2014 AHR Expo® Innovation Award Winners To Showcase Industry-leading Technology

Westport, Connecticut… November 12, 2013 —The winners of the prestigious 2014 AHR Expo Innovation Awards have been selected and will be honored at a special ceremony on January 22nd during the world’s largest HVACR exposition and conference in New York City.
          
Encompassing a broad cross-section of the HVACR marketplace, the winning entries were selected in 10 categories and represent the most innovative new products among the thousands that will be displayed at the 2014 AHR Expo. A panel of judges made up of ASHRAE members evaluated the products submitted based on innovation, application, value to the user and market impact. 
 
The 2014 AHR Expo Innovation Award winners by category are:
 
Building Automation                                                                                  
Company: Belimo Aircontrols (USA), Inc.                                              
Product: Belimo BAS Data Logging Energy Valve
 
Cooling           
Company: Emerson Climate Technologies
Product: Next Generation Copeland Scroll Variable Speed compressor product line
              
Green Building                                                                       
Company: Lafert North America
Product: High Performance Metric Motors          
 
Heating
Company: WaterFurnace International, Inc.
Product: 7 Series 700A11 Geothermal Heat Pump
 
Indoor Air Quality
Company: NEPTRONIC                                                                
Product: SKD Direct Multi-Steam Injection Humidifier
                
Plumbing                                           
Company: Rheem Manufacturing Company
Product: Rheem Prestige Series Hybrid Electric Heat Pump Water Heater
 
Refrigeration                                                                                                           
Company: Danfoss
Product: MADAP-KOOL System Manager AK-SM 800 Series
 
Software                       
Company: HVAC Solution, Inc.
Product: Revit Connection 2.0 BIM Software Add-in
                                                        
Tools & Instruments                                                                                         
Company: Imperial
Product: Imperial iManifold
 
Ventilation           
Company: Big Ass Fans          
Product: Haiku Ceiling Fan
 
[an error occurred while processing this directive]One of these 10 category winners will also be selected as the overall winner of the 2014 AHR Expo Product of the Year Award. Winners receive placards to display at their booths during the Show as well as etched crystal awards to be displayed at their companies’ headquarters. In addition, 37 other products were recognized with Honorable Mentions in these same 10 categories and will also be presented with placards to display in their booths.
 
Entry Fees Donated to Local Charity
 
More than $10,000 generated by the Award entry fees will be donated to a charitable organization in the New York area. Since the inception of the Innovation Award Competition in 2003, well over $100,000 has been donated to charities and educational institutions in the cities where the Expo was held.            
          
The 2014 HONORABLE MENTIONS go to:
 
Building Automation
Company: American Auto-Matrix……… Product: AspectFT 2.0 Web-enabled BAS
Company: Distech Controls, Inc. ……… Product: ProgrammableVAV Controller (IRC)
Company: SenseAir North America ……… Product: tSense True Read CO2, RH and Temp Transmitter
Company: tekmar Control Systems, A Watts Water Technologies Company ……… Product: Flexible, Multi Stage Boiler Control 284
                      
Cooling
Company: Baltimore Aircoil Company ……… Product: New Series 3000 Cooling Tower
Company: Carrier ……… Product: Toshiba Carrier Heat Recovery Variable Refrigerant Flow System
Company: Lordo America ……… Product QTUBE Flexible Composite A/C and Refrigeration Lines
 
Green Building
Company: Advantix Systems ……… Product: DT-X Desiccant Dehumidification Technology
Company: ebm-papst Inc. ……… Product: RadiPac Series - K3G630 Plug Fan
Company: Zehnder Rittling ……… Product: ZIP Radiant Heating Ceiling Panels
 
Heating
Company: Carrier ……… Product: Carrier Infinity 18VS Variable Speed Heat Pump
Company: LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc ……… Product: Art Cool Premier High Efficiency Duct Free Heat Pump
Company: Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating Solutions ……… Product: H2i R2-Series Variable Refrigerant Flow Heat Pump
Company: Trane ……… Product: TruComfort Variable Speed Split System Heat Pump
Company: Weil-McLain ……… Product: SlimFit Commercial High-Efficiency Condensing Boiler          
 
IAQ
Company: Belimo Aircontrols (USA), Inc. ……… Product: ZIP Air-Side Economizer
Company: Best Living Systems, LLC ……… Product: MCI (Multi-Cluster Ionization) for Air Filtration
Company: Plasma Air International ……… Product: Plasma BAR Bipolar Ion Generator
Company: Ultravation, Inc. ……… Product: UVXact UV-C Intensity Monitor
 
Plumbing
Company: Caleffi Hydronic Solutions ……… Product: QuickSetter Balancing Valve
Company: Navien America ……… Product: NPE-180/210/2405 Condensing Gas Tankless Water Heater
Company: Watts Water Technologies, Inc. ……… Product: TRITON™ Pipe Fusion System
 
Refrigeration
Company: Baltimore Aircoil Company ……… Product: Trillium Series Adiabatic Condenser
Company: BITZER Kuhlmaschinenbau GmbH ……… Product: New Ecoline Varispeed Reciprocating Compressor
Company: Samsung Compressor Direct ……… Product: Ultra T-20 Rotary Compressor
Company: Sporlan-Parker Hannifin ……… Product: ZoomLine Refrigerant Line Assembly
 
Software                                                                      
Company: Carrier ……… Product: ComfortDRAW Design Tool for BAS
Company: Emerson Climate Technologies ……… Product: HVAC Check & Charge Mobile Application
Company: Maxwell Systems, Inc. ……… Product: ProContractorMX Mobile Connect Annotation Tool for iPad
 
Tools & Instruments
Company: Fluke Corporation ……… Product: VT04 Visual IR Thermometer
Company: Goodway Technologies Corp. ……… Product: RAM-PRO-XL Tube Cleaner
Company: hilmor ……… Product: Compact Swage Tool
 
Ventilation
Company: AIRIUS, LLC ……… Product: Pear Destratification Fan
Company: Aldes ……… Product: VentZone Zoned IAQ with Heat Recovery Kit
Company: Building Performance Equipment, Inc. ……… Product: Energy Recovery Ventilator
Company: Modine Manufacturing Co. ……… Product: Airedale ClassMate Vertical DX & Heat Pump Vent. System
Company: Rosenberg USA, Inc. ……… Product: B-Wheel Backward Curved Fan Impeller
 
The Innovation Awards are jointly sponsored by ASHRAE; the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI); and the International Exposition Company (IEC), producers and organizers of the AHR Expo.
          
The 2014 AHR Expo will feature nearly 2,000 leading manufacturers and suppliers from around the world showcasing hundreds of innovative new products to more than 55,000 industry professionals. The 2014 AHR Expo is co-sponsored by ASHRAE and AHRI. The Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) is an honorary sponsor. ASHRAE's Winter Conference is held concurrently with the AHR Expo each year. For more information visit the Show’s website at www.ahrexpo.com.
 
ABOUT AHR EXPO
 
As the largest and most comprehensive HVACR exposition in the world, the AHR Expo attracts tens of thousands of attendees from all facets of the industry, including contractors, engineers, dealers, distributors, wholesalers, OEMs, architects, builders, industrial plant operators, facility owners and managers, agents and reps.
 
Since 1930, the AHR Expo has been the HVACR professional’s best resource for new products, new ideas and new services. This unique industry forum creates a dynamic marketing environment unequaled in size and scope by any other industry event.
 
The AHR Expo is produced and managed by International Exposition Company, 15 Franklin Street, Westport, CT 06880; e-mail: info@ahrexpo.com; website: www.ahrexpo.com.