Building the pool of someone's dreams is not a task to be taken lightly. Many of today's watershapes exceed the complexity of building freeway overpasses and bridges, with budgets to match. Each pool is as unique as the people for whom it is being designed and built. Most pool builders lack an education in design, architecture, history, art, materials and human behavior. Environmental and site influences, desires for privacy, seasonal shade and lines of sight are oftentimes ignored. Architectural details, design & trade standards, and basic construction specifications are simply disregarded. The conceptual design of most swimming pools has since fallen to the architect or landscape designer. While beautiful in concept, many of these projects do not rise to their full potential, due to the designer's lack of knowledge about swimming pools, spas, fountains and the physics of water. Realizing that these design professionals needed support during the planning and design phases, Paolo Benedetti began offering aquatic consulting and watershape design services. Complete conceptual design support is provided with architectural renderings and detail viginettes. Construction documentation includes plumbing and electrical schematics, mechanical room layout, equipment specifications, scale drawing of equipment rooms, architectural details & sections, lighting schematics, construction & installation specifications, industry workmanship standards and waterproofing. Many design professionals have come to rely upon Paolo Benedetti's extensive international travels to assist them in specifying and recommending finish materials for their projects. Paolo has visited rock quarries and processors, artisans and glass tile & mosaic foundries around the globe. His knowledge of material sciences is invaluable when evaluating a material's environmental performance and durability in an aquatic environment. Insurance companies, property owners, design professionals, general contractors and swimming pool builders began drawing on Paolo Benedetti's vast knowledge about pools to settle disputes regarding construction deficiencies and workmanship disputes. Hence, Paolo began offering swimming pool expert witness and forensic investigation services.