CONSTRUCTION 4414: Essential Advanced Watershapes - Wellness
October 28 - 29, 2026
Provo, UT
IACET CEUs offered: 1.6
Duration: 16 hours
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MT
Taught by: David J. Peterson, P.E., IWI
Address: Provo Marriott
101 West 100 North, Provo, UT 84601
Where Water Meets Wellness: Design Spaces That Heal and Sell.
Expand your offerings with high-value wellness features that go beyond traditional pools and spas. Advanced Watershapes – Wellness shows you how to integrate hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, light therapy, and thermal elements to create standout experiences that support physical, mental, and emotional health—while tapping into a growing, less crowded market.
Learn the essential design and construction principles behind successful wellness spaces, from layout and materials to lighting, HVAC, waterproofing, and vapor control. Gain the clarity and confidence to deliver elevated projects that differentiate your brand and unlock new revenue opportunities.
What you will learn:
List wellness elements that builders and retailers can add to their portfolios, expanding their business into new profitable offerings with little or no competition.
Describe how wellness elements such as hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, light therapy and thermal therapy, affect mental, emotional and physical health and how to use these elements to control physiology in beneficial ways.
Discuss design principles important to the success of any wellness center from layout to details such as core elements, colors, materials, lighting and HVAC.
Appraise the importance of certain construction and operation considerations including vapor barriers, waterproofing, finish materials and building trades that may be unfamiliar to many pool builders.
Your instructor.
David J. Peterson, P.E., IWI
Peterson is President/CEO of Watershape Consulting, Inc., an international planning, design and engineering firm providing owners, architects, contractors, and the legal profession with services relating to residential, commercial and institutional pools, spas and water features.
He obtained his B.S. Civil Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is a registered engineer in several states. Peterson has been in the watershape industry since 1994 when he began his career designing life support systems for large aquariums and marine mammal exhibits. He was Vice President Engineering at Polaris Pool Systems where he developed and patented several products.
Peterson reorganized the Genesis 3 Design Group into GENESIS® University in 2012. When GENESIS merged with the National Swimming Pool Foundation (NSPF) in 2016, Peterson became Director of Education for GENESIS, a position he held until forming Watershape University.
Become certified.
Certified Watershape Foreman
One of WU’s highest certifications, the Professional badge represents the gold standard for construction professionalism. It indicates completion of rigorous advanced studies in business administration, custom fluid engineering, and specialized construction including high-end residential, commercial installations, and wellness facilities.
Requirements: Includes C4414. Learn more
Resources
Venue Address
Address: Provo Marriott
101 West 100 North, Provo, UT 84601
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