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Course Description: AEC Daily: Synthetic Sports Turf Systems for Safety, Performance, & Durability
Synthetic sports turf systems offer all-weather play for a wide variety of sports and provide a consistent, durable surface with lower maintenance costs than natural grass. This course reviews the components of synthetic turf systems, different product types, and procedures for installation, maintenance, and use. Guidance is offered on how tested values can impact field performance and how to specify a system that meets safety, performance, use, and budget requirements.
Discuss the types and roles of components of synthetic sports turf and differences between product-based and infill-based systems that affect performance, safety, and cost.
Contrast a variety of product types and features to identify the combination of durability, performance, and user considerations that meet project requirements.
Describe synthetic sports turf installation, maintenance, and use guidelines that ensure long-term, warrantied field durability and promote user safety and performance.
List the testing and specification considerations that result in a durable sports field with surface conditions that maintain user safety and ideal ball performance.
Review installation examples to recognize how different parameters of expected use and project requirements can be weighed to achieve the best solution for athlete safety and performance and client satisfaction.