The construction industry has witnessed a paradigm shift in recent years with a growing emphasis on innovative materials and techniques. One such advancement that has gained significant attention is the use of synthetic fiber-reinforced shotcrete (SFRS) in the construction of swimming pools. Traditional concrete structures face challenges such as volume change due to drying shrinkage, as well as moisture and temperature variations. This article explores using synthetic fibers in shotcreted concrete, a highly versatile construction material, to enhance the durability and performance of pool structures.
Water’s Edge
The Water’s Edge pool project was a contracted water feature that drew its contemporary design from the architecture of the new house addition. The house is a modern version of the old coastal mansions once built and adorned by the Rockefellers, Morgans, and Vanderbilts. The house, with its surrounding architecture and landscape architecture, incorporates a contemporary, strict linear version of the old-world construction.
COST of Wisconsin/Gilder Center
It’s rare that a building’s design can become so immediately iconic – an attraction unto itself. Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia in Barcelona comes to mind. It is a visual feast – a sculpture that takes the shape of a building. Many architecture critics are already claiming the same for the newly opened Gilder Center at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City.
Shaw Residence
How does one provide a backyard transformation that includes a water-in-transit pool, complete with all the outdoor living amenities one could ask for when facing a 75° waterfront sand cliff located on an ever-shifting chain of barrier islands susceptible to a multitude of severe weather patterns?
THUNDERBIRD FALLS
Building a swimming pool on the edge of a cliff can be an exciting and challenging project, especially when using shotcrete as the main building material. Shotcrete is chosen for its strength, durability, and ability to create complex shapes, which is essential for a pool in such a unique location.
SOUTH EAST ASIA JUNGLE TRACK AUCKLAND ZOO
Aqua-Environs Construction was subcontracted to provide shotcrete installations as a part of our broader scope of work: construction services to create a naturalistically themed terrestrial and aquatic habitats for Auckland Zoo’s new South East Asia Jungle Track (SEAJT), the Zoo’s most ambitious project in its 99-year history. Our company utilized shotcrete to help create natural, realistic animal habitat areas as well as public spaces to achieve engaging natural environments for animals and fish in the zoo’s care and for the zoo’s visitors.
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Watershape University: Filling a Void
Swimming pools are so commonplace; it’s easy to take them for granted. When we step back and consider, in specific terms, what the industry is about and what it does, however, we find a profound and even surprising need for education as well as licensing and certification.
Why We Need a Design Code for Concrete Pools
The swimming pool design and construction indus- try is not highly regulated, and in some cases, it is simply not regulated. Some states and municipalities require licensed professional engineers to design all pools. Some jurisdictions require only commercial pools to have a set of plans and specifications that are produced and sealed by a licensed design engineer. Unfortunately, they have no requirements for a licensed engineer to design a residential pool.
Cementing a Legacy: A Concrete Understanding of Municipal Skatepark Development
Skateparks have soared in popularity as public facili- ties. Globally, cities are embracing the once-deemed risky activity and shedding any previous notions of skateparks being mere passing trends. As many municipali- ties embark on constructing their first—and possibly only— skatepark, city staff members find themselves in a position where they must rapidly acquire knowledge about what constitutes a skatepark and how to successfully develop one.