EAS Meets the Growing Demand for Data Center Cooling

Environmental Air Systems surges forward as one of the nation’s leading providers of modular cooling solutions. Driven by explosive growth in the data center industry, the company doubles its capacity, expands its workforce, and positions itself to deliver industrial-scale cooling systems across the country.

“In the past few years, we’ve doubled our capacity,” says Bill Bullock, Sr. Vice President – Strategic Business Solutions at EAS. “We now take on more complex and larger-scale projects than ever before.”

Tackling AI’s Cooling Demands

Artificial intelligence reshapes the thermal challenges inside modern data centers. The power-dense chips that drive AI generate heat at levels air-based cooling systems cannot handle.

“The chips being used in data centers to support artificial intelligence are so power dense that normal air cooling no longer works,” Bullock explains. “They require liquid-to-chip or direct-to-chip cooling. EAS delivers data center cooling solutions on a large scale.”

EAS ranks among the largest providers of modular cooling solutions in the country. As gigawatt-sized data center campuses rise across states like Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and Ohio, the company responds with factory-built, modularized cooling systems shipped directly to site.

“We’re highly engaged in the data center industry right now,” Bullock says. “We build in a manufacturing environment and ship to data centers nationwide at the gigawatt level.”

Expanding in North Carolina

To keep pace with demand, EAS doubles both its physical footprint and its workforce in just two years.

“Our headquarters is in High Point, North Carolina, and in 2023 we added a new facility on the northern side of Greensboro,” Bullock says. “We’re already planning another expansion that will add about 50% more capacity.”

EAS maintains a strong commitment to U.S. manufacturing. Since its founding in 1953, the company has produced its solutions domestically.

“Our production is 100% in the USA,” Bullock emphasizes. “Because our solutions are highly customized, we can select components, and we prioritize domestic sourcing whenever possible.”

Delivering Industrial-Scale Solutions

Data center projects demand mechanical plants at massive scale. EAS builds these in modular sections and ships them directly to customer sites.

“When you’re building mechanical rooms or central utility plants for these data centers, the scale is enormous,” Bullock notes. “We sometimes ship hundreds of sections to a single site in one month.”

These modules don’t travel on standard trucks. Oversized and overweight, each one requires specialized transport. EAS solves that problem by controlling logistics internally.

“Every one of these sections goes on a specialized truck,” Bullock explains. “We own and operate our own fleet of tractors and trailers that haul up to 150,000 pounds with as many as 13 axles. That lets us control every step, from design to logistics to installation.”

By keeping transportation in-house, EAS ensures reliability, consistency, and speed. These are critical advantages in an industry where time-to-market matters.

Building for Gigawatt-Scale Campuses

Although EAS cannot disclose its clients, the company delivers cooling solutions to some of the largest data centers in the country.

“We’re building cooling systems for data centers larger than a gigawatt in capacity,” Bullock says. “It’s a scale most people can hardly imagine.”

By building modular systems in controlled environments, EAS improves quality, accelerates deployment, and minimizes site complexity. These efficiencies allow data center operators to scale faster, reduce risk, and maintain uptime.

Preparing for What Comes Next

EAS makes expansion part of its strategy, not just a reaction to current demand. The company continues to invest in capacity, logistics, and innovation, ensuring it can handle the next wave of growth in AI-driven data centers.

“We’ve already doubled our capacity, and now we’re adding more,” Bullock says. “We intend to grow with the industry and stay ahead of where the demand is going.”