RGF Environmental Group Inc. won the Gold award in the IAQ category for this year’s competition. Its all-new HALO-LED™ is an in-duct mounted, whole home air purification system that proactively treats every cubic inch of air conditioned space.

Like other companies working in the sector, Heatcraft Refrigeration Products faced a new set of DOE Annual Walk-In Energy Factor (AWEF) standards taking effect on Jan. 1 of this year.

Badger Meter won Gold in the Testing and Monitoring category for its Dynasonics® TFX-5000 ultrasonic clamp-on meter, which measures volumetric flow and heating/cooling energy rates in clean liquids, as well as those with small amounts of suspended solids or aeration, such as surface water or raw sewage.

An extensive research and feedback process in response to dealers who asked for “a smart thermostat option at a reasonable price point” started in 2014, and it culminated in this year’s Gold winner.