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Commercial HVAC in Fort Collins, CO

Commercial HVAC is a different discipline from residential. The equipment is bigger and lives on the roof. The stakes are revenue — a restaurant with no AC on a Saturday night loses real money by the hour. And the systems run longer, harder, and with less forgiveness than anything in a house.

Rooftop commercial HVAC condenser units on a building

We service, repair, and maintain commercial heating and cooling across Fort Collins: offices, retail, restaurants, warehouses, and multi-tenant buildings. If your business depends on its climate, we keep it running.

Business can't wait: call (970) 555-0100 for commercial service, or request a quote online.

Equipment we service

Rooftop packaged units (RTUs): the workhorses of commercial HVAC: heating and cooling in one curb-mounted box. We service all major brands and tonnages.
Split systems: larger-scale versions of residential splits for offices and small commercial spaces.
Make-up air and exhaust: critical for restaurants and shops. Exhaust hoods need matched make-up air, or the building goes negative and doors won't close right.
Ductwork and VAV systems: variable air volume boxes, zoning, and the ductwork feeding them.
Commercial thermostats and controls: programmable and networked control for multi-zone buildings.
Refrigeration-adjacent HVAC: we handle the comfort-cooling side; for walk-in coolers and freezers we coordinate with your refrigeration tech.

Repair with business hours in mind

When commercial equipment fails, the response is built around your operation, not ours:

Priority dispatch: commercial service agreements get first response, because downtime costs you money.
Temporary measures. If a compressor is done on a Friday night, we get you cooling (or heating) through the weekend with portable or staged solutions while parts come in.
After-hours work: repairs and maintenance scheduled overnight or on weekends so your customers and staff never see a technician in the way.
Straight communication: your facilities contact gets the diagnosis, the options, and the timeline in writing. No jargon, no surprises on the invoice.

Maintenance contracts: the commercial case

Residential maintenance is about comfort. Commercial maintenance is about asset management. A contract gives you:

Scheduled preventive visits: quarterly or per your equipment's needs: coil cleaning, belt and filter changes, electrical checks, refrigerant verification, controls calibration.
Documented service history: every visit logged, which matters for equipment warranties, property sales, and insurance.
Budget predictability: planned maintenance at a contract rate instead of emergency invoices.
Longer equipment life: commercial units that get maintained last years longer than neglected ones, and replacement is a five-figure decision you want to defer.
Code and safety compliance: gas-fired equipment inspected, CO verified, ventilation confirmed.

Contracts are quoted per building after a walkthrough of the equipment: unit count, age, access, and your operating hours.

Installation and replacement

When a rooftop unit ages out, replacement is a project: crane scheduling, curb adapters, gas and electrical reconnection, and commissioning, usually staged to avoid disrupting your business. We handle the whole thing, including after-hours changeouts. We size replacements to the building's actual load. Many commercial spaces have changed use since the original install: a space that was storage and is now a restaurant needs different HVAC. We can phase multi-unit replacements across budget years.

Fort Collins commercial notes

Our climate stresses commercial equipment in specific ways. Rooftop units take the full brunt of hail season, so we recommend and install hail guards on new and existing RTUs. Summer dust loads condenser coils fast, which is why quarterly coil cleaning is in every contract. Winter brings the same sub-zero snaps as residential, with bigger consequences. A frozen condensate line on a 10-ton RTU is a much bigger problem than on a home furnace. And restaurant make-up air systems need seasonal adjustment as kitchen exhaust loads change.

What affects commercial HVAC costs

Equipment size and count: tonnage and number of units drive everything.
Access: roof access, crane needs, and how equipment is positioned.
Contract scope: visit frequency, filter/belt inclusion, and response-time guarantees.
Age and condition: older equipment needs more corrective work per visit.
Operating hours: after-hours and weekend scheduling.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you offer maintenance contracts for commercial buildings?

Yes — that's the core of our commercial work. Contracts are built per building after an equipment walkthrough: unit count, age, and your operating hours determine the visit schedule and pricing. Quarterly is typical for rooftop units in our climate.

How fast is emergency response for commercial customers?

Contract customers get priority dispatch. The on-call tech goes to you first. We also offer temporary cooling/heating measures to keep you operational while parts arrive. Call and tell us it's commercial; you're routed differently than residential calls.

Can you replace a rooftop unit without shutting down my business?

Usually yes. RTU changeouts are commonly scheduled overnight or on weekends, with a crane lifting the old unit off and the new one on in a single session. We coordinate timing around your operation. Restaurants get Sunday nights, offices get weekends.

What's the lifespan of a commercial rooftop unit?

15–20 years with proper maintenance, less without it. Our climate (hail, dust, temperature swings) punishes neglected units. The service history in a maintenance contract is what gets you to the long end.

Do you work on restaurant kitchen exhaust and make-up air?

Yes. Exhaust hoods and make-up air units have to stay balanced. Too much exhaust without make-up air puts the building under negative pressure, which affects doors, drafts, and even appliance venting. We service and balance both sides.

Can you service HVAC in multi-tenant buildings?

Yes. We handle common-area systems and can coordinate with individual tenants for suite-level equipment. Property managers get consolidated reporting across the building's equipment.

Call (970) 555-0100 for commercial HVAC in Fort Collins, CO. Your business runs on climate — we keep it that way.

Need Heating or Cooling Help?

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We serve Fort Collins and the surrounding northern Colorado communities. See our full service area.