessible and does not rely on high technology, and it embraces an attitude that is distinctly Australian. With a sensitive hand and mind we can have our piece of nature, preserve it and share it with others.

The riverbanks have been stabilised and the fauna returned to a familiar and safe environment. The garden is watered naturally when it rains and the pool is serviced by solar tubing and power offset by photovoltaic cells.

This is a rare project that generously offers an authentic approach to celebrating and preserving our natural ecosystem. It achieves this to the benefit of surrounding properties that now enjoy a small fragment of the Australian bush. n

MAIN: The pool sits as part of the natural landscape ABOVE: The paths lead to interconnected native landscapes

The Fairfield House Design Practice: Kennedy Nolan in collaboration with Sam Cox Landscape Photography: Derek Swalwell Contact: www.kennedynolan.com.au

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The global cost of concrete cancer Concrete cancer is an enormous issue in construction and asset management. This article from the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) talks about concrete cancer in general construction, and does NOT relate directly to swimming pools. However, the information contained in the article gives valuable background on the important issue of concrete cancer, which can affect all concrete structures.

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orrosion of the reinforcing steel in concrete is a worldwide problem that causes a range of economic, aesthetic and utilisation issues.

However, if corrosion effects are considered in the design phase and the right decisions made prior to construction, buildings and other concrete structures can be built to last and protected for as long as possible.

The corrosion of steel in concrete is accelerated in harsh environments, especially coastal, tropical or desert environments where high salt levels or extreme temperatures can accelerate the rate of decay.

Usually, the most exposed elements deteriorate first but because the active corrosion may take five to 15 years to initiate cracks in the concrete, much of the actual corroded reinforcement is not visible.

It is important that owners of high-value assets understand the cost implications of ignoring the effects of corrosion in concrete buildings and structures. There are many advantages of planning for corrosion control and mitigation. Two of the main ones are that the life of an asset is extended and maintenance time and costs are reduced. In addition, reduced maintenance requirements increase the asset’s overall utilisation and can improve its environmental sustainability.

It’s not okay just because it can’t be seen The alkaline (high pH) conditions in concrete form a passive film on the surface of the steel reinforcing rods, thus preventing or minimising corrosion. Reduction of the pH caused by carbonation or the ingress of chloride (salt) causes the passive film to degrade, allowing

The idyllic location of the tropical beachside increases the speed of concrete corrosion

the reinforcement to corrode in the presence of oxygen and moisture.

A voltage differential of approximately 0.5V is set up between the corroding (anodic) sites and the passive (cathodic) sites resulting in a corrosion cell where electrons move through the steel from anode to cathode. The rate of the reaction is largely controlled by the resistance or resistivity of the concrete. Acid forms at the anodic (corroding) site which reduces the pH and promotes the corrosion of the steel.

Seeking solutions

The ACA works with industry and academia to research all aspects of corrosion in order to provide an extensive knowledge base that supports best practice in corrosion management, thereby ensuring all impacts of corrosion are responsibly managed, the environment is protected, public safety enhanced and economies improved.

The ACA also conducts educational activities such as seminars and training courses to inform and guide organisations and practitioners about topics including the latest protective technologies and processes. Throughout the year, the ACA conducts training courses and hosts seminars across Australia and New Zealand.

Corrosion specialists certified by the ACA and other organisations have the experience and understanding of corrosion causes and solutions that allow them to recommend mechanisms and procedures to consultants and asset owners.

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LEFT: Dangerously damaged hand rails with exposed rusting metalwork RIGHT: Spalling concrete showing corroded reinforcing rods

A billion dollar problem

Corrosion affects all concrete buildings and structures around the world to some extent, with an estimated annual cost of billions of dollars to national economies. It is both an aesthetic issue and an asset management and safety issue; the falling concrete from buildings where spalling is occurring represents a real safety risk.

There are also constraints on when necessary repair or remediation work can be carried out. Commercial office buildings are usually unoccupied for several hours overnight when disruptive drilling and grinding can be done, but residential premises and hotels operate 24 hours per day making it almost impossible to find convenient times to do the work.

Carbonisation and salt attack

The two common causes of concrete corrosion are carbonation and chloride (or salt) attack.

In broad terms, when carbonation, chlorides and other aggressive agents penetrate concrete, they initiate corrosion that results in cracking, spalling and weakening of concrete infrastructure.

As reinforcing rods rust, the volume of the rust products can increase up to six times that of the original steel, thus increasing pressure on the surrounding material which slowly cracks the concrete.

Over the course of many years, the cracks eventually appear on the surface and concrete starts to flake off or spall.

As the degradation of the steel and weakening of the concrete occurs from the inside and may not be seen for many years, it is often referred to as “concrete cancer”.

According to Ian Godson, managing director of Infracorr Consulting Pty Ltd, it might take up to 15 years before any cracking is visible.

“It is a hidden problem, which means that, when you find it, it is often well advanced, very much like the tip of the iceberg,” Godson says.

CO2

Carbonation is the result of CO2 dissolving in the concrete pore fluid, and this reacts with calcium from calcium hydroxide and calcium silicate hydrate to form calcite (CaCO3).

Within a relatively short space of time, the surface of fresh concrete will have reacted with CO2 from the air.

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Gradually, the process penetrates deeper into the concrete and after a year or so it may typically have reached a depth of 1mm for dense concrete of low permeability, or up to 5mm for more porous and permeable concrete depending on the water/cement ratio.

Chlorides, usually from seaside splash or windblown locations, migrate into the porous concrete over time, causing corrosion when the chloride concentration reaches critical levels at the reinforcement. In addition, older structures may have utilised calcium chloride as concrete “set accelerators” at the time of construction, again resulting in serious corrosion issues.

Concrete corrosion repair and prevention

Exterior concrete surfaces such as walls can be coated to help protect the surface.

Justin Rigby, coatings consultant at Remedy Asset Protection, says coatings can improve durability.

“Concrete is a great material and is generally impervious at the start, but to increase durability, a coating should be applied,” he says.

Elastomeric waterproofing membranes can be either rolled or sprayed onto a concrete surface. Flat rooftops allow membranes to be rolled on, but where there are complex geometries, spraying the coating is the most effective method of application.

The traditional method of concrete repair is to remove the cracked and spalling concrete to a depth of 20mm to 30mm behind the reinforcing bars to fully expose the rusted material and remove the contaminated concrete from the steel.

All the corroded material is then removed and the steel treated or replaced, after which specialist repair concrete mortars are applied and the surface made good. A modern development is for the repair mortars to be polymer modified to improve adhesion and resist further ingress of contaminants. Coatings are commonly used in combination with patch repairs to reduce further entry of carbonation or chlorides.

These “patch repairs” that remove the contaminated concrete from the deteriorating sections often do not address this hidden corrosion and result in accelerated deterioration to the surrounding areas, commonly failing again within three to five years.

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LEFT: Elastomeric polymer membrane on a city high-rise mitigates the effects of exposure RIGHT: Hybrid anode installation, typically with Anodes installed in 30mm diameter holes, typically spaced at approximately 400mm, with titanium connector wires. Repair mortar then completely covers the hybrid system components

“One of the limitations of patch repairs is that you have to remove large quantities of sound concrete to solve the problem, causing significant noise and disruption to the building occupants,” says Godson.

Cathodic protection for large infrastructure

The main alternative to patch repair is cathodic protection (CP), although some version are not suitable for most structures.

