2014 AHR Expo Innovation Award Winners

WESTPORT, Conn. (Nov. 12, 2013) – The winners of the prestigious 2014 AHR Expo Innovation Awards have been selected and will be honored at a special ceremony on Jan. 22 during the world’s largest HVACR exposition and conference in New York. 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 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. 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.