After heavy rainfalls, the basement in an office tower in Houston’s prestigious Energy Corridor had flooded, knocking out the central cooling system. This towering office building was occupied to full capacity when disaster hit, which meant tenants would need to stop work and the entire building would need to be evacuated.

The chiller needed replacing, but building management faced high penalties for extended closure and a hit to their reputation if they couldn’t get their tenants back to their offices quickly. They had 48 hours to fix the problem and reopen before penalties hit. They needed temporary cooling and they needed it fast.