One type, impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP), is a technique whereby a small, permanent current is passed through the concrete to the reinforcement in order to virtually stop the corrosion of the steel.

The main benefit of ICCP is that the extent of removal and repair of concrete is vastly reduced, with only the spalled and delaminated concrete required to be repaired. Once installed, the ongoing corrosion can be controlled for the long term, eliminating future spalling and deterioration even in severely chloride or carbonation contaminated concrete.

The selection of anode systems is the most vital design consideration for a durable and efficient ICCP system. Incorrect selection and placement of the anode system can result in poor performance and vastly reduced life of the installation.

About the Australasian Corrosion Association The ACA is a not-for-profit, membership Association which disseminates information on corrosion and its prevention or control, by providing training, seminars, conferences, publications and other activities.

The ACA was established in 1955 to service the needs of Australian and New Zealand companies, organisations and individuals involved in the fight against corrosion.The ACA is the leader throughout Australasia in disseminating knowledge to enable best practice in corrosion management, thereby ensuring the environment is protected, public safety enhanced and economies improved.

ACA members are drawn from a wide cross section of industries united by their common interest in reducing the impact of corrosion in Australasia.

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According to Godson, cathodic protection in a large concrete structure is relatively simple in theory.

“Insert anodes into the concrete at set spacing attached to the positive terminal of a DC power supply and connect the negative terminal to the reinforcing steel. ICCP systems commonly operate at two to five volts DC,” he says.

But most buildings are considered too small to handle ICCP technology.

“The drawback is that you need lots of cables and permanent power supplies which results in this technology being mainly restricted to civil structures such as wharves and bridges with very rare applications to buildings,” he says.

Hybrid CP

A relatively recent development has been Hybrid CP which utilises zinc anodes installed in drilled holes with the anodes powered for an initial period of around 10 days. The high initial CP current totally passivates the steel reinforcement, migrating chloride away from the bars and restoring an alkaline (high pH) environment in the concrete.

Following the initial impressed current phase, the temporary power supply and cables are removed, with the anodes then connected to the reinforcement via locally placed junction boxes to provide ongoing galvanic protection. This relatively low galvanic current maintains the ongoing passive condition at the reinforcement and prevents further concrete damage. Hybrid CP systems are usually designed to give a 30-year or longer design life.

Hybrid CP offers all the advantages of ICCP, including corrosion control and reduced concrete removal, without the high cost and maintenance of power supplies, cables and control systems. Areas and structures that were previously difficult and uneconomical to treat with ICCP can now be protected using Hybrid CP technology.

This includes small scale and remote structures including those situated in non-powered sites such as bridges, marine dolphins and culverts. In the case of building repairs, Hybrid CP offers significant advantages over ICCP by eliminating the need for unsightly and costly cabling and power supplies.

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Sunshine Coast to get active theme park A newly formed Sunshine Coast company Sanad Capital Pty Ltd has announced its first Australian venture with the support of Najibi, a leading Dubai-based investment group.

The $400 million active sports theme park is planned for the Sunshine Coast, and anticipates further similar developments down the track.

The project is yet to be named but has the preliminary approval of the Sunshine Coast Council.

It is influenced by major global action sports projects in Dubai and elsewhere around the world.

According to Bradley Sutherland, Sunshine Coast based CEO of Sanad Capital, it will aim to wow outdoors and action sports enthusiasts in a

natural, healthy environment that enables families to reconnect and spend quality time together.

“We are creating a lifestyle, an outdoors haven which sunny coasters can enjoy at their disposal.

We have the best year-round climate in the world, so we intend to make full use of that,” he says.

Sutherland says the project will bring employment opportunities which could lower the above average youth employment figure of 8.9 per cent in the area. He estimates up to 2000 direct and indirect jobs throughout construction, and a further $29 million annually in salaries and wages when complete.

Contact: www.sanadcapital.com.au.

The $400 million active sports theme park is influenced by major global action sports projects in Dubai and elsewhere around the world

Research

Energy study of Victorian aquatic centres Aquatics and Recreation Victoria (ARV) in conjunction with Deakin University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment, has released the results of their two year study into the energy usage and indoor environmental quality of Victorian aquatic and leisure facilities.

“A Guide For Benchmarking Energy and the Indoor Environmental Quality of Aquatic Centres in Victoria” sets out to develop benchmarking guidelines for designing and operating aquatic centres in Victoria. The guidelines will assist local government, architects, construction companies, engineering firms, facility management organisations and other industry stakeholders manage energy consumption by improving day to day operations and guiding environmental decisions in the design of new infrastructure.

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Topics include operational benchmarks, indoor environmental quality, performance of building envelope and design guidelines.

Seven aquatic recreation facilities participated in the project: Splashdown Aquatic Centre (Greater City of Geelong), Waves Leisure Centre (City of Kingston), Peter Krenz (City of Greater Bendigo), Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre (City of Glen Eira), Pelican Park Recreation Centre (Mornington Peninsula Shire), Aqualink Box Hill (City of Whitehorse) and Warringah Aquatic Centre (Warringah Council).

Each were subject to a wide range of testing procedures, including thermal comfort, building envelope permeability, and carbon dioxide and chloramine levels in the pool hall.

According to ARV Chief Executive, Anthony

McIntosh, “The variability between our aquatic leisure facilities is enormous when size, age, design, building materials, operations and other factors are taken into account. And, they consume large of amounts of energy. The Guide does a really good job explaining complex design and operational options in layman’s terms.

“It will help the industry make informed decisions to improve the efficiency of its facilities, reduce operational and maintenance expenditure, and maximise their useful life,” he says.

“We think this project is a world first. It’s been a complex undertaking and the support we’ve had from the industry to complete it has been sensational.”

Contact: For a copy of the guide email: info@ aquaticsandrecreation.org.au

Associations

New national swim school body formed A new swim school industry peak body has been formed, the Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA).

ASSA has employed Ross Gage as CEO. Gage’s company Aussie Aquatics had handled the management of Swim Australia, part of the Australian Swim Coaches & Teachers Association (ASCTA) from 1998 until December last year.

ASCTA is transitioning to an improved integrated business model and its Swim Australia division has now returned to direct management by ASCTA. The separation of Aussie Aquatics and Swim Australia had a few hiccups, with the Federal Court of Australia sorting out some of the finer points to do with intellectual property and other issues.

Gage says that it had become apparent that the swim school sector of the industry had evolved to the point where it needed its own, solely swim-school-focused peak industry body.

The voluntary establishment directors of ASSA are Dave Urquhart, Bev Christmass, John Coutts, Julia Ham, Reece Rackley, Shawn Read, Bruce Sullivan and Wayne Pollock.

President of ASSA, Dave Urquhart, says that this is an A-Team of all highly respected industry leaders bringing a wide range of expertise and top quality experience to the table.

“Collectively, they cover private and public enterprises of varying sizes, both single and multiple sites, family as well as corporate based and include ‘outside’ expertise as well,” he says.

ASSA states its mission is to drive and evolve the swim school industry towards a uniform standard of world’s best practice.

This will be primarily achieved through the delivery of international leading guidelines, professional development programs, growth opportunities and business support.

Gage says this will lead to an ever-increasing number of Australians enjoying a first-class educational and holistically enriching experience, resulting in a nation of safer, lifelong swimmers.

He says that they only started taking memberships from July this year, and already more than 120 swim schools have signed up.

“We are confident we will have more than 500 schools in our broader network whithin the first year of operation,” he says.

