The ControlTrends Awards took front and center stage at the Hard Rock Cafe in Chicago. Control Trends is an online organization that provides HVAC and Industrial Controls professionals a place to learn and share information about the rapidly changing world of the commercial and industrial controls. With product demonstrations and training videos along with news and special posts that affect the controls professional. ControlTrends operates independently and is committed to providing HVAC professional, useful information.
Marc Petock and Kimberly Brown co-hosted the ControlTrends Awards ceremony and announced the winners from the HVAC and Building Automation industries. Belimo received three awards; Energy Savings Solution of the Year – Belimo Energy Valve™, Most Impactful Marketing Collateral (Video, Product Rollout, etc…) of the Year - Belimo ZoneTight™ Zone Valve, Executive of the Year for a Large Manufacturer there was a tie Jim Furlong, Belimo and Richard Newberry, KMC.
2017 ControlTrends Awards Peripheral Product of the Year
- Functional Devices – ACI
- VFD Manufacturer of the Year – Honeywell Smart VFD
- Energy Savings Solution Product of the Year – Two winners this year the Belimo Energy Valve from Belimo and PlantPRO® from Conserve It
- Building Automation VAV Controller of the Year – KMC Simply VAV
- Building Automation Plant/Equipment Controller of the Year – EasyIO FS-32
- Best Technical Support Company of the Year for a Small Manufacturer – Lynxspring Contemporary Controls
- Best Technical Support Person of the Year for a Small Manufacturer – Christy O’Neill, Blue Ridge Technologies
- Professionalism, Integrity, Dedication (PID) Award – Two winners this year David Witherspoon of Honeywell and Dan Flaherty of Distech Controls/Acuity Brands
- Wireless Product/Solution of the Year – EasyIO FW-Series
- Lighting Integration Provider/Solution of the Year – Distech/Acuity Brands Light Module
- Race to the Small Space Solution of the Year – Johnson Controls Verasys
- Most Impactful Marketing Collateral (Video, Product Rollout, etc…) of the Year – Belimo ZoneTight™ Zone Valve, Take Your Daughter to Work Day
- Woman of the Year – Two winners this year Monica Ferraro of Distech Controls and Gina Elliott of Schneider Electric
- Best Technical Support Company of the Year for a Large Manufacturer – Siemens
- Best Technical Support Person of the Year for a Large Manufacturer – Silvia Price, Tridium
- IoT Smart Building Solution of the Year – Niagara 4
- Vendor of the Year for a Large Manufacturer – Johnson Controls
- Vendor of the Year for a Small Manufacturer – Contemporary Controls
- HVAC, Building Automation, or IoT Solutions Trainer of the Year – Gerard Huff, J2 Innovations
- Building Automation Control System of the Year – Distech Controls
- Innovative Product of the Year – Two winners this year Proton for the Optergy and EasyIO for the FW-14
- Progressive Consulting Engineer of the Year (Demonstrated Industry Leadership in Advancing the Smart Building) – Two winners Donald L. Walker of Newcomb & Boyd and Richard Reid of Arup, London, UK
- System Integrator of the Year – Two winners Hawaii Energy Systems and Precision Controls, Chicago
- Executive of the Year for a Large Manufacturer – Two winners this year Jim Furlong from Belimo and Richard Newberry from KMC
- Executive of the Year for a Small Manufacturer – Johan Schakenraad from EasyIO
- 2017 Young Guns Awards Recipients – Aaron Gorka, Innovation Manager for ANT Technologies and Lance Patterson Sales Support Engineer for Distech, Brian Cline Owner for BC Technical Services, LLC, Drew Mire CEO for Computrols, Rick Barnes, Branch Manager for Connect-Air, Atlanta
- 2017 Petock Award Winner – Trevor Palmer Vice President Controls Product Management for Distech/Acuity Brands
- Hall of Fame Inductees – Ron Zimmer from CABA, Warren S. Johnson from Johnson Controls (posthumously), Mark C. Honeywell from Honeywell (posthumously), Don Cochrane Sr. from Cochrane Supply