AHR Expo: Feb. 2-4 in Las Vegas
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The AHR Expo is a gathering of industry professionals from around the globe each year. The show provides a forum where manufacturers of all sizes and specialties, whether major industry brand or innovative start-up, can come together to share ideas and showcase the future of HVACR technology under one roof. Since 1930, the AHR Expo has served as a place for OEMs, engineers, contractors, facility operators, architects, edu-cators and other industry professionals to explore the latest trends and applications and to cultivate mutually beneficial business relationships. The show, co-sponsored by ASHRAE and AHRI, will be held Feb. 2-4, 2026 in Las Vegas, NV, and is held concurrently with ASHRAE’ s Winter Conference.
For more information, visit ahrexpo. com and follow @ ahrexpo on X, Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook. The AHR Expo( International Air- Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition) announced the winners of the 2026 AHR Expo Innovation Awards. Winners in ten industry categories are chosen annually to represent the most innovative products and technologies in the market today.
“ The achievement of an Innovation Award winner is a meaningful distinction in HVACR,” said Show Manager Mark Stevens.“ We’ re proud to showcase the commitment and recognize the hard work of these manufacturers and their collective teams who are putting in the work to bring new and inventive solutions to market. The Innovation Awards not only highlight these accomplishments, but also act as a benchmark for excellence, honoring the creativity and dedication shap-ing our industry’ s future.”
Each year, the Innovation Awards receive hundreds of submissions from manufacturers putting forward their breakthrough designs for new and never before seen solutions or improvements upon existing products and technologies. Entries are then closely re-viewed by a panel of third-party judges made up of distinguished ASHRAE members. Evaluations are based on overall innovative design, creativity of the product or service offered, product or technology in real-world application, as well as overall potential market impact.
“ It is a positive indicator that each year we see more and more manufacturers meeting industry challenges with creativity and innovation,” continued Stevens.“ The winning products, along with all the finalists, demonstrate HVACR’ s preparedness to respond to critical demands and challenges with innovative solutions to support energy efficiency, compliance, cost-efficiency and an overall improvement to equipment performance.”
An added benefit of flourishing innovation driving entries to the Innovation Awards is the ability to strengthen the industry through funding attributed to the AHR Expo Workforce
Development program. The program, celebrating its fourth year in Vegas, aims to
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