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    AHR EXPO 2015 Innovation Award Winners Announced

    Dec. 11, 2014
    Representing the major segments of the HVACR marketplace, the winning entries were selected in 10 categories as the most innovative new products among the thousands that will be displayed at the 2015 AHR Expo.
    2014 Innovation Winners. Photo by AHR Expo.
    The industry’s best and brightest technology will take center stage January 26-28, 2015, in Chicago when the winners of the 2015 AHR Expo Innovation Awards display their winning products at the world’s largest HVACR exposition and conference. Representing the major segments of the HVACR marketplace, the winning entries were selected in 10 categories as the most innovative new products among the thousands that will be displayed at the 2015 AHR Expo. The winning products were selected from among numerous entries by a panel of judges consisting of ASHRAE members who evaluated the products based on innovation, application, value to the user and market impact.  

    The 2015 AHR Expo Innovation Award WINNERS by category are:
     
    Building Automation                                                                               
    Company: American Auto-Matrix                                           
    Product: AspectFT Web Enabled BAS
     
    Cooling        
    Company: Southwire Company
    Product: EZ-In™ Mini-Split Cable
                       
    Green Building                                                                   
    Company: Danfoss
    Product: Turbocor VTT Series Compressors          
     
    Heating
    Company: Mitsubishi Electric US Cooling & Heating Division
    Product: H2i MXZ Multi-zone Heat Pump System
     
    Indoor Air Quality

    Company: Koch Filter Corporation                                              
    Product: DuraMax 4vS-16 Minipleat Filter
                     
    Plumbing                                     
    Company: Navien, Inc.
    Product: NPE-S Series Condensing Gas Tankless Water Heater
     
    Refrigeration                                                                                                          
    Company: KeepRite Refrigeration
    Product: Limitrol+ Heat Pressure Control System
     
    Software     
                
    Company: Fluke Corp.
    Product: Fluke Connect Smart Phone App
                                                            
    Tools & Instruments                                                                                     
    Company: Sporlan - Parker Hannifin
    Product: SMART Service Tool Kit Wireless Temperature Clamps and Sensors
     
    Ventilation  
    Company: Coolerado Corporation
    Product: Coolerado ERV50 Energy Recovery Ventilator and Super Cooling System
     
    One of these 10 category winners will also be selected as the overall winner of the 2015 AHR Expo Product of the Year Award. All 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 to the Winners, 30 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 a Local Charity
    More than $16,000 generated by the Award entry fees will be donated to a charitable organization in the Chicago area. This total represents the greatest contribution to a local charity in a single year. 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.           

    CLICK HERE FOR PDF OF 2015 WINNERS
          
    The 2015 HONORABLE MENTIONS go to:

    Building Automation

    Distech Controls, Inc.                                 ECLYPSE™ Connected System Controller

    Honeywell International                              Lyric Thermostat

    Schneider Electric                                       SE8000 Open Controller                       

     Cooling

    Danfoss Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning     ETS Colibri Electronic Expansion Valve

    Guntner U.S. LLC                                           ECOSS Evaporative Cooler

    Lennox International                                     Energence Ultra-High-Efficiency Rooftop Unit

    Trane                                                            Stealth Air Cooled Chiller

     Green Building       

    Carrier                                                  WeatherExpert Evaporative Condensing

    QA Graphics                                         Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard®

     Heating                                

    Fujitsu General America                       Halcyon Floor Mount 9RLFFH Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump

    LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.                     Multi V IV Air Source VRF

    Lochinvar, LLC                                      FTXL Fire Tube Boiler

    Neptronic                                             HECB Intelligent Controller for Electric Duct Heaters

    Xylem                                                   Bell & Gossett ecocirc XL Circulator

     IAQ

    Carrier                                                   WeatherExpert Energy Recovery Rooftop Unit

    Desert Aire Corp.                                   Aura Qpump Inverter+ DOAS Heat Pump

    Venmar Ventilation Inc.                          S10 ERVPlus Energy Recovery Ventilator

     Plumbing

    AquaMotion Inc.                                      AquaMotionHot One Recirculation System

    Noritz America                                        NRCP1112-DV Tankless Water Heater

     Refrigeration

    DunAnn Microstaq, Inc.                            silQflo™ Silicon Servo Valve                

    Emerson Climate Technologies                 EX3 Electronic Expansion Valve       

     Software                                                                 

    Plasma Air International                            PlasmaSoft 1.0 IAQ Procedure Software

    Rheem Manufacturing Company                Rheem EcoNet Home Air/Water Control                                                   

    Trane                                                        Trane myPLV Calculator

     
    Tools & Instruments                                           

    FLIR Systems                                              FLIR TG265 Imagine IR Thermometer                

    Lordo America, Inc.                                    Qfit Pipe Fitting System           

    Milwaukee Tool                                          M18 Cordless Shears

    Ventilation

    Aldes                                                          ZRT-PDIL Parallel Damper In-Line Zone Terminal

    ebm-papst Inc.                                           AxiTop Diffuser for Axial Fans       

    LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.                            Dedicated Outdoor Air System