The 65th AHR Expo, held Jan. 28-30, has established four all-time records for Southwest shows. More than 52,000 attendees (35,000 visitors) filled the aisles of the Dallas Convention Center to see all the latest products and technologies.
LSB Industries, parent company of ClimateMaster, ClimaCool, IEC, and ClimateCraft, had more than 860 in attendance at its annual reception during the AHR Expo. The venue was packed with manufacturer representatives and customers from all four companies.
At the time of the AHR Expo, Honeywell reported on the availability of its new Solstice™ L-41 low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant, designed as a lower GWP alternative to R-410A.
In conjunction with the AHR Expo, DuPont made an announcement in regards to the ‘No Action Assurance’ letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) setting production and import rights for virgin R-22 at 39 million pounds in 2013 versus 55 million pounds in 2012.
Rheem Mfg. Co. was selected as the 2013 AHR Expo Product of the Year award winner for its innovative H2AC Rooftop Unit, a restaurant integrated a/c and water heating system.
Calmac announced that it is now a member of the Texas Energy Storage Alliance (TESA), a diverse and technology-neutral coalition of energy storage technology products and service companies.
Forty people were recognized by ASHRAE for their contributions to the society and the building industry at the society’s 2013 Winter Conference held Jan. 26-30.
Cliplight Mfg. Co., Toronto, awarded manufacturer’s representative, Western Component Sales (WCS), Scottsdale, Ariz., a hat trick of three rep awards at the 2013 AHR Expo on Jan. 29.