“Part of the reason for the successful take-up is that we are offering tiered memberships and various payment options, making it easier for the smaller businesses to come on board.”

ASSA will be hosting the Swim Disability Conference and their first national confernce at SPLASH! on the Gold Coast.

Contact: swimschoolsaust.com.au

In Brief A major $14 million development of the Ashfield Aquatic Centre and a $6 million upgrade to Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre have been approved in the first budget of the newly formed Inner West Council . The elected councillors of Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville councils were dumped by the NSW state government and replaced by administrator Richard Pearson after their amalgamation, causing great concern among the constituents and talk in the communities it was a move to push through the controversial WestConnex motorway . However, Pearson says the newly formed Inner West Council is committed to delivering the major projects and infrastructure of the former councils, with the budgets prepared by those councils carried over in their entirety .

Corangamite in southern Victoria was seen as a potential trouble spot for the federal government during the election, due to controversy over a swimming pool . At one stage it seemed the result might hinge on this marginal seat in a community divided over the $28 .9 million Torquay aquatic centre . The incumbent, Sarah Henderson, had been demanding the Surf Coast Shire stop a proposed $150 pool tax on ratepayers . In the end the four percent margin was enough, with a swing of less than one per cent recorded against Henderson .

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The lagoon will be the centrepiece of a new 1000-home Botanica residential development

Global news The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the US has carried out a report using data from nearly 50,000 pools, hot tubs and water parks in five popular swimming states: Florida, New York, Arizona, California and Texas . It found that one in eight swimming pools are closed upon inspection due to dirty and potentially dangerous water . The report, based on data from 2013, said the parasite Cryptosporidium was the leading culprit in water-related outbreaks .

The highest number of closures came in wading pools, one in five of which were found to have serious violations . The most common violations reported were related to improper pH (15 percent), safety equipment (13 percent), and disinfectant concentration (12 percent) .

Hong Kong is facing a shortage of experienced lifeguards, due to the influx of bathers from mainland China . The number of swimming pools in Hong Kong has increased since reunification, as more than 45 million mainland Chinese come to Hong Kong each year, and many of them are looking to enjoy the less crowded Hong Kong pools . However, there are doubts about the quality of lifeguards . The government requires all lifeguards to be certified by the Hong Kong Life Saving Society but experience varies widely and the Hong Kong and Kowloon Lifeguards’ Union says some guards don’t have enough experience .

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Cairns home to Australia’s first Crystal Lagoons giant pool Crystal Lagoons has announced that tropical North Queensland will be home to the first giant pool in Australia, following the agreement to create a 2.2 hectare lagoon in Cairns. The lagoon will be the centrepiece of a new 1000-home Botanica residential development.

The lagoon will extend 700 metres through the centre of the development and allow the majority of apartments, townhouses and villas in the $200 million master-planned community to enjoy a waterfront location where residents can swim and sail in a safe environment.

The precinct will also feature a beach club, restaurants, cafes, walking trails, tennis courts, sporting fields, commercial space and 8km of landscaped gardens. Tree planting has already begun on the 32 hectare site.

Crystal Lagoons Oceania director German Rocca says the signing of the agreement marks an important milestone for the US-based technology company and the developer, Botanica Property Group.

In SPLASH! Edition 105 Rocca outlined his plans to bring the Crystal Pools concept to Australia in regional, coastal and urban developments.

He says the lagoon at Botanica signals a turning point in Australian real estate development.

“Crystal Lagoons offers the world’s top amenity and the future residents of Botanica will be the first in Australia to enjoy the lifestyle benefits of an idyllic beach and the pristine water of a man-made lagoon in their backyard.

“Cairns is an amazing tropical paradise with one drawback – for part of the year swimming in the ocean is restricted to only those beaches with

stinger enclosures because of the irukandji and box jellyfish. Botanica will provide year-round swimming and water sports without anybody having to worry about the dangers.”

Botanica last year gained preliminary approval from Cairns Regional Council for the master-planned development in the Cairns suburb of Caravonica and today’s agreement means it can now progress to the next stage of planning.

Botanica property group director Rob Wallace, who travelled to Mexico several years ago to inspect one of the first Crystal Lagoons projects, says the vision for Botanica had been shaped around the provision of a swimming lagoon.

“We want to make Botanica a lifestyle destination where residents can enjoy this incredible 2.2 hectare lagoon,” he says. “I travelled to Mexico to see for myself whether Crystal Lagoons lived up to the promise and that experience confirmed the huge potential for a lagoon in our Botanica development.

“We have a warm tropical climate and a lagoon is going to put this development on the map and deliver a huge boost to the region. Not only will people be able to swim and go boating in the lagoon but the technology used to purify the water is right at the cutting edge of sustainable technology. We are committed to eco-friendly development so water and energy use is an important consideration for us.”

Wallace says the universal appeal of the lagoon would make Botanica attractive to a wide range of buyers.

“We have a diverse housing mix and the Crystal Lagoon will give us a marketing edge that appeals to all types of people – from families, to singles, couples and empty nester down-sizers.”

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Northern Beaches Council Request for Tender: Water playground for Warringah Aquatic Centre

RFT 2016/077 The completion of minor works for a Water Playground for the Warringah Aquatic Centre . The scope of the works involved: design and construction of a fully commissioned interactive children’s water playground in the existing toddler pool area, utilising as much of the existing infrastructure as possible . The target age bracket for users of the playground is three to fourteen years .

• Closing: 2pm, Tuesday, 9 August 2016 • Documentation and further information is available from http:// www .manly .nsw .gov .au/council/tenders/ • Further information: http://www .northernbeaches .nsw .gov .au/

Australian National University Expression of Interest for operations management for integrated gym and swimming pool .

• EOI Tender Number: ANU16-047 • The University is seeking market responses for the operations management for and integrated gym and swimming pool .

• Closing: 16 August 2016 at 2pm .

• Further information: https://www .tendersearch .com .au/anu/

Ballina Shire Council Design and construction of the Ballina and Alstonville swimming pools • Request for Tender: RFT910 • Council is calling for registrations of interest from suitably experienced contractors and consultants to undertake the design and construction of the Ballina and Alstonville Swimming Pools .

• Contact: Tony Partridge, (02) 6686 4444 • Documents are available from: http://tenders .ballina .nsw .gov .au/ eTendering • Close: 2pm, 10th of August 2016 .

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The Wright inspiration at the World Aquatic Health Conference

By Alan Lewis

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he 12th World Aquatic Health Conference, held in Scottsdale, Arizona, was enlivened by the beauty of the desert and inspired by the teachings and designs of the American master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Wright chose Scottsdale as his winter residence in 1937, during the Great Depression. He invited many architects to join him and they paid to learn from the great man at the nearby site of Taliesin West.

Many of Wright’s designs incorporated water or fountains, the most famous being Fallingwater, built for the Kaufman family from 1936 to 1939.

It is significant that water is associated with many good designs, particularly in desert areas where rainfall is not plentiful and water and bathing are uppermost in one’s mind. Scottsdale and water seem to be almost synonymous and indoor pools are rare since the climate is well suited to outdoor recreation.

Why do we feel so good in water?

To understand how our genetic disposition helps us feel so good immersed in water, perhaps we should go back to Thomas Huxley (1885-1895).

An avid follower and supporter of Charles Darwin, Huxley was an autodidact, famous for his studies of the little known fish called Polypterus (a Greek word meaning many f ins). What is special about this fish is that it was the first to develop a lung which enabled it to take in oxygen from the air. This was the first essential step in enabling life on land.

