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Westport, Conn. — Nov. 17, 2015 — International Exposition Company recently announced the winners of the 2016 Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) Innovation Awards.
The annual awards competition honors the most inventive and original products, systems and technologies showcased at each year’s AHR Expo 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.
Award winners will be recognized in a formal ceremony at the 2016 AHR Expo, which takes place Jan. 25-27 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. A singular 2016 AHR Expo Product of the Year award winner, selected from among the 10 category winners, will also be announced at that time.
Listed by category, the 2016 AHR Expo Innovation Award winners and their innovations are:
• Building Automation: Accutrol, for the Accutrol AVC Fume Hood Control System
• Cooling: Parker Hannifin — Sporlan Division, for ZoomLine Flexible Tubing
• Green Building: International Wastewater Systems Inc., for the Piranha Wastewater Heat Recovery Heat Pump
• Heating: Victaulic, for Victaulic Grooved System for Saturated Steam Piping
• Indoor Air Quality: SEMCO, for the ASCENDANT conventional cooling, active desiccant hybrid system
• Plumbing: SEMCO, for the NEUTON controlled chilled beam pump module
• Refrigeration: CAREL INDUSTRIES, for HEOS Sistema
• Software: Plasma Air International, for PlasmaSoft 2.0 IAQ Procedure Software
• Tools & Instruments: Parker Hannifin — Sporlan Division, for ZoomLock Braze-Free Fittings
• Ventilation: Aeroseal, for Aeroseal duct sealing technology
