United States. Acuity Brands announced that Distech Controls received the ControlTrends Supplier of the Year award and the company also won the nLight AIR wireless lighting control system award in the ControlTrends Lighting Solution of the Year category.
In addition, Stefani Szczechowski received the Woman of the Year award in her role as regional sales manager for Distech Controls. The awards were announced during AHR Expo (International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Expo), the world's largest HVACR event with over 2,100 exhibitors and 60,000 attendees.
"The Supplier of the Year award recognizes the ability of our solutions to go beyond energy savings with a connected, optimized construction offering that is available across industries, and can also leverage an HVAC infrastructure for IoT capabilities such as indoor positioning," said Martin Villeneuve, President, Distech Controls and Senior Vice President of Acuity Brands Lighting. "We offer our customers a wide range of solutions that work together, end-to-end, transforming their building from a cost center to a strategic asset."
"Acuity Brands' digital lighting controls create a communication network for a dynamic, connected building, enabling the flow of data from systems such as HVAC, LED lights, sensors and controllable devices," said Trevor Palmer, Senior Vice President, Acuity Brands Lighting. "When a building is equipped with Acuity Brands' Distech controls and nLight solutions, an occupant can change temperature, lighting level, sun protection function and other environmental considerations in space."
Judged by a group of independent industry professionals, the ControlTrends Awards recognize innovation in product development for HVAC and building automation.