The Polypterus was the forerunner of the amphibians, many of which are still in existence today.

Darwinism has survived many scientific onslaughts but today, thanks to Huxley and many others like him, we now largely accept the “survival of the fittest” theory as the main reason for how we evolved into who and what we are today.

Perhaps it is our genetic makeup that tends to make us feel good near or in water. If so, it’s no wonder that bathing and swimming continues to be one of the most popular pastimes humans enjoy.

Immersion fostering good health

The Scottsdale conference brought together a group of scientists who focussed precisely on the health benefits of water to humanity. Little wonder then, that those who live far from seas, lakes or rivers, tend to build plenty of private and public aquatic facilities. Most hospitals have access to a hydrotherapy pool, as do university and research institutions.

Fallingwater, the most famous house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was built partly over a waterfall in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains in rural southwestern Pennsylvania. Although more than 3000 kilometres away from Scottsdale, Wright’s spirit of living with water inspired the conference

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The Frank Lloyd Wright Spire on the corner of Scottsdale Road and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Scottsdale Arizona. Built in 2004, it is lit at night and is a dominant feature of the adjacent Promenade Mall

benefits that aquatic exercise and immersion can provide.

The imperative to arrest the growth of inactivity and induce people to get active and sport-minded leads directly to the need to provide more attractive aquatic facilities and link that with arresting the apparent epidemic of obesity.

The team that presented these issues at the conference are the leaders in the research that links aquatic activity with healthy lifestyles. Listed below are those leaders and their presentations. Each gave a short message dealing with their specific area of research and findings.

These scientists are continuing to expose more and more how immersion can boost our health and speed up the repair and regeneration of brain cells, nerve cells, and bone density as well as keep our blood vessels pliant.

Key speakers

Dr Bruce Becker is the Director of Health Benefit Research for the NSPF and it is he who brought together this team. He is also the Director of the National Aquatics and Sports Medicine Institute and adjunct research professor at the Washington State University.

He addressed three important health issues: • Promoting nervous system health • Enhancing brain blood flow and arterial health • Biological benefits for post-traumatic stress The World Health Organisation estimates that 5.3 million people die every year from diseases associated with inactivity, and Professor Steven Blair from the Arnold School of Public Health in the University of South Carolina dealt with several important issues including how to increase energy expenditure and lower all-cause mortality risk.

Professor Eadric Bressel, Professor of Biomechanics at Utah State University, spoke about strengthening lower back muscles and reducing pain. It turns out an astonishing 80 per cent of the US population will

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The most important presentations at this conference were those dealing with water activities and their influence on our health. Many of those presentations emphasise the advantages of exercise in water as compared to equivalents on land.

There is ample evidence that those who do not pursue physical activity often engender obesity. In fact, the accelerating growth in numbers of those in advanced countries who are obese or overweight is now a major concern to health authorities worldwide.

Obesity is defined as a person with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of over 29.9. Overweight refers to those who have a BMI between 25 and 29.9.

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experience some form of lower back pain during their lifetime. Immersion reduces body weight by 68 per cent and so has a part to play in helping with this problem.

Assistant Professor Paul Chantler from the Division of Exercise Physiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University presented a paper on improving cardiovascular health. As many as 56 million US adults suffer from metabolic syndrome and he believes we should highlight the use of aquatic based exercise as a form of “medicine” itself to improve cardiovascular health.

Dennis Dolny, the head of Utah State University’s Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department talked about burning calories through water exercise, which has a maximal rate of energy expenditure reaching 60 kcals per minute, whereas a four minute run burns about 25 kcals per minute.

The 12th annual World Aquatic Health Conference A record-setting 46 states were represented along with 11 different nationalities; the United States, Austria, Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Saint Maarten, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

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“People are safer and the future looks more prosperous as a result of the industry, government, and academic leaders coming together to prevent injuries, illnesses, and drowning, while also promoting the health benefits of aquatics,� said NSPF CEO Tom Lachocki. “It is eye-opening to see how much people can benefit from our industry. The future is bright!�

The WAHC is a scientific conference, attracting a wide range of professionals involved in the aquatic industry. These include aquatic facility owners and operators, service providers, consultants, parks & recreation, water parks, manufacturers, academia, associations, builders, community organisations, hotels, government, media, retail, distributors, and health/ medical field professionals.

WAHC guests were able to attend two keynote addresses and pick from over 50 different seminars that focused on drowning prevention, facility management, health benefits, health codes, new industry technology, advanced chemistry/disinfection by-product prevention (DBP), recreational water illnesses (RWI) prevention, and two new WAHC tracks on market growth and water immersion.

The debut tracks were designed to encourage the theme of the conference: “Shaping the Future through Aquatics.� Both tracks forged new thinking about how the many niches of the industry can come together and ultimately change the future of health and prosperity around the world.

There were speakers from Australia, Canada, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, as well as the USA. This year the WAHC presented an Aquatic Art Gallery within the lobby of the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. The pieces were created by local artists who sought inspiration from beautiful pools, the movement of water, and the human body participating in aquatics.

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He also talked about promoting bone health through water-based exercise, as walking or strength training in water improves bone density or decreases the decline in density.

Assistant Professor Elizabeth Nagle from the Graduate Faculty of the Department of Health and Physical Activity, University of Pittsburgh, talked about provoking cardio-metabolic response benefits through high intensity interval training.

A newer form of aquatic exercise [discussed in edition 106 of SPLASH!, page 45], aquatic high intensity interval training (AHIIT) is characterised by short bursts of exercise using work:rest intervals performed at intensities approximately 85 per cent to 95 per cent of an individual’s maximum heart rate. It has been showing great results.

Assistant Professor Jacquelyn Nagle from the Department of Counseling and Exercise Science talked about increasing physical activity through non-weight bearing modality. She also mentioned how obesity in the United States has reached epidemic levels with

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Thomas Lachocki, CEO of the National Swimming Pool Foundation, organisers of the WAHC

approximately 69 per cent of the population classified as overweight or obese. Aquatic exercise provides a number of benefits and should be preferred as an alternative to land-based exercise for numerous populations, she says.

Professor Hirofumi Tanaka from the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas at Austin discussed preventing and lowering high blood pressure. Three out of every four Americans over

the age of 65 are affected by hypertension, and swimming has proven to be particularly beneficial for older adults who suffer from it. Additionally, he talked about reducing arthritis and joint stress as research studies show that regular activity reduces pain, improves physical function, and enhances quality of life in patients with arthritis.

The opening keynote address was presented by Rowdy Gaines, a three time Olympic gold medallist. His presentation was entitled “Dedication and Commitment through the Peaks and Valleys of Life”.

During the 1980s Rowdy was the fastest swimmer on the planet, but was unable to realise the goal of winning five Olympic Gold Medals in Moscow due to the Olympic Boycott of 1980.In spite of some serious illnesses, he remained active and is referred to as “Swimming’s Greatest Ambassador”.

Today he is vice president of Aquatics for the Central Florida YMCA. He talks to kids, mentors them, and spreads the message that championship comes from the inside, and that dreams can come true if you believe in yourself.

More on obesity

Towards the end of 2015, The Scientist Magazine published several interesting research papers discussing diet, overeating and inactivity in relation to insulin-stimulated glucose uptake.

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Guenther Boden , Temple University School of Medicine, said that if you look at people who are obese and insulin resistant, you find all sorts of abnormalities that could explain the insulin resistance. But no one knows how the whole thing starts.

