With some regularity we receive contacts to beautify or improve artificial ponds in urban parks. What at first glance seems like a good idea quickly reaches its limits. Because many times an improvement through biofiltration or plant beautification, which would make the pond water clearer and the scenery more beautiful, is not viable. For [...]

The interest in biological pools by tourist companies is huge. Whether five-star hotels, campsites or country houses, more and more people are opting for ecological swimming solutions to differentiate their businesses. The example shows a mini-tourism in Northern Portugal, where a couple or a family finds a quiet place in a rural village. The [...]

The Bio Piscinas Lda team has always worked on bio-based solutions. Examples are ecological water treatment systems, whether for purifying bathing water or wastewater. New is the concept of Rewilding Gardens, which aims to restore the original vegetation of a location on garden level, respecting the limited space available there. Rewilding means enabling more [...]

Biennially, experts in planning and building biological pools meet at the International Conference of Swimming Pools with Biological Treatment. The event is organized by IOB - International Organization of Naturalized Bathing Waters. The host of this 12th edition was the national association in Belgium and the place chosen for the international meeting was the [...]

One might think that ducks in the biological pool are as welcome as many other living beings. But the opposite is the case! Ducks have to be scared away from the first moment they appear. Why? - The organic load they leave in the biological pool is simply unbearable. The organic matter that leaves [...]