Belimo Energy Valve wins the 2014 AHR Expo Innovation Award in the category of BuildingAutomation and will be honored at the ceremony on January 22 during the world’s largest HVACR exposition and conference in New York City. AHR Expo offers 3 full days of innovation, exploration and inspiration into the world of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. At the show, see the latest products and meet over 1900 exhibitors from manufacturers and supplies from over 30 countries, attend a wide variety of educational courses from ASHRAE and other companies. The AHR Expo offers you the opportunity to do business face-to-face and enables you to see product and how they work. 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. The 2014 AHR Expo Innovation Awards 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 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 Innovation Award winners by category are: Building AutomationCompany: Belimo Aircontrols (USA), Inc.Product: Belimo BAS Data Logging Energy ValveAuto Glass Repair Yuma Az CoolingCompany: Emerson Climate TechnologiesProduct: Next Generation Copeland Scroll Variable Speed compressor product lineExotic Pets For Sale In Fayetteville Nc Green BuildingCompany: Lafert North AmericaProduct: High Performance Metric MotorsReplace Headlight Bulb Nissan Maxima 1996

HeatingCompany: WaterFurnace International, Inc.Product: 7 Series 700A11 Geothermal Heat Pump Indoor Air QualityCompany: NEPTRONICProduct: SKD Direct Multi-Steam Injection Humidifier PlumbingCompany: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyProduct: Rheem Prestige Series Hybrid Electric Heat Pump Water Heater RefrigerationCompany: DanfossProduct: MADAP-KOOL System Manager AK-SM 800 Series SoftwareCompany: HVAC Solution, Inc.Product: Revit Connection 2.0 BIM Software Add-in Tools & InstrumentsCompany: ImperialProduct: Imperial iManifold VentilationCompany: Big Ass FansProduct: Haiku Ceiling FanOne of these 10 category winners will also be selected as the overall winner of the The 2014 AHR Expo Product of the Year Award winners will receive a placards to display at their booth 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.

The Honorable Mentions winners by category are: Building AutomationAmerican Auto-MatrixAspectFT 2.0 Web-enabled BAS Distech Controls, Inc.ProgrammableVAV Controller (IRC) SenseAir North America tSense True Read CO2, RH and Temp Transmitter Tekmar Control Systems, A Watts Water Technologies CompanyFlexible, Multi-Stage Boiler Control 284 CoolingBaltimore Aircoil Company New Series 3000 Cooling Tower Carrier Toshiba Carrier Heat Recovery Variable Refrigerant Flow System Lordo America QTUBE Flexible Composite A/C and Refrigeration Lines Green BuildingAdvantix Systems DT-X Desiccant Dehumidification Technology Ebm-papst Inc. RadiPac Series - K3G630 Plug Fan Zehnder Rittling ZIP Radiant Heating Ceiling Panels HeatingCarrier Carrier Infinity 18VS Variable Speed Heat Pump LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc Art Cool Premier High Efficiency Duct Free Heat Pump Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating SolutionsH2i R2-Series Variable Refrigerant Flow Heat Pump

TraneTruComfort Variable Speed Split System Heat Pump Weil-McLain SlimFit Commercial High-Efficiency CondensingBoiler IAQBelimo Aircontrols (USA), Inc. ZIP Air-Side Economizer Best Living Systems, LLC MCI (Multi-Cluster Ionization) for Air Filtration Plasma Air International Plasma Ion BAR Bipolar Air Purifier Ultravation, Inc. UVXact UV-C Intensity Monitor PlumbingCaleffi Hydronic Solutions QuickSetter Balancing Valve Navien America NPE-180/210/2405 Condensing Gas Tankless Water Heater Watts Water Technologies, Inc. TRITON Radio Frequency Pipe Fusion System RefrigerationBaltimore Aircoil CompanyTrillium Series Adiabatic Condenser BITZER Kuhlmaschinenbau GmbH New Ecoline Varispeed Reciprocating Compressor Samsung Compressor Direct Ultra T-20 Rotary Compressor Parker Hannifin - Sporlan Division ZoomLine Refrigerant Line Assembly SoftwareCarrier ComfortDRAW Design Tool for BAS Emerson Climate Technologies HVAC Check & Charge Mobile Application

Maxwell Systems, Inc. ProContractorMX Mobile Connect Annotation Tool for iPad Tools & InstrumentsFluke Corporation VT04 Visual IR Thermometer Goodway Technologies Corp. RAM-PRO-XL Tube Cleaner VentilationAIRIUS, LLC Air Pear Destratification Fan Aldes VentZone Zoned IAQ with Heat Recovery Kit Building Performance Equipment, Inc. Energy Recovery Ventilator Modine Manufacturing Co. Airedale ClassMate Vertical DX & Heat Pump Vent.  Rosenberg USA, Inc. B-Wheel Backward Curved Fan Impeller ABOUT AHR EXPOAs 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.