When one reads these studies, the major concern of the scientists is the alarming risks that link obesity to cancer. There is little clear relationship between any of the 10 obesity-linked specific cancers, however the research is aimed at providing medication that will help reduce weight and provide a level of immunity to the spread of cancers within the body.

“Not only is being obese associated with an increased chance of developing these cancers, it is also a risk factor for reduced survival, poor response to therapy, and faster metastasis,” he said.

Although this research leaves a lot questions unanswered, it nevertheless emphasises that there is a higher risk of developing cancer and many cancers in obese people are often resistant to chemotherapy regimens.

Aquatic based immersion and activity, provides a unique opportunity for those who have been inactive and indeed for all of us as we get older.

Advanced chemistry

Three well known lecturers added to our knowledge of Disinfectant By-product Product (DBP) prevention.

Professor Wolfgang Uhl from Dresden Germany presented two lectures, the first entitled “Impact of different treatment processes on concentrations of DBPs and DBP precursors in swimming pools” and the second, “Kinetics of DBP Formation and DBP Formation with BFA (Body Fluid Analog) Components”.

Professor Ernest “Chip” Blatchley III from Purdue University spoke on “Effects of Chlorination and UV

Steven Blair presenting a session on obesity

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The event coincided with the NSPF’s 50 year anniversary

Irradiation on Air and Water Quality in Chlorinated Indoor Pools”, using the case study of a high school swimming pool.

Austrian Gerhard Weiss MSc is passionate about water quality and sustainable use of resources in the pool industry. His presented a lecture on: “Enhanced Filtration to Cope with Oocyst Enriched Fecal Incidents”, dealing mainly with outbreaks of Cryptosporidium parvum.

Facility management and water quality Jeffrey Madison talked about the acoustics of indoor aquatic facilities. Acoustics are often overlooked, and once omitted in design are harder to deal with.

An indoor facility which has poor and annoying acoustics can be off-putting and may actually cause

This year: the 13th conference The 13th Annual WAHC will be held in Nashville, Tennessee from October 19-21, 2016, at the Sheraton Music City Hotel .

Hosted by the National Swimming Pool Foundation (NSPF), the 2016 WAHC will feature renowned water author, Dr Wallace J Nichols and professional waterman Bruckner Chase as the keynote speakers and hosts of a special Health Benefits Track .

In addition to the 47 cutting-edge educational sessions, there will be several valuable conference events . Guests have the opportunity to attend an insider’s tour, a float tank workshop, an environmental health symposium, an NSPF instructor update, and a USA Swimming regional build-a-pool conference .

Nichols is the author of Blue Mind, which has the very long subtitle of “the surprising science that shows how being near, in, on, or under water can make you happier, healthier, more connected, and better at what you do .”

He says he shares a vision for the future where every human being is confident and competent in the water in order to unlock a lifetime of “blue mind” benefits .

“The National Swimming Pool Foundation is at the centre of making that vision of the future a reality and the World Aquatic Health Conference is where this big conversation is converted into action,” he said .

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patrons to seek a facility which is less rowdy and hence more attractive.

There was more discussion around the Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code (CMAHC) which had been set up to promote and sustain the MAHC for adoption throughout the USA (and beyond).

The CDC (Centres for Disease Control) and the WAHC collaborate to promote this very comprehensive code and continually support the upgrade and approval of new technologies, and standards.

The German DIN 19643 Standard (Treatment of Swimming Pool Water) is the national code for Germany and has set very high standards for decades.

In its current role it continues to lead in research based regulations which are often the basis for other countries in Europe and elsewhere.

Enormous efforts have been made to maintain and improve these codes and encourage all countries to continually improve their standards. It is certainly time for Australia to try and standardise codes throughout the country and continue to improve the regulations across the nation, and even to establish an Australian Model Aquatic Health Code.

New industry technology

The word “new” in relation to technology is very loosely defined here. Quite often the word relates to the presenter’s experience or alternatively to the particular sector in the industry he/she is referring to.

The word “advancement” is more accurate when referring to many technologies. Many technologies in aquatic industries have remained static and unchanged for more than 50 years, using the same equipment and chemicals our grandfathers used, as one speaker noted.

Hence advancements could be major or minor depending on the presenter’s past experience. Their reference in WAHC conferences could also be to the USA mainly. In this case there are clearly influences from European sources and occasionally other countries and hence the details are presented in terms of how well these advancements have been accepted in the country from which they emanate.

The lecture on advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)

by Nick Rancis was certainly referring to ongoing advances in this vital age of “green” technologies which aim at conservation of chemicals, energy, water and labour.

There is no doubt that the aquatic industries must illustrate clearly how we can save in these areas of science if we want to stay relevant into the future.

Jeff Farlow’s talk on energy conservation and the smart grid was a good example of how important the energy involved in circulating and recycling pool water can have an overall effect on the local electrical grid.

Dr James Amburgey presented new research on the Gage-Bidwell Law of Dilution. He gave an important analysis of this law in relation to its impact on pool turnover time and the design of inlet configurations.

This topic/science links directly to the efficiency of pathogen control, and water quality and the regulations pertaining to each pool.

The more we can learn about these aspects of design the better.

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Keeping cool in PNG

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hen Port Moresby’s Taurama Aquatic and Leisure Centre was named as a competition venue for the 2015 Pacific Games, it was clear that only the best water temperature maintenance standards would be acceptable.

It is an outdoor facility consisting of an Olympic-size 50-metre and 25-metre pool.

But the difficulty arises not in heating the pool, but in cooling it to overcome the water’s high degree of solar gain, imparted courtesy of an incessant tropical sun.

Rheem’s experts were approached to assist with the project in November 2012, and they quickly identified the need to provide 500 kilowatts of cooling capacity and 300 kilowatts of heating capacity.

“For a swimming pool to have a higher cooling load than a heating load is unusual,” Rheem’s Mark Crowther says.

“But given how hot it is in Port Moresby, the pool actually requires more cooling than heating. Our task was to bring all that water down to 27 degrees Celsius so that the Pacific Games could be successfully run and, most importantly, that the times swum in that meet could be recognised by FINA as internationally valid.”

In order to meet that critical cooling requirement, Rheem dispatched three custom manufactured Accent 250 kilowatt nominal output heating units via ship in mid-2014. The necessary commissioning work was

The Taurama Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Papua New Guinea

carried out by the company in May 2015. The system was ready well before required for the Games, held in July 2015.

“Our task in commissioning was to get the units working at their optimal efficiency and to put them into cooling mode so that the games could be successfully run,” says Crowther.

“Our task was to bring all that water down to 27 degrees Celsius.”

“Needless to say, the swimming events all went off without a hitch, and we’re very excited to have been able to play a part.

“This project completes the trifecta for Accent Air in the heating-cooling of major regional aquatic centres for big international meets. In addition to the 2015 Pacific Games in PNG, we undertook the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998 and will be doing the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018 – having already trialled the Commonwealth Games heat pumps for the 2014 Pan Pacs.”

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Bringing together leaders in the Southeast Asian Architectural & Building Management Industries

The fourth edition of SPLASH! Asia will be held as part of the Architecture & Building Services (ABS) Show on 28 – 30 September 2016 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore SPLASH! Asia was first held in 2011 and has seen the emergence of a genuine pool and spa industry in Asia. The industry has a different profile to other pool and spa trade shows in Australia and Europe.

