Comfortably, Efficiently

SUCCESS STORY
Historic Denver Building
Cools Office Employees
Comfortably, Efficiently
The home of Bradford Publishing in Denver’s trendy
LoDo district has a distinguished past. But, it’s the
daily comfort that employees notice most.
CUSTOMER
Bradford Publishing Company
At 1743 Wazee Street, the four-story building was
designed by Frank Edbrooke, a well-known architect
with many Denver buildings to his name, including the
Brown Palace Hotel and Tabor Grand Opera House.
Now it’s on the National Register of Historic Places.
PROPERTY TYPE
Four Story Historic Office Building
In 1982, the owner of Bradford Publishing purchased
the building to house the company and lease to several other businesses. With floor-to-ceiling windows and
poor insulation, the building heated up significantly in
the summer – especially on the top floor.
“The fourth floor had three small swamp coolers,” said
John Ruple, vice president of finance at Bradford. “If
it’s over 90 degrees those coolers are running perpetually during the day. They generated a lot of humidity.”
LOCATION
Denver, CO
SQUARE FOOTAGE
5,000
COOLERADO SOLUTION
Custom rooftop air conditioning unit
RESULTS
•Coolerado cools without adding moisture or blasting
cold refrigerated air.
•Efficient cooling helps the building maintain its
historic status by preventing the need to replace
single-pane windows.
•The unit has required very minimal maintenance over
the past 5 years.
“This is, by far, the most comfortable floor
in the building. We get a substantial amount
of cooling that is nowhere near as humid
as a swamp cooler,” Ruple said. “I can lay
paper down and 10 minutes later, the paper
is still straight.”
– John Ruple, Vice President, Finance
Copyright © 2009 Coolerado Corporation.
Cooling without Added Moisture
In 2004, Bradford Publishing installed a Coolerado
custom rooftop air conditioning unit to cool one office
suite on the top floor. Coolerado cools without adding
moisture to the air, so workers – accustomed to
comfortable Colorado air – immediately noticed the
difference in the air quality and temperatures compared
to the evaporative units.
They quickly realized that
the unit could cool the
entire floor, allowing other
offices to turn off their
evaporative coolers. They
simply open their office
doors and crack windows
to encourage airflow to
different areas, and the
entire 5,000-square-foot
floor enjoys the comfortable Coolerado air.
“This is, by far, the most
comfortable floor in the
building. We get a substantial amount of
cooling that is nowhere
near as humid as a
swamp cooler,” Ruple
said. “I can lay paper
down and 10 minutes
later, the paper is still
straight.”
is more consistent and you don’t notice the system
coming on and going off as much.”
Low Maintenance, 5 Years In
More than five years after installing the Coolerado
system, it has proven its durability and continues to run
with very minimal maintenance. In the spring and fall
they simply turn the water back on and check the filters.
“We don’t get deposits
on the filters like in other
coolers,” Ruple said.
“Maintenance-wise, the
Coolerado has been
extremely good.”
“People in Colorado like to feel a breeze and like
to feel the air moving, and don’t want to be super
cold or super hot. I think the Coolerado unit does
The Coolerado unit
also helps the building
maintain its historic
designation. As such,
1743 Wazee must
maintain all of its outside
features, including the
inefficient single-pane
windows and exposed
brick. Coolerado
counteracts the heat
from the windows and
does so efficiently.
a good job of making that air comfortable, as
“People in Colorado like
to feel a breeze and like
to feel the air moving,
– John Ruple, Vice President, Finance
and don’t want to be
super cold or super hot,”
Ruple said. “I think the Coolerado unit does a good job
Even when temperatures hit the mid 90s, the office
of making that air comfortable, as opposed to a refrigerstays in the high 60s or low 70s. On other floors, the
ated unit.”
evaporative coolers run perpetually during the day when
opposed to a refrigerated unit.”
temps are that high. Unlike with refrigerated air conditioning, people close to the ducts do not feel chilled.
“You don’t feel this blast of air like some of the
refrigerated units,” Ruple said. “The comfort level
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