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Innovation Awards Honor Most Inventive Products

Winners will be recognized in a formal ceremony at the expo

AHR Expo Innovation Awards header
January 24, 2016

ORLANDO, Fla. — The AHR Expo Innovation Awards competition honors the most inventive and original HVACR products, systems, and technologies showcased at each year’s show in the categories of: building automation; cooling; green building; heating; indoor air quality; plumbing; refrigeration; software; tools & instruments; and ventilation.

Winners were selected by a panel of third-party ASHRAE member judges who evaluated all award entries based on innovative design, creativity, application, value, and market impact.

The award winners will be recognized in a formal ceremony at the 2016 AHR Expo. A single 2016 AHR Expo Product of the Year award winner, selected from among the 10 category winners, will also be announced at that time. The awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 1 p.m. in Theater A. 

By category, the 2016 AHR Expo Innovation Award winners are:

Building Automation

Company: Accutrol LLC (www.accutrolllc.com; Booth No. 1154)

Product: Accutrol AVC Fume Hood Control System

Cooling

Company: Parker Hannifin - Sporlan Division (www.sporlanonline.com; Booth No. 2442)

Product: ZoomLine™ Flexible Tubing

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Green Building

Company: International Wastewater Systems Inc. (www.iwhes.com; Booth No. 2997)

Product: Piranha Wastewater Heat Recovery Heat Pump

Heating

Company: Victaulic (www.victaulic.com/ www.victaulicsteam.com; Booth No. 4214)

Product: Victaulic Grooved System for Saturated Steam Piping

Indoor Air Quality

Company: SEMCO LLC (www.semcohvac.com; Booth No. 4991)

Product: ASCENDANT™ conventional cooling, active desiccant hybrid system

Plumbing

Company: SEMCO LLC (www.semcohvac.com; Booth No. 4991)

Product: NEUTON controlled chilled beam pump module

Refrigeration

Company: Carel Industries S.p.A. (www.carel.com; Booth No. 2257)

Product: HEOS Sistema

Software

Company: Plasma Air International (www.plasma-air.com; Booth No. 4410)

Product: PlasmaSoft 2.0 IAQ Procedure Software

Tools & Instruments

Company: Parker Hannifin - Sporlan Division (www.sporlanonline.com/zoomlock; Booth No. 2442)

Product: ZoomLock™ Braze-Free Fittings

Ventilation

Company: Aeroseal LLC (www.aeroseal.com; Booth No. 5859)

Product: Aeroseal duct sealing technology

For more information on the 2016 AHR Expo, visit www.ahrexpo.com.

KEYWORDS: AHR Expo AHR Expo Innovation Awards AHR Expo products

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