En septiembre del año pasado, la Comisión de Energía de California adoptó un conjunto de normas revisadas con el objetivo de reducir el consumo de energía y la contaminación por carbono proveniente de los edificios. Según el Título 24 de las nuevas regulaciones — que entrarán en vigor el 1 de enero de 2026 — ya no se permitirá el uso de gas como fuente primaria de calefacción para piscinas y spas nuevos.
When most people talk about sustainability, they reach for buzzwords: solar, offsets, eco-friendly. But for Nilson Silva, owner of Master Touch Outdoor Living, a high-efficiency pool service and construction company in Florida, sustainability isn’t a slogan — it’s a byproduct of doing business better.
For Amanda Annis, sustainability is a principle that’s guided her personally and professionally.
When the pool patio gets hot enough to burn your feet, is the pool still too cold for swimming? Therma-HEXX, located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has a solution. “ThermaPanel is a modular heat exchange system that collects, distributes and transfers energy,” says Robert Barmore, CEO of Therma-HEXX. Installed underneath the patio deck, high-density polyethylene panels…