After a successful swimming career that spanned high school and college and then receiving an honorable discharge as a First Lieutenant from the US Army, Dad went to work for Midwest Pool and Court Company in St. Louis. In this position he focused on residential and commercial pools offering everything from design and construction to […]
One of the responsibilities of an Aquatic Facility Manager is to make an informed decision on when it is safe to swim. This includes the quality of the water, risk management support and the presence of bad weather. It is not uncommon for our firm to be consulted by aquatic facility operators when developing a […]
My advanced education in chemistry never prepared me to make wise decisions relative to small business healthcare decisions. After working on health insurance for our team for seven years in a row, it seems this is the way the world is going – until the Supreme Court decides otherwise. I can only pray that divine […]
Counsilman – Hunsaker worked with the Centre Region Parks and Recreation Authority for the renovation of the William L. Welch Community Swimming Pool. That facility was completed in May 2011. The following article was recently published in the StateCollege News. The William L. Welch Community Swimming Pool complex has been a big splash with […]
I was recently asked by a friend and leader in the aquatic industry to comment on the Pool Genius Network blog titled “Fix The APSP”. The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals (APSP – formerly NSPI) has a long history of supporting the swimming pool industry. Over the years it has had to adjust and […]
Jim attended the St. Louis public Blewett High School, which disappeared 60years ago. He was a poor student and reportedly graduated 103 out of 109 in his class. He excelled in track and was elected captain for his leadership..….there was no pool. Finding employment after graduation, during the depression, was not easy and his first […]
Most health codes require a minimum frequency for filtering the water (turnover) in a commercial swimming pool and many of these codes also mandate the engineering solution for resistance (total dynamic head – TDH) in these systems. The TDH assumptions are often conservative resulting in the selected pump being larger than required to move the […]
Pentair has entered into an exclusive sales and marketing agreement with Del Ozone to be the Sales and Marketing arm for their commercial ozone systems for commercial swimming pools.
Athletic Business has sponsored the Architectural Showcase which recognizes the best in recently constructed athletic, recreation and fitness facilities. These facilities are judged by a panel of leading sports facility architects which choose 10 to recieve the annual Facility of Merit Award. Over the years, Counsilman – Hunsaker has been honored by recieving over 25 Facility of […]
The 2012 NIRSA Outstanding Facilities Awards have been announced. NIRSA Awards acknowledge service, leadership, research, and innovation within recreational sports in higher education today. These awards ceremony was held March 27 – 30 in Tampa, Florida. Center for Recreation and Sport Adelphi University (Architect: Cannon Design) Student Recreation & Wellness Center Ball State University (Architect: […]
