Aquatech Design Awards

Recently Pools by John Clarkson received a surprise honor that was both humbling and rewarding.  At the 2011 Aquatech Conference, PBJC was awarded multiple design awards; the greatest being "Best of Show!"
Currently it is part of the header on Aquatech's Website.

You can also see the image on PBJC's Facebook page. 

The reason this was such a satisfying award was that it was a total team effort, with the design being completed in house by Joel Hartman and Jordan Clarkson.  This was a vision the homeowners bought into and love the outcome - which is always the number 1 priority.

We are excited to advance our designs and look forward to attending a 2 1/2 day course in california called "Elements of Design" offered by Genesis 3 this coming week in California.  Expect an update in a couple weeks.

Aquatech Conference 2010

At Pools by John Clarkson, we look forward to the annual Aquatech conference as an opportunity to network with fellow builders from across the nation, attend seminars and prepare for the year to come. This year added another level of excitement as we traveled to Vancouver and Whistler Canada - site of the 2010 Winter Olympics!

Now that we have returned, we wanted to provide an update from the conference:
1) Aquatech's new consumer web-site is ready to launch! http://www.aquatechpools.com/ has been re-designed to focus on future and current pool owners' needs. Articles, recipes, pictures, builder profiles, and so much more are the focus of the new site.
2) Jacksonville Pool builder PBJC was honored with 2 Gold awards for new construction; 1 Silver for new construction with Artificial Rock; 1 Gold award for Renovation; and another for the category "Fun with your Pool." (See future blogs for more.)
3) We learned a lot discussing designs, construction techniques, and new technologies with fellow pool builders. The best session is simply known as "Best of/Worst of," and was reintroduced this year. Basically we go around a room with ~50 other builders and everyone discusses their best and worst decision of the past year.
To summarize, check out the new Aquatech website and stay tuned for the Award winning pictures.
Remember to follow us on Facebook and you can always request a Free Idea CD.

Aquatech Honors Jacksonville Pool Builder

During its 2009 annual convention, Aquatech announced the highly anticipated Design Awards. Pools by John Clarkson was honored to receive 3!

The first award was a Silver for a pool designed by Joel Hartman. The category was traditional design; and this vanishing edge swimming pool is a show stopper for sure.

The second Honor came from a pool which was a joint project from Jordan Clarkson and Joel Hartman. The category was Concrete Spa and this picture won Gold! The design is a simple perimeter overflow with glass 1" x 1" tile. At night the reflection of the color pool lights gives the spa a beautiful cobalt hue; and the photographer, Ben Brewer, framed the shot perfectly.Along with the obvious excitement about the Award; we were blown away when we received a letter from the Architectural Review Committee for this neighborhood thanking the homeowner and PBJC for setting a high standard for the neighborhood. These type of letters are few and far between and it was a honor to receive.

The third Award was in the renovation category, designed by our specialist Kevin Chung. We refer to this as a "true" renovation, because the pool and spa remained the same in structure - there was only a change in materials, equipment and safety features. Visit our website or our facebook page to see before pictures.
Congratulations to all our designers on the hard earned recognition!