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.
Don't miss these other Watershape University programs available as part of our Technical Pass. CONSTRUCTION 1711: Pool Renovation Inspection Checklist: Considerations for a Successful Project, CONSTRUCTION 2252: Concrete Defect Identification and Prevention, WU SERVICE 3121: Electricity, Bonding and Controls for Service Professionals AND CONSTRUCTION 2421: Handing it Over: Startups, Punch Lists & Project Closeouts.
Under our Business Pass, you’ll find WU BUSINESS 1121: Operating Philosophies & Policies and WU BUSINESS 3421: Financial Planning for the Next Economic Slowdown
Every purchase of an education course or pass includes free access to the Show Floor!
WU CONSTRUCTION 2711: Essential Major Renovations
Workshop (2 Days)
Sunday – Monday, January 21- 22 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (lunch included)
16 hours | 1.6 IACET CEUs
Members/Non-Members: $1600
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.
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WU CONSTRUCTION 3511 Essential Plaster Workshop (2 Days)
Sunday – Monday, January 21- 22 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (lunch included)
16 hours | 1.6 IACET CEUs
Members/Non-Members: $1600
This class defines and resolves frustrating disconnects that have long existed between pool builders, plaster applicators and service technicians. By combining these three disciplines and the key phases they encompass, students completing this class will fully understand concrete pool expectations in terms of finished application, successful start-up and satisfying project goals and intentions. The instructor panel features top experts in their respective fields: Bill Drakeley (concrete), Jon Temple (plaster) and Eric Knight (start-up/service). The curriculum includes both hands-on instruction for application techniques, lecture, and supplemental instruction and reference materials.
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WU ENGINEERING 4411 Essential Watershape Electrical Installation Workshop (2 Days)
Sunday – Monday, January 21- 22 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (lunch included)
16 hours | 1.6 IACET CEUs
Members/Non-Members: $1600
Electricity rarely wants to engage with water but, in the watershaping industry, it is unavoidable — electrical power is needed to run pumps, heaters, chemistry systems, lights and other equipment. The pool and hot tub industry has volumes of very specific life-critical codes to consider, spread across multiple ever-changing documents. Making sense of it all is a challenge even for licensed electricians who may have wired 1,000 homes but still don’t know how to wire a single pool safely. And that’s just the “high-voltage” side of things — there is much to talk about on the low-voltage and wireless side of communications, controls, home automation, etc. This program is designed for pool builders, service professionals and licensed electricians needing to improve their watershaping electrical acumen.
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WU CONSTRUCTION 4271 Vanishing and Slot-Edge Design, Engineering & Construction,
Monday, January 22 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (lunch included)
8 hours | 1.0 IACET CEUs
Members/Non-Members: $1200
Vanishing edge and slot-edge details continue to frame watershapes in creative and beautiful ways. Comprehending the infinite architectural options, underlying structural and finish challenges, and fluid mechanics can be an intimidating task. This focused eight-hour program deconstructs the artistry of the edge and exposes the technical challenges with solutions that include everything from reinforcing steel to new fluid engineering analysis tools. Students are expected to have a smartphone or tablet to access the analysis tools. A laptop is not required.
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