A shipping warehouse manager had a problem with excessive heat in his warehouse during the hot summer months due to the facility not having any type of permanent climate control system. The heat was slowing down the productivity of his workers. The city also had mandated that all non-climate controlled facilities must provide cooling stations in order to mitigate the potential for heat stress injuries to employees.

The manager reached out to an expert from United Rentals Climate Solutions for some help with the heat dilemma. Providing cooling for the entire warehouse was not a cost-effective proposition. United Rentals Climate Solutions team suggested placing (4) 36” inch evaporative coolers strategically in the most highly utilized areas of the warehouse as an efficient and cost-effective alternative. Not only would these units provide a productivity and morale boost to the employees, they also satisfied the cooling station requirement from the city.