The Bouldering Project, headquartered in Seattle with 12 locations nationwide, is a nationally recognized indoor bouldering gym where climbing enthusiasts go to climb, train, exercise, and practice yoga. Their facilities are typically located in densely populated environments, with high occupancy at peak hours creating significant amount of chalk dust that must be filtered efficiently and effectively to maintain a safe and pleasant experience for climbers.
At Bouldering Project’s small facilities, the number of filters needed per replacement cycle could be as few as 6 in the RTU for the building. In contrast, larger facilities, like the Springdale gym in Austin, 11RTU’s continuously run to keep the building cool and over 60 filters keep customers breathing easy with clean air.
Bouldering Project’s filtration challenge is unique in that the volume of particulate they are filtering is massive – enough to be measured in kilograms per day – and the frequency with which they change filters to maintain an enjoyable experience for members is very high – up to 2 times a week in the driest and dustiest time of year.
