HVAC Trade Shows 2025: Top events and tips to drive your HVAC business forward
Do you think HVAC is all ductwork and thermostats?
Well, think of it again.
Did you know? A whopping 81% of trade show attendees have buying authority. That means nearly 4 out of 5 people you meet at these events are potential customers ready to make decisions.
2025 packed schedule of HVAC trade shows and conferences is the indication that this industry is growing faster than airflow optimization.
Gone are the days when heating and cooling revolved around hot and cold. It's about energy efficiency, AI-driven smart systems and technologies for which you will need a crash course.
After years of rapid shifts, HVAC professionals are eager than ever. They are gathering information, comparing notes and showing off their latest toys.
If you are chasing a big breakthrough in smart HVAC systems, it’s time to hit the events in the front-row seat.
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Why do trade shows matter to HVAC businesses?
- Networking: In the HVAC world, if you’re not attending an HVAC trade event, are you even trying to grow? HVAC trade shows and HVAC conferences pull together engineers, manufacturers and contractors. These gatherings aren’t just about swapping business cards, it is about networking, talking here and there about your business.
- New Technologies: Beyond marketing, every HVAC convention and HVAC shows rolls out an eye-watering array of new technologies. You can expect jaw-dropping demos of the latest energy-efficient system, software and smart equipment innovation that make yesterday’s tech look like a cave painting
- Education and knowledge: How can we miss talking about brain food? HVAC events feature educational sessions, workshops and certification opportunities where you can rack up Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
- Marketing insights: And, let’s not forget. Every HVAC trade gathering is a sneak peek at where the market is headed. Get fresh ideas by marking your calendar with HVAC trade shows.
Major HVAC Trade Shows and Conferences in 2025
Ready to turn up the heat on your HVAC business in 2025? Industry biggest players, loudest vendors, and coolest innovators are all setting up booths with your name on them. The list of events below are the ultimate guide for navigating the madness- err, HVAC trade shows- like a seasoned pro.
AHR Expo 2025 (Feb 10th-12th, Orlando, FL)
The biggest, baddest hvac trade show in North America. Imagine 1800+ exhibitors, ten of thousands of people who all forgot to carry refreshments, and have enough heating and cooling tech to melt your brain.
The event is co-sponsored by ASHRAE and AHRI (sounds fancy, right?)
It is the Super Bowl of HVAC Trade madness.
Expect shiny new product launches, jaw-dropping exhibits and free education sessions from your experts. There will be 50000 attendees, this HVAