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he 2015 AHR Expo will take place at McCormick Place in Chicago on January 26-28. The expo brings together over 2,000 exhibiting companies and hosts approximately 40,000 attendees representing the entire spectrum of the industry, including HVACR manufacturers, engineers, contractors, OEMs, facility managers, and other professionals. Attendees will have access to a wealth of educational opportunities to choose from as leading associations, publications and organizations serving the HVACR marketplace have come together to create a comprehensive educational program. Designed to give HVACR professionals the information tools they need to improve their businesses, perform their jobs more effectively, and stay abreast of new technology and trends driving the industry, more than 120 educational sessions covering a variety of topics will be offered during the HVACR trade show. The educational offerings include more than three dozen free sessions, nearly two- dozen paid courses, and over 60 exhibitor new product presentations in the New Product & Technology Theaters. "As the AHR Expo rotates to different cities around the country, it is historically at it's largest when held in Chicago. The 2015 event is shaping up to be no exception. Demand for exhibit space has been exceptionally strong making it necessary to expand the original booth layout," said Clay Stevens, president of International Exposition Company (IEC), which produces and manages AHR Expo. "At this time most of what was added has already been sold, and the Show is significantly larger than the previous record event also held in Chicago. Although it is still too early to accurately predict final attendance numbers, advance visitor registration so far is running noticeably higher than it did leading up to the last Chicago Show in 2012. All in all we are looking forward to a very successful AHR Expo in January that is likely to set more than one new record." The free AHR Expo sessions that do not require any advance registration are:
Free Educational Programs
Monday, January 26 8:00am - Code Overview and Update (presented by RPA) 8:00am - DORE CWCC Program - Five Professions Affected by Certification Requirements (presented by NEBB) 8:00am - HVAC Duct Construction Standard (presented by SMACNA) 9:00am - "Growing the Building Automation Industry Younger" with Internet of Things (IoT), Open Cloud, and Collaboration (presented by Automatedbuildings.com) 9:00am - Critical Environments - Cleanroom Commissioning (presented by NEBB) 9:30am - Automation Armageddon (presented by BACnet International) 10:30am - Commercial Cooling with Water-Radiant Cooling and Chilled-Beam "Compressor-Less Cooling" (presented by RPA) 10:30am - Test and Balance of Hospitals (presented by AABC) 11:00am - Designing, Installing and Commissioning BACnet BASs (presented by BACnet International) 1:00pm - Cooling Tower Fundamentals (presented by CTI) 1:30pm - "Addressing the Skills Gap," Understanding that People are Our Only Asset (presented by Automatedbuildings.com) 1:00pm- Innovation in BACnet Products (presented by BACnet International) 2:00pm - The Path to Net Zero Through Hydronics (presented by RPA) 2:00pm - Properly Implementing Condensing Boilers in a Hydronic System to Achieve the Greatest Efficiency (presented by ABMA) 2:00pm - A Practical Approach to Assisting Sensitized Individuals (presented by IAQA) 2:00pm - Phenolic Duct Construction Standard (presented by SMACNA) 2:00pm - Benefits of Water- Cooled Systems for Air Conditioning (presented by CTI) 2:30pm - Leveraging the BACnet Standard (presented by BACnet International) 3:00pm - NEW 2015 Regional Standards & the Effects on Different Areas on the HVAC Industry (presented by ASHRAE) 3:00pm - Transactive Energy - State of the Market (presented by GWAC) 5:00 pm - BSRIA Information Presentation & Networking Event (presented by BSRIA Ltd.) Tuesday, January 27 8:00am - The Latest Trends in the Global HVAC Market (presented by BSRIA Ltd.) 8:00am - Building Science and Dampness/Mold Source Assessment (presented by IAQA) 8:00am - California's Mechanical Acceptance Testing - A Path to High Performing Buildings? (presented by NEMI/TABB) 9:00am - Smart Cities Asset Monitoring and Control Using an Open Platform (presented by LonMark Int'l) 9:00am - How Smart Automated Buildings and IoT Create Smart Cities (presented by
HVACR professionals gather for education opportunities and to see new products and technology
Chicago to host 2015 AHR Expo
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