AHR Expo Announces Innovation Award Winning Products

The AHR Exposition announced the winners of the 2026 AHR Expo Innovation Awards, in advance of the 2026 AHR Expo, Feb.2-4, Las Vegas, NV.

Each year, after a period of review by a panel of third-party judges, products are selected in 10 technology categories to represent the most innovative products and technolo­gies in the market today. Those winning products are:

Building Automation
Winner: Honeywell
Innovation: Honeywell Connected Solutions cloud-based tools for remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, en­ergy optimization and asset lifecycle management.
AHR Booth C1840

Cooling
Winner: Daikin Applied Americas
Innovation: Magnitude WME-C Quad dual-circuit series counter flow chiller that delivers up to 3,000-tons of capac­ity using Daikin’s magnetic bearing compressor technology.
AHR Booth C4916

Heating
Winner: Copeland
Innovation: Heating-Optimized Modulating Vapor Injection Portfolio. This combines two-stage, tandem and variable speed compression platforms with enhanced vapor injec­tion technologies.
AHR Booth C3606

Indoor Air Quality
Winner: Sharp Corporation
Innovation: Airest mini-split heat pump with built-in MERV 14 certified filters.
AHR Booth SL1919

Plumbing
Winner: IDC Fluid Control
Innovation: LeakStop III fully automated water leak detec­tion system for homes and small commercial buildings.
AHR Booth SL1225

Refrigeration
Winner: Copeland
Innovation: Transcritical CO₂ scroll compressor with dy­namic vapor injection technology.
AHR Booth C3607

Software
Winner: Rebar
Innovation: AI-powered takeoff platform for HVAC.
AHR Booth SL233

Sustainable Solution
Winner: Blue Frontier
Innovation: BF-DOAS cooling/dehumidification technology.
AHR Booth SL3720

Tools & Instruments
Winner: CSG Compressors
Innovation: SAMMi AI-powered HVAC monitoring/dispatch system to alert and dispatch technicians.
AHR Booth SL3122

Ventilation
Winner: ABB Motors & Drives
Innovation: ACH580 variabe frequency drives for control of up to six EC Titanium motors.
AHR Booth C1707