According to Simon Cooper, Managing Director of Interpoint Events and Publisher of SPLASH! magazine the Asian market is both complex and weighted towards the commercial sector.

“We launched the show in 2011 and with the support and sponsorship support of Pentair and participation from leading players such as Fluidra, Haywards and Waterco we positioned the event as a regional show for suppliers and distributors. Over three editions we have seen the show develop, but our research has shown in order to be successful we need to reach the commercial pool & water market. The real buyers and decision makers are the architects, builders and developers. Hence our partnership with ABS” ABS is a well-established event attracting more than 9000 visitors and comprises six events. Two of these: ArchXpo, the 3rd International Exhibition of Architecture and The Built Environment and the International Facility Management Expo attract delegates interested in building and maintaining pools in commercial properties.

A SPLASH! Asia pavilion will be part of this event for the first time. SPLASH! Asia will be organised

by Interpoint Events – who have run the event since 2011 and will receive the support of SPLASH! magazine along with a number of industry associations. The ABS show differs from past events in that it is longer (three days) which will deliver greater value and contact time for international exhibitors, and the Convention format delivers a high quality of delegate especially architects, developers and commercial facility managers.

SPLASH! magazine through its print and online reach into Asia is uniquely positioned to promote the event.

To be part of SPLASH! Asia 2016 contact Karen Jaques on +61 2 8586 6135 or email kjaques@intermedia.com.au

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New life for old facility

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change in management presented a unique opportunity for the UK’s Dartford Borough Council to breathe new life into its ageing Fairfield Leisure Centre. The 40-year-old facility was enormously popular among locals, with more than 500 patrons flocking through the gates each day, but it had come to the end of its useful life. When the centre operator’s contract expired, the doors closed to the public. Eight months later they reopened to reveal a major refurbishment and extension that included a substantial investment in new plant and equipment.

The council entrusted the substantial refurbishment to Hydrospec swimming pool engineers. The facility includes an 880m3 fully tiled main pool with a 3.5m deep diving pool area and 60m3 fully tiled teaching pool.

“The existing tiling did not comply to BS5385 and therefore needed to be redone to meet the new regulations,” says Hydrospec managing director John Cheek.

Plans for the refurbishment also included: • The addition of a four court sports hall, providing opportunities for a range of indoor sports • The addition of a double storey-height front extension to create an improved entrance, larger reception area and café with views into the main pool hall • A 3m diving platform and springboard • A poolside sauna • Removal of full-height partitions separating the main pool from the learner pool • Provision of new wet and dry changing areas • Existing wet change rooms were fully re-equipped • Retiling of pool surrounds and pool hall walls, and new treatment of other internal finishes • A 95-station gym • A new spinning studio adjoining the fitness suite • Creation of two interconnecting fitness/dance studios on the first floor • Replacement of existing roof covering and windows • New treatment of external elevations, replacing mansard cladding with full height wall treatment • Alterations to the car park layout and landscaping.

Behind the scenes, an equally impressive works project got underway.

“The original filters were two horizontal metal fabricated sand filters that had started to corrode and were costly to repair, along with the ongoing maintenance program required with metal fabricated filters,” says Cheek.

Fairfield Leisure Centre needed a new lease on life

“The pools had all new pipework installed along with pool return fittings and all new tiles. The plant room was also totally refurbished.”

Hydrospec chose Waterco to supply four Micron SPDD2000 nozzle plate filters for the main pool and two Micron SPDD1400s for the teaching pool. Waterco’s EcoPure glass media was used for both filters, while Waterco dual pressure gauge panels were also installed.

SPDD nozzle plate filters were used over the more conventional lateral commercial filters in order to produce a better standard of fluidisation and sanitisation. And as they’re made from GRP material, the filters will not corrode and do not require any costly maintenance programs.

Chlorine remained the sanitising chemical of choice.

All filters were fitted with the Waterco dual pressure gauge panels to indicate the differential pressure readings across the filter bed for backwashing purposes.

The Fairfield Leisure Centre reopened in February 2016, and Cheek says the water clarity looks great. n

The Micron SPDD nozzle plate filters • The SPDD200 has a flow rate 21m3/hour/m2 • The SPDD1400 has a flow rate 20m3/hour/m2 • Can be used with a combination of in depth filtration techniques, and a variety of media, to provide everything from sediment removal to the elimination of minerals and odours from water

• Easy access for filter media filling and removal • Fibreglass wound tank, UV and corrosion resistant • Hydraulically balanced laterals to maximise water flow and filtration • Supplied with flanged connections, fitted sight glass and standard service hatch

EcoPure glass media • Removes 30 per cent more material and pollutants than sand, thus saving on backwashing and the resultant water, energy and chemical treatment costs • Less susceptible to bio-fouling .

As the product is heat treated, its surfaces are smooth, so it requires less remedial action and again

less chemical treatment to kill pollutants • Less dense than sand, requiring 20 per cent less media to fill the equivalent filter • Doesn’t degrade, giving it a longer life span • Suitable for commercial and domestic use

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The Tweed Billabong Holiday Park’s waterpark has three different areas aimed at different age groups

The fascinating rocks of Fingal Head are at the heart of one themed area and feature a tipping bucket and slide

Everyone profits from a happier holiday park

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he much loved Aussie caravan park is an ideal place for a waterpark.

The Australian holiday park and caravan park industry is large and dynamic and the number of people spending their vacations and holidays at caravan and camping parks has been steadily growing over the past few years.

Even more importantly for the waterpark industry, the primary user group of these camps is families – with the adults aged 3054 years. Families make up 50 per cent of the caravan and camping market share.

Even better, this market segment has the money to spend on their holidays. More than half (52 per cent) of households earning more than $80,000 have gone caravanning or camping at least once over the past two years.

A KPMG report into caravanning and camping highlights significant opportunities for the industry in the family market as one of the groups most likely to grow in the future.

These types of statistics underscore the opportunities but also the increased competition in the sector - competition that means every caravan park is looking for new ways to enhance its attractiveness to the consumer. And one of the primary ways that the parks are doing so is with the addition of waterpark amenities.

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A popular website for Australian caravaners, HolidaysWithKids.com, describes how “facilities just keep getting better,” with the major reason being “the introduction of ... splash-tastic water-play areas.” Among the top facilities earning accolades from their visitors is Big4 Tweed Billabong Holiday Park which the website names as one of Australia’s top 10 family holiday parks.

Families love to play together at waterparks

Tweed Billabong

Tweed Billabong is a part of the Big4 Caravan Park franchise which comprises 180 holiday parks across Australia. The group provides a range of high-quality accommodation options from powered ensuite sites for caravans and motorhomes to luxury cabins.

With consistently high expectations across all its parks, the company is known for setting a

high standard for holiday park experiences and is recognised as an industry leader.

Big4 didn’t achieve such success without constantly monitoring the industry to stay abreast of guests’ interests. As a result, the business owners noticed a clear trend in the increase of waterslides and other water-play features on cruise ships, at recreational facilities and at traditional campgrounds. It seemed natural to explore how to take advantage of these amenities within the caravan park sector.

Working with Swimplex Aquatics (Australia) and Polin Waterparks (Turkey), Big4 added waterslides and similar attractions at its Capricorn Palms Holiday Village in Yeppoon and Cania Gorge Caravan and Tourist Park, both in Queensland.

