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STRI releases Racecourse Water Management guide

The Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI) has released a best practice guide for water management on racecourses. The guide was…

National Green Tribunal takes stance on water wastage in India

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) of India has expressed concerns that many sports facilities in the country are still relying…

More is not always better

More is not always better The big profit is in the details The efficiency of heat extraction from the top…

Hockey pitch concerns in India

The failure by the contractor to remove the existing e-layer has resulted in an uncomfortable and unsafe new hockey field…

Residents and scientists collect synthetic turf particles

A group of residents recently joined scientists and environmental advocates to collect beach debris and water samples. They found a…

UK Environmental Agency declares water “of national importance”

The first six months of this year were the driest since 1976. With water reserves declining, the UK Environmental Agency…

DIN standard for sports field drainage revised

The German authorities have revised their standard DIN 18035-3 – the key guideline for drainage of sports fields. The update…

Landscape architect sued for drainage issues

A school district is going after a Rhode Island landscape architectural firm to recover around the USD 3 million it…

Cruyff Court as a water source

The Johan Cruyff Foundation will certainly consider fitting future Cruyff Courts with a water storage and extraction solution. The first…

Club hails groundsman for sleeping over

Westfields FC, a non-league football club in the UK, has not been short of praise to acknowledge the dedication of…