WESTPORT, Conn. – As a highlight of the 2017 Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo), to be held Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 in Las Vegas, the 2017 AHR Expo Innovation Awards ceremony has been scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 31.
From 1 to 2 p.m. in Las Vegas Convention Center, Room N253 (on the second floor of the North Hall), the 2017 AHR Expo Innovation Awards will honor the most inventive and original products, systems, and technologies showcased at this year’s show in the follwoing categories: building automation; cooling; green building; heating; indoor air quality; plumbing; refrigeration; software; tools and instruments; and ventilation.
Additionally, one 2017 AHR Expo Product of the Year award winner, selected from among the 10 category winners, will be announced during the ceremony.
All 2017 AHR Expo Innovation Award winners have been selected by a panel of third-party ASHRAE member judges who evaluated each entry based on innovative design, creativity, application, value and market impact.
“The innovative and creative product development demonstrated by this year’s award winners has served to confirm the HVACR industry’s ongoing vitality and forward thinking. It is exciting to see all the emerging technologies that are bringing about better solutions to the challenges we face,” said Clay Stevens, president of International Exposition Co. “We congratulate those who have been recognized as 2017’s pioneers from across all areas of the industry, by proving there is always more to be achieved, and farther to be propelled, when it comes to HVACR innovation. This is the spirit that makes each year’s competition so fresh and exciting, and is what we are proud to see, year after year, as a cornerstone of inspiration for the HVACR industry’s ongoing creativity and advancement.”
The complete list of 2017 AHR Expo Innovation Award winners includes:
Building Automation
Company: Danfoss (www.danfoss.us; 2017 AHR Expo, Booth No. C4506)
Innovation: Danfoss Enterprise Services
Cooling
Company: Daikin Applied (www.daikinapplied.com; 2017 AHR Expo, Booth No. C2509)
Innovation: Pathfinder® Air-cooled Screw Chillers with Variable Volume Ratio (VVR) Technology
Green Building
Company: Carrier (carrier.com/commercial; 2017 AHR Expo, Booth No. C1510)
Innovation: Dual Stage Relief Economizer (DSRE)
Heating
Company: Noritz America (www.noritz.com; 2017 AHR Expo, Booth No. C5917)
Innovation: Noritz CB Combi Boiler
Indoor Air Quality
Company: Nortec Humidity (www.humidity.com; 2017 AHR Expo, Booth No. C4706)
Innovation: Nortec GS Series - CS Model (Nortec GS CS) Humidifier
Plumbing
Company: Taco, Inc. (www.tacocomfort.com; 2017 AHR Expo, Booth No. N7926)
Innovation: SmartPlug Smart Hot Water Recirculation Control
Refrigeration
Company: Danfoss (www.danfoss.us; 2017 AHR Expo, Booth No. C4506)
Innovation: Danfoss CTM (Electrical Controlled Transcritical Multi Ejector)
Software
Company: Nidec Motor Corp. / U.S. MOTORS® (www.usmotors.com; 2017 AHR Expo, Booth No. C3924)
Innovation: Rescue Select Programming App
Tools & Instruments
Company: PEXOLOGY, Inc. (www.pexgun.com; 2017 AHR Expo, Booth No. C6618)
Innovation: PEXGUN
Ventilation
Company: Titus (www.titus-hvac.com; 2017 AHR Expo, Booth No. C3137)
Innovation: Helios Digital Diffuser
For more information on the 2017 AHR Expo, visit ahrexpo.com