More recently, MacDonnell Range Big4 began working with Polin and Swimplex Aquatics to add a waterslide to its MacDonnell Range Holiday Park facility in Alice Springs. Swimplex is handling project-management and installation responsibilities and Polin is supplying the waterslide and tower. The customer is so happy with the attraction that they are already discussing adding another slide to their tower.

Connecting with local nature

Tweed Billabong continues to garner significant interest due to the recent addition of its water playground for kids which opened in June. The overall waterpark is themed as “Australia’s Green Cauldron Water Playground” and is based on the local terrain, including an ancient, extinct shield volcano, the surrounding World Heritage-listed national parks, natural beaches and headlands of unusual volcanic rock formations.

Park owner Andrew Tribe says this latest addition adds even more value for guests because it provides children with both an active and educational experience.

“Kids are stuck on their personal devices or computers too much at home and school,” he says. “Their holidays need to be an active and fun time spent reconnecting with their parents.”

The waterpark has three different areas aimed at different age groups. The Mount Warning-Wollumbin area includes three enclosed slides that curve down from the peak of the miniature extinct volcano, one of which goes dark for a few seconds as it weaves through the mountainside. The fascinating rocks of Fingal Head are at the heart of another themed area and feature a tipping bucket and slide. The inspiration for the third area is the marine life that lives around Cook Island, just offshore from Fingal Head. It boasts a toddler-play section complete with a frog slide, beached whale, dolphins and turtles.

With something for all ages the park provides younger guests with hours of entertainment while allowing adults to relax while watching their children play.

Contact: Swimplex Aquatics, www.swimplex.com.au n The demographics for caravan and holiday parks are families with the adults aged 30-54 years

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new products

70s design style in wire

Created by Tait in collaboration with Sydney-based designer Trent Jansen, the Tidal Sunlounge takes you back to the idyllic, sun-streaked summers of Australia in the 1970s, conjuring memories of glorious poolside days.

Stainless steel is an optimum choice for outdoor furniture thanks to its strength, performance and visual appeal, and the Tidal Sunlounge can resist Australia’s harsh climate and exposure to UV light, chlorine and saltwater.

It is available in either electro polish or a UV-stable powder-coated finish.

Nylon socks applied to the legs provide protection to ground surfaces and are available in five colours. For maximum comfort, Tidal Sunlounge can be paired with a removable, custom-designed lounge cushion.

Contact: madebytait.com.au

Great style for hard work

Eleven Workwear’s new stove pipe pants range allows a seamless transition from the construction site to after-hours drinks, perfect for the new aged tradie looking for garments that are fashionable and functional.

The new Combat Cargo and Super Easy stove pipe pants fabrics have built-in stretch that is pre-washed for comfort. Both pants feature contoured legs, a lower waist, multi-function pockets in all the right places including a deep pocket for a mobile, a hammer loop and an internal zip pocket for wallet. And for durability the pants feature a triple stitched crotch gusset, reinforced slanted back hip pockets, extra strong belt loops and a hardy work fabric.

Contact: elevenworkwear. com.au

Compact pool slide

The new Cyclone has the same high quality features as other SR Smith pool slides but is more compact for pools with limited deck space.

The Cyclone is engineered from strong, stable materials that resist corrosion from harsh climates and pool environments. It is available in two earth-friendly colours to complement most poolscapes: grey granite and sandstone.

It is 1.3 metres in height, requires 2 metres x 1.7 metres of deck space and will accommodate sliders up to 79 kg. In addition, it complies with US Consumer Safety Standards for swimming pool slides, meeting 48 performance requirements concerning manufacturing design and construction.

Contact: www.srsmith.com/au

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CHECK OUT THE NEW LOOK

One panel to suit them all

Supreme Heating’s new compact UniPanel has uniform ports on all sides, mean the panels can be connected together in any direction with due consideration given to water flow and heating performance. This allows the UniPanel to be truly universal to the consumer and provide a large number of hydraulic options to professionals.

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Supreme says it is the strongest panel system available in Australia, being both cockatoo proof and hail proof. It is both robust and flexible, made from UV-stabilised high density polyethylene, and can endure extreme wind, hail and storms.

Contact: www.supremeheating.com.au

Pool shop testing

Pooltest Vero from Palintest uses unique Flowcard technology and a technique known as microfluidics, combined with a direct reading reflectance Photometer with pre-programmed test calibrations to provide an innovative solution for pool shop owners.

Designed for the busy pool store environment and using a simple three-step process, the system generates seven results in less than two minutes: Free Chlorine, Total Chlorine, pH, Calcium Hardness, Total Alkalinity, Cyanuric Acid and Bromine.

There are no moving parts, no screen and no buttons: the Pooltest Vero simply needs to be connected to a computer where results are displayed in an intuitive interface using the Vero Pal Software.

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new products

Tiling both tough and soft

Life Floor is a resilient tile designed to improve the comfort and safety of aquatic environments, from pool decks and splash pads to showers and locker rooms. The tiles are durable enough to withstand millions of footsteps, yet soft underfoot and comfortable to stand on.

With textures that mimic natural materials like wood, slate and brain coral and coming in a wide variety of colours, Life Floor means you can have a floor that looks great and is great to walk on.

Additionally, Life Floor says their proprietary RepelCell technology makes the tiles antimicrobial, virtually impossible to stain, and easy to clean.

Contact: www.lifefloor.com

Easy salt chlorination

The H2flo salt water chlorinator is designed and manufactured in Australia using quality electrical components and commercial grade cell materials.

Using industry proven technology, the H2flo’s embedded micro-controller delivers an intelligent and responsive system for commercial users and domestic customers.

Efficient, reliable and easy to operate, the chlorinator takes into account water temperature and salinity to help maintain the correct chlorine levels in the pool.

Newline distributing Aquapro chemicals in Queensland

Newline Pool Products have announced they have commenced distribution of Aquapro’s wide range of pool chemicals in Queensland.

This will complement their well-received Puraway range of chemicals.

Newline’s chemical range consists of Lochlor specialty chemicals, Aquapro; dry chemicals, packaged liquid chlorine and 5L hydrochloric acid as well as Puraway balancing chemicals.

The self-cleaning cell is a standard inclusion, helping reduce maintenance while saving time and money.

For more details contact your local Newline sales representative or visit Stand 122 at SPLASH! on the Gold Coast.

Contact: www.newlineproducts.com.au

Contact: www.newlineproducts.com.au

Kawana Chlorinator Spares

is an Australian Company manufacturing a large range of generic replacement cells for salt water chlorinators.

We pride ourselves in using only the best quality anode material available on the market. Our fully equipped work shop can cater for anything from salt chlorinator spare parts to the development of new product by customer specifications. We manufacture all generic replacement cells and spare parts on site.

Introducing the Australian made K-Chlor Digital Gold Series Chlorinator.

This Chlorinator has a robust design and comes with a 4 year warranty, pump protection, salt levels measurement and back wash function. Sizes range from 15 grams to a 100 grams unit.

Give your business a boost use K-Chlor.

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Making energy more efficient The Solarwise MEE (More Energy Efficient) heat pump was released after years of research, and the recognition of the federal government through research and development grants.

Solarwise says their MEE’s advanced technology is a class above for commercial pools, with leading engineers recommending it for its quality and because of the savings over time. Solarwise says that while you might pay more upfront, you end up being far ahead with happy swimmers, reduced running costs and increased life of your equipment.

Contact: 1800 805 287

Monitoring for pool shops

The PoolMate is a pool monitoring system specifically designed for pool shops, utilising the latest technology to deliver outstanding performance at a fraction of the traditional cost of monitoring tools.

