Loose Fill Playground Surfacing: Solution or Mistake? There are many ways to think about playground surfacing. Is it accessible and safe, does it drain, what does it cost? How does it affect those who use the… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Jay Beckwith
Rubber Playground Surfacing Standards critical fall height (CFH): a measure of the impact attenuation performance of a playground surface or surfacing materials; defined as the highest… Updated Oct 14, 2023 George Sushinsky
Landscape Making Places to Play - is Not Enough As a child of the sixties I spent my teen years grappling with the issues of the Vietnam War, the free speech movement, and civil rights. Our generation wanted… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Jay Beckwith
Nature Naturalized Playgrounds Among the many improvements in playground design over the last decade is an important movement toward incorporating more natural materials into the play space.… Updated Oct 14, 2023 Ipema Association
Playground What makes a great playground? It's all about what you can do Delving into what may be the most intransigent subject in the play industry, I decided to investigate public opinion on what truly makes a great playground.… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Anne Marie Spencer
Safety Hazard Based Approach to Standards Development: The time is now - Part 3 How does the hazard-based approach work? Our Objective “Playground safety performance requirements shall be developed and applied to focus on the hazards posed… Updated Dec 7, 2022 Kenneth Kutska
