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Entries open for AHR Expo awards

USA: Entries are now being accepted for next year’s AHR Expo Innovation Awards.

The competition is held annually in conjunction with the AHR Expo, which takes place next in Chicago from January 25-27, 2021. It is designed to honour the most innovative and original products, systems and technologies to be featured at the exhibition.

Winners are selected from ten industry categories, including: building automation; cooling; green building; heating; indoor air quality; plumbing; refrigeration; software; tools and instruments; and ventilation. In addition to category winners, one overall Product of the Year, selected from the pool of winners from all categories, is named at the Show in a special ceremony. 

All confirmed exhibitors for the 2021 AHR Expo are eligible to enter, with entries being accepted up to July 28, 2020.

To request more information or to receive forms for entry, please email: info@ahrexpo.com

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