CATEGORIES

The Central Virginia Chapter PHTA Awards of Excellence program has a robust category list for installations, retail stores, and service professionals in Virginia.

RESIDENTIAL POOL CATEGORIES

    CONCRETE

• Vanishing Edge - Any shape, design, or type of construction of water surface area. Water feature in which water flows over the edge of at least one of the pool walls and is collected in a catch basin.
• Freeform - Combination of non-geometric curves (and straight lines) of water surface area.
• Geometric - Combination of straight lines and angles, and/or radius curve of water surface area.
• Traditional - e.g., rectangle, Roman-/Grecian-ended

    NON-CONCRETE POOLS

• Fiberglass Pools - Includes pools with fiberglass and/or metal walls and concrete or rolled glass floor.
• Vinyl-Lined Pools - Any shape, design or type of construction

COMMERCIAL POOL CATEGORIES

    COMPETITION POOLS

• Swimming pools that are constructed specifically for competition events would include swim meets, board and/or platform diving, water polo games, synchronized swimming, and/or other competitions. *Facilities may include Municipal, Secondary Schools, YMCA, College/Universities, Homeowners Association and Development, Country Clubs.

    RECREATION / LEISURE POOLS

• Swimming pools are constructed specifically for leisure and recreation.*Facilities may include Municipal, College or University (recreation specific, non-competition use), Home Owner Associations and Developments, Resorts, Country Clubs, and HMAC (Hotels, Apartments, and Condos). Private residences (single dwellings through four-plexes) are excluded if not part of a Homeowners Association.

POOL RENOVATIONS

• Construction with some aspect of the original pool, still in existence. Includes both residential and commercial installations. Photographs before construction commences, during construction, and after construction must be submitted. All photos are to be taken from the same vantage point. Photos taken during renovation are NOT acceptable as “Before” photos. Be sure to label “Before”, “During” or “After” in the filename of the photo. One picture MUST be of the equipment pad.

HOT TUBS/SPAS

    STAND ALONE SPAS

• Permanently installed units with hydromassage jets that are constructed out of concrete (gunite, shotcrete, etc.). It cannot be connected to or in the same yard as a pool.

    EXTERIOR/INTERIOR PORTABLE HOT TUBS

• Self-contained units with hydromassage jets that are manufactured from prefabricated materials at a factory. Units are made of metal (stainless steel), acrylic, or thermoplastic shell and are surrounded by a cabinet that houses the controls, pump, heater, and filter. Portable hot tubs can be moved to another location and reinstalled.

RETAIL LOCATIONS

Our Retail Excellence retail store award was developed with an interest in showcasing Chapter member retail stores who are leaders in the industry.

SERVICE COMPANIES

Our Service Excellence Award was developed with an interest in showcasing Chapter member service companies who excel in providing exceptional customer service.

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