We are excited to welcome back the team from Watershape University. Watershape University is founded on the premise that a "TEAM" always wins over individual achievement.
GREAT VALUE! Don't miss these other Watershape University programs available as part of our Technical Pass. Watershape CON 3685: New Plaster Remediation & Responsibility, Watershape CONS 3251 Pier And Beam Construction and Watershape CONS 3281 Building Watershapes for Moveable Floors.
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Watershape University | CON 3341: Essential Plumbing Installation
Sunday, January 23, 1:00 - 5:00pm | Monday, 24, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Members: $1000 Non-Members: $1200
If the heart of a pool is the pump and filter, then the veins and arteries are the pipes that transport the fluids or gasses critical to the proper operation of the watershape. Just like in our bodies, if the circulation system is not optimized, the whole body will not function as desired. This course teaches the basics for evaluating the plumbing system required for a specific system being installed and dives deeper into the specific means and methods necessary to install these elements to ensure the project's long-term success.
1. Define proper means and methods for installing the different plumbing systems commonly found within the swimming pool construction industry
2. Employ the means and methods to practice the skills necessary to execute these tasks in the field properly
3. Learn to correctly choose which materials will be appropriate for the specific scope of work for which they will be utilized
4. Apply basic hydraulic rules learned in the course to determine the proper sizing of piping materials for the specific applications for which they will be utilized
Watershape University | CON 2711: Major Renovations Workshop
Sunday – Monday, January 23- 24 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Members: $1200 Non-Members: $1400
As existing pools age and ownership turns over to a new generation, major renovations have become a larger and larger part of the watershape construction market. This in-depth, two-day major renovation design course is formatted with a series of targeted lectures supporting an interactive renovation design project.
1. Explore the scope and nuances of major renovation projects.
2. Review images that will inspire design and illustrate key concepts.
3. Develop a complete renovation project from site analysis, troubleshooting existing problems and failures, through first-draft design.
4. Describe the scope of work, design, material selection, structural engineering, mechanical systems, construction considerations and project management.