Submissions were collected over the summer and then reviewed by a panel of third-party judges made up of distinguished ASHRAE members. Entrants are evaluated based on overall innovative design, creativity of the product or service offered, application, as well as potential market impact.

The AHR Expo will return to Las Vegas, Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2022.

The 2021 Innovation Award winners, as well as the announcement of the 2021 Product of the Year Award, will be recognized in a special ceremony during the 2021 Show on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.

The Dauber Stopper from Modern AC Products Is an easy-to-install insect screen that protects air-conditioning emergency drain lines from mud-dauber wasps

Navien’s new NFC series stainless steel fire tube combi-boilers will be available in two sizes, NFC-175 (175,000 Btu/h) and NFC-200 (199,900 Btu/h), each offering 95% AFUE, 11:1 turndown ratio, PVC venting up to 150’

Milwaukee Tool points out its M18 FUEL pipe threader w/ ONE-KEY is the industry’s first cordless pipe threader.

Uponor North America’s ProPEX copper press adapters are available in sizes from 1/2” to 3”.

RIDGID’s Press-In branch connector tool kit quickly makes 3/4” branch connections on black steel pipe.

Viega’s MegaPress technology now is available for stainless steel pipe up to 4”.

High efficiency boilers and water heaters, and pumps — and products designed to avoid bottlenecks caused by the skills gap — were the name of the game at AHR Expo in Atlanta this week.