By Eileen McMorrow — November 12, 2024 — AHR Expo, the International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition, is an annual trade show that brings together HVACR professionals, manufacturers and industry leaders to showcase the latest trends and advancements in the industry. It will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, February 10-12, 2025.
At the world’s largest HVACR event, with over 1,600 exhibitors and 50,000 attendees annually, the show offers a variety of events. Education sessions are a key draw for facility and building managers, engineers and architects, and are offered in multiple formats including free industry seminars, New Product Theaters with 146 product presentations, the AHR Panel Series, ASHRAE Learning Institute Courses, and Podcast Pavilions.
Attendees will see hands-on demonstrations of products to boost operations and maintenance of high-performance buildings. Image source: AHR Expo
Facility manager attendees will learn how to operate their buildings using automation, new technologies, AI, carbon-reduction measures and standards that improve air quality and thermal comfort. FMLink and The McMorrow Reports will be attending and are recommending the following sessions:
- Pre-show, Saturday, Feb. 8, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Operations & Maintenance of High-Performance Buildings. Speaker: Laurie Gilmer, Vice President at Facility Engineering Associates
- Pre-show, Sunday, Feb. 9, 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.: Advanced Design for Zero-Energy and Low-Carbon Buildings. Speaker: Ghina Annan, M.Eng Applied Energy, Member ASHRAE, LEED® AP, CEM, Associate at Stantec.
- Monday, Feb. 10, 8:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.: Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Applications: Best Practices. Speaker: Paul Pieper, Eng., Member ASHRAE, National Director of Business Development at The Master Group.
- Mondy, Feb. 10, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Empowering our Workforce with Emotional Intelligence: Building a Sustainable Future. Speaker: Karine Leblanc, Modular Solutions Sales Manager – West at Daikin Applied
- Monday, Feb. 10, 10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.: The Digital Revolution in HVAC: AI, Automation, and the Future of Customer Service. Speakers: Josh Crouch, Founder Relentless Digital; Co-Founder, Small Business Automations; and Co-Host Service Business Mastery at Service Business Mastery Podcast /Relentless Digital; and Tersh Blissett, CEO, Service Emperor; Co-Founder, Small Business Automations; and Co-Host Service Business Mastery at Service Business Mastery
- Monday, Feb. 10, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.: Water Treatment Fundamentals for Evaporative Heat Rejection.
Sessions will address how to operate buildings using automation, new technologies, AI, carbon-reduction measures and standards that improve air quality and thermal comfort. Image source: AHR Expo
Jon Cohen, Digital Innovation Fellow at Buckman Chemical and William Pearson, President at BPEARSON Consulting LLC
- Monday, Feb.10, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.: Fan Fundamentals: Understanding Curves and Performance Characteristics. Tom Mitrenga, Manager, Products and Applications at The New York Blower Co./Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International
- Monday, Feb. 10 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Will HVAC & Lighting Work Together for Better Occupancy Data & Energy Savings? Levin Nock, Senior Technical Manager at DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and Ron Bernstein, CEO at RBCG Consulting, LLC
- Monday, Feb. 10, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.: Leveraging Analysis Tools to Optimize Your Cooling System Design. Speakers: Sarah Twigg, Senior Applications Engineer for Closed Circuit Coolers at Evapco and Troy Reineck, Business Development Manager at Evapco.
- Monday, Feb. 10, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.: Healthy Buildings: Beyond Four Walls. Speakers: Stephanie Poole, Senior Decarbonization Engineer at SES Consulting and Lauren Scott, VP Marketing and Sustainability at Acuity.
The education program and related sessions continue on Tuesday, February 11 and Wednesday, February 12. The editors will preview additional sessions in upcoming coverage.
The AHR Expo was first held in 1930 in Philadelphia as a heating and ventilation show. It’s produced by International Exposition Company (IEC), one of the world’s oldest trade show management companies. ASHRAE and AHRI are co-sponsors of the show.
