AHR Expo announced that its 2026 show at the Las Vegas Convention Center (Central and South Halls) on February 2–4 brought 53,315 HVACR professionals and featured 1,956 exhibitors across 578,980 sq. ft. (approx. 53,800 m2) of show floor. The attendee mix included engineers, sales channel partners, owners, contractors and installers.
Attendance, education and award highlights
The event included an Education Program and a 2026 Panel Series, with sessions covering refrigerants, data centers, workforce development, industry communication channels, heat pumps, ERV systems, and the annual State of the Industry Panel. Full-length videos of the sessions are slated to be posted on ahrexpo.com.
A closed ceremony on Monday recognized the 2026 AHR Expo Innovations Awards. Category winners listed included Honeywell (Building Automation), Daikin (cooling), Copeland (heating and refrigeration), Sharp Corporation (indoor air quality), IDC Fluid Control (plumbing), Rebar (software), Blue Frontier (sustainable solutions), CSG Compressors (Houston & American Hermetics) (tools & instruments), and ABB Motors and Drives (ventilation), with Blue Frontier named Innovation Product of the Year.
“This industry just keeps getting more exciting,” —Jeff Stevens, Show Manager.
The show also included student programming on Monday with student engineers from ASHRAE’s youth programming, and a separate hands-on experience on Wednesday for high school students in a dual-enrollment program from Clark County Public Schools, supported by sponsors Grundfos, Viega, and Midea.
AHR Expo is scheduled to return to Chicago January 25–27, 2027, with registration expected to open in summer.