The customers’ pools are monitored via the PoolMate online portal, allowing businesses to better manage and maintain more pools with greater effectiveness and cost saving efficiencies.

Winter covers for year round use

Elite Pool Covers has released a year-round pool safety cover that offers pool owners peace of mind by totally covering the pool surface. Manufactured from material similar to that of trampoline mesh and held rigid across the pool with lightweight but strong aluminium rods, Pool Protector is easy to operate and can be rolled on and off a pool in less than three minutes.

PoolMate is designed to work with existing pool equipment and includes pump failure notification, power usage monitoring and a GPS tracking system.

Elite says their Pool Protector cuts evaporation by up to 80 per cent during summer months while during winter, it keeps unwanted leaves and debris out of the pool and saves hours in cleaning time and chemicals.

Contact: gilbert@offrocksswimmingpools. com.au; 1300 831 649

Contact: sales@poolcovers.com.au; (08) 9420 2262

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new products

BioGuard Platinum Chlorinator

For 27 years Allchlor has been leading the Australian manufacturer of aftermarket chlorinator electrodes. Now they are making the new range of BioGuard saltwater chlorinators, constructed in Australia from the highest quality titanium.

BioGuard Gold Chlorinator

The Platinum Chlorinator features: average 11,500 hours long cell life; 1mm thick premium quality De Nora plates; programmable; pH, lighting & auxilary controls; salt & magnesium compatible; multi-timer menu operation; variable sanitiser output; exclusive BioGuard brand, not available on internet; five year warranty (three years full + two years pro rata on the cell).

The BioGuard Gold salt water chlorinator has the following features and benefits: average 11,500 hours long cell life; 1mm thick premium quality De Nora plates; easy to use; superior heat dissipation; easy access to fault finding; same trusted casing with new internals; exclusive BioGuard brand, not available on internet; Four year warranty (two years full + two years pro rata on the cell).

Contact: www.biolabpoolcare.com.au

Contact: biolabAU@biolabinc.com

BioGuard Silver Chlorinator

The BioGuard Silver salt water chlorinator has the following features and benefits: average 11,500 hours long cell life; 1mm thick premium quality De Nora plates; simple to use; Australian designed and made; includes timer; aluminium chassis; modular design for easy onsite repairs; exclusive BioGuard brand, not available on internet; four year warranty (two years full + two years pro rata on the cell).

Contact: Australia 1800 635 743; New Zealand 0800 441 662

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Pooltrackr lets you bring your contacts, pool information and service history with you and schedule services on the go. An inbuilt chemical calculator takes the guesswork out of pool tests. Simply snap a photo to prove you did the work and invoice on the spot – all branded with your own logo.

You can even see how business is tracking and impress customers with a detailed service and chemical history.

Seven-star Pantera Evolution

Pentair’s Pantera Evolution pool pump features a seven-star energy efficiency rating.

It is a dual speed pump with two fixed speeds, allowing efficient filtering of the pool, saving energy with the low speed mode and delivering extra power with the high speed mode for backwashing and vacuuming.

It has an easy-to-use speed selection with 1450RPM (low) and 2850RPM (high); intuitive touch-pad electronic control; automatic highspeed priming; two-hour high-speed boost mode; a sync mode to set high speed and low speed cycles with the time clock; and external control inputs for automation connection.

Contact: www.pentairpool.com.au

Sta-Rite SR series salt chlorinators

The Sta-Rite SR Series salt chlorinator is fully automated with an optional pH system to keep the pH in the correct range. This ensures that the sanitiser works with optimal efficiency and keeps the water balanced.

It is manufactured in Australia, with intuitive touch-pad electronic control and a reverse-polarity, self-cleaning cell. It is certified to Australian standards and has optional additional timed power outlets for connecting pool lighting or other accessories.

Waterco’s new Supreme M3 robot

Waterco is offering Maytronics Dolphin Supreme M3 to the pool builder market. It is a “set and forget” cleaner that systematically brushes, scrubs and filters any shape pool. It features state-of-the-art advanced software control, providing highly efficient scanning and cleaning performance for both the floor and walls of a pool.

It has two years full warranty plus a further three years pro rata on the cell.

The Supreme M3 operates autonomously from the pool system on a safe low voltage power source, which means lower energy consumption. In addition, no pre-installation or connection to pool systems are required.

The M3 is also compact and lightweight, which means it’s easy to handle, plus a swivel-on cable prevents cable tangling.

Contact: 1300 137 344

Contact: www.waterco.com

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new products

The iRIS remote

The Spa Electrics Multi Plus LED features four multi-colour modes to suit all occasions and seven static colours that are more intense than ever.

Spa Electrics says its iRIS remote is the next big thing in remote control lighting. With its premium handset and long range signal, you can set the lighting colour, brightness and show mode of a pool and spa at the touch of a button.

This technologically advanced light sees the introduction of an RGB+White LED that provides a beautifully clean white illumination and stunning colour shows. There are also three levels of brightness to choose from so you can set the perfect mood for your backyard and home.

It is compatible with the Multi Plus LED range. Another feature of the iRIS is its ability to operate and control the colour of the pool and spa independently, providing the flexibility to mix and match colours, modes and brightness. The simple plug and play installation is suitable for both new and existing pools.

This is a marine grade, aluminium framed umbrella with a 50+ UV resistant, interchangeable square-shaped canopy. You can select from one of Duchess & Deco’s designs (such as the Catwalk Chevy design seen here) or create your own design – ensuring it looks exactly the way you want it.

Contact: spaelectrics.com.au

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Contact: duchessanddeco.com.au

The Multi Plus LED

Bespoke outdoor umbrellas

The square shade umbrella from Duchess & Deco is great for backyards and gardens and is ideal by the pool.

Lifetime Warranty 10 Year Cockatoo Warranty

Aquatherm Industries is the largest U.S.manufacturer of solar swimming pool heaters, and well known for the Ecosun Solar Pool Heating Collector.

Distinguished by our ‘tube & web’ design. Ecosun panel has the highest heat rating of all the panels tested at the Florida Solar Energy Centre.

Contact:

1300 482 008 www.solartech.net.au

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Ethink KL8800 electronic spa control systems

Australian Spa Parts has a new range of electronic spa control systems to suit a wide range of applications from one to three pumps, 10A – 32A, four touchpad options, and three heater options. A 10A 1hp hot pump kit also available.

Elecro Quantum

You can improve pool water quality and reduce chemical consumption with the new Quantum Nano Crystal technology water treatment systems from Elecro, combining photocatalytic and hydroxyl radical technologies to produce the most powerful proven sterilising oxidiser.

There are 55W single-tube and 110W twintube models available. They come with 14,000 hour long life lamps with lamp life indicator, and a three year warranty. Available from Australian Spa Parts.

Contact: 1300 736 025

Elecro SST heat exchanger Elecro’s newest heat exchanger incorporates a polymer shell and titanium spiral tube design.

It is suitable for fresh and salt water applications.

It is available in four sizes from 36kW – 95kW. It comes with a wall or floor mount, and has a three-year warranty. Available from Australian Spa Parts.

Contact: 1300 736 025

Remote heater design and multiple touchpad options make the Ethink range of spa control systems a universally adaptable replacement option when replacing existing spa packs or for “best flow” installation on new spas.

A range of options including ozone, LED lighting, and auxiliary touchpads are available. It comes with a two-year warranty.

Contact: 1300 736 025

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