HVAC Conferences and Trade Shows and How They’re Important to Your Business
HVAC conferences are some of the tops sought professional conferences every year. Home service professionals look to trade shows and industry-focused conferences to stay up to date on education, laws, and vendor offerings.
Every year, just in the USA, there are 100+ HVAC trade shows and conferences built to help you understand new processes, tools, and tricks of the trade. Local and national HVAC trade shows can be the difference to learn trade insights and product innovations. Many business owners in the HVAC industry attend these conferences as an investment to keep a pulse on competition and changes in the HVAC industry.
Knowing the latest and greatest tools, supplies and vendors is only one portion of the value you can gain while attending a trade show for roofers.
Many of the educational speakers will share tips and advice on the business side of your HVAC company. Understanding safety, innovation, business management, routing, and managing employees are always key topics at an HVAC conference.
Here is a list of the top HVAC conferences and trade shows to attend this year and beyond. This page is continually being updated with the newest events, conferences, and learning courses for HVAC professionals.
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📍 Location: Marriott Marquis Chicago, 2121 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Discover the unique ambiance of the ASHRAE Winter Conference, celebrated for its intimate setting among HVAC trade shows.
You’ll have a chance to engage in practical professional growth, exploring a range of learning experiences, from full-day seminars to brief 2-hour sessions.
Dive into the organizer’s technical program, covering topics from refrigeration to hydronic systems, offering a comprehensive educational journey. The event prioritizes accessibility, providing virtual and in-person attendance options for a broad audience interested in HVAC intricacies.
📍 Location: McCormick Place, 2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616
Discover cutting-edge HVACR innovation at the AHR Expo, a renowned national event for the industry, held alongside the ASHRAE Winter Conference. Connect with experts, explore the latest tech and trends, and engage with interactive exhibits.
The expo focuses on critical industry issues like efficiency, installation, system management, and energy efficiency in commercial buildings. Gain insights into challenges such as the implementation and impact of F-Gas in the HVAC industry. This significant event provides an immersive learning experience for those in the HVACR field.
Gain invaluable insights for business growth at ACCA’s 2024 conference, where industry leaders share expertise in workforce, leadership, finance, and technical topics. In collaboration with FRACCA, this joint event offers a diverse range of educational content. The conference, tailored for HVAC contractors, features growth-oriented training sessions and a dynamic lineup of speakers.
Scheduled to commence in March 2024, IIAR stands as the premier expo exclusively focused on the natural refrigeration industry. It serves as an optimal platform to connect with a diverse audience of professionals involved in ammonia and natural refrigeration, ranging from design engineers to end users.
The exhibition floor will feature exhibitors unveiling innovative methods and products. Additionally, this event provides a valuable chance for participants to network with seasoned professionals in the industry.
📍 Location: South Point Hotel, 9777 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89183
Explore the field of HVACR, where leaders in the industry share their knowledge, professionals engage in exchanging ideas, and new technologies are prominently featured.
The conference comprises both an in-person session in Las Vegas and continuous virtual training opportunities offered throughout the year through the HVACR Learning Network. ESCO Group has carefully arranged a detailed schedule for 2024, encompassing events for the HVAC industry in both physical and online formats.
Making The Most of Your HVAC Trade Show and Conference Experience
Build your wish list: Before you go, make sure you create your list of key questions you’re facing right now in your business, industry, or team. These can be your talking points while meeting with peers or during Q&A time at the end of speaker presentations. It can also help keep you focused in the exhibitor area knowing who you should spend your time talking to.
Is there a conference app? Find out if there is a conference app. Download it before you go to see the latest announcements and potential peers, and mentors you can meet up with. The best relationships are built outside the HVAC conference. Find out where the after-parties and peer dinner groups are meeting. WiFi is not always a sure thing at the venue. Make sure you download the app before you go.
Get your Twitter account ready – A lot of the conference chatter happens via a Twitter hashtag thread. Find out what the conference hashtag will be, and save it in your search preferences in your Twitter mobile app. Engage. These events are so much better when you can share what you’ve learned, insights, and tips with other HVAC professionals. Great way to see who else is attending and who you may want to follow on Twitter for post-event conversations and networking.
Block out time for meetings. The relationships you make will be better than the presenter’s message (sorry speakers! I know you agree though 🙂 Find time in the conference schedule to have one on one coffee connections or lunch meetings. Get to know other professionals. Many people take the time to build support groups or masterminds with other HVAC professionals. Allows them to have a trusted community of contacts to share ideas and grow alongside.
Take advantage of the early-bird sessions. The more well-known speakers are scheduled during the meat & potatoes time slots of the conference. However, some of my favorite sessions during professional conferences have happened during the pre-conference time slots. The ‘up-and-comers’ are speaking and putting a TON into their presentations. Don’t overlook the newbies to the speaking scene.
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Types Of HVAC Conference Educational Content
Laws and Regulations
Safety – OSHA Inspections
Sustainability
Labor Law Compliance
Sales and Customer Success
Recruiting and Talent Acquisition
Training and Development
Each of these categories of learning content at an HVAC conference will educate you about the current pain points you may be facing. Some of the larger conferences will have breakout sessions for each of these categories, but you will gather more depth at a dedicated conference educating around a very specific niche.
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HVAC Conferences and Trade Shows and How They’re Important to Your Business
Build your wish list: Before you go, make sure you create your list of key questions you’re facing right now in your business, industry, or team. These can be your talking points while meeting with peers or during Q&A time at the end of speaker presentations. It can also help keep you focused in the exhibitor area knowing who you should spend your time talking to.
