ENTER THE 2018 AHR EXPO
INNOVATION AWARDS COMPETITION

DEADLINE EXTENDED: August 18, 2017

NOTE:  A $100 entry fee is required for each product entered.  Proceeds will go to a charitable organization in the Chicago area.  Receipts will be emailed out within a week of entry submission.

ENTRY CRITERIA

  • Entries will be accepted from exhibiting companies only.
  • The awards are open only to products that will be exhibited in the 2018 AHR Expo, Jan. 22 – 24 in Chicago and available for sale by January 2018.
  • Products that won AHR Expo Innovation Awards in previous years are not eligible. Products that have been chosen as finalists in previous years can be re-entered.
  • Companies may submit only one product in each category. The same product cannot be entered in multiple categories.

CATEGORIES

  • BUILDING AUTOMATION – any product, system or software that automates and/or integrates building management or energy conservation.
  • COOLING – any product or system designed to decrease the temperature of a space.
  • GREEN BUILDING – any equipment, component or process that saves energy or conserves natural resources, and also embodies concepts of sustainability such as renewable energy and wise use of materials and other resources.
  • HEATING – any product or system designed to increase the temperature of a space or substance.
  • INDOOR AIR QUALITY – any product or system designed for the purpose of controlling, in an enclosed space, attributes of the respirable atmosphere such as humidity and contaminants.
  • PLUMBING – any product or tool used to conserve water, or to direct, distribute, increase or decrease the flow of water.
  • REFRIGERATION –  any product or system designed to extract heat from a substance or space at a low temperature not intended for comfort cooling.
  • SOFTWARE – any computer program or database management tool that increases the efficiency or effectiveness of people or companies that design, service and install HVAC&R equipment.
  • TOOLS & INSTRUMENTS – any tool, instrument, gage, indicator or measuring device used in the HVAC&R industry.
  • VENTILATION – any product that directs or distributes air, or increases the flow of air.

SUBMIT A PRODUCT

Questions?

Please email Kimberly Pires at kpires@iecshows.com or call 203-674-9427.