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New Guidelines For Turf Performance
The Synthetic Turf Council recently released “Guidelines for Synthetic Turf Performance.” These guidelines can help owners, buyers and designers to better understand the quality and performance of multi-purpose synthetic sports systems during design, selection, after installation and throughout its useful … Continue reading
Light Up The Night
The strange thing about sports facilities–tennis and basketball courts, ball fields, soccer pitches, and others–is that we don’t often think of them as energy-hogging areas. And generally, they’re not, unless we’re talking about a professional-level stadium for baseball, football, etc., … Continue reading
Natural Grass Or Synthetic Turf?
The good news is that you’re acquiring a new multi-sports field. The bad news is that your desk suddenly resembles a city skyline, with different stacks of brochures and catalogues advertising everything from seed to sod to synthetic turf to … Continue reading
Defying Boundaries
What started as an interactive art project by Swedish artist Johan Ferner Ström has the potential to become an all-inclusive sport that does not discriminate by age, gender or physical ability. “Puckelball” is an artistic impression of the phenomenon of … Continue reading
Synthetic Turf Field Contest
Behind every synthetic turf field, park or installation, there could be a sports team winning against the odds, kids improving their fitness and self-esteem, or a community hosting a local Special Olympics event. The Synthetic Turf Council recognizes these powerful … Continue reading