Paralleling the tent trend is the quest to air condition and heat them. Whether people are seeking refuge or attending a black-tie cocktail party, hot and muggy interiors are not selling points for tents. Thus, tent contractors and end users are hiring mechanical contractors to provide indoor air quality (IAQ) in tents that is equal to brick and mortar structures.
Installing a 15-ton packaged air conditioning unit next to a tent is no problem, but distributing the air evenly throughout the structure is a challenge. In most cases, metal ductwork is too heavy to hang from a tent without additional supports.