Williams, co-founder of Ritual Brewing.
“I’ve seen it at 116 degrees Fahrenheit
inside and 114 degrees outside. And then
during the winter, it would be colder inside
than out. This is a big, open high-ceiling
warehouse.”
Things only got worse on brewing days,
when steam from the beer-making process
would boost humidity levels inside the
building. The staff tried floor fans and
misting machines to cool the rooms down
overnight, but to little effect. Ritual needed
a better way to keep its cool if it expected
customers to linger in its taproom enjoying
its brews.
COOLER RUNNINGS
Williams and his team could have put in air
conditioning, but that would have required
walls and insulation, radically changing the
open environment they wished to maintain. After looking at alternatives, Ritual
opted to install an AirVolution-D 780 ceiling fan from MacroAir.
The large 24-foot HVLS (high-volume,
low-speed) fan gently circulates the air to
provide relief for workers and customers
alike. The fan’s six blades turn relatively
slowly, so as not to create an annoying
breeze or noise. Because the AirVolution’s
oversized blades keep high volumes of air
circulating throughout the space, it’s able
to keep the people below comfortable even
at low operating speeds.
Williams noticed an immediate difference after the fan was installed. “People
stay here longer and buy more products,”
The MacroAir fan proved to be so efficient that Ritual has since added a smaller
16-foot fan to cool another section of the
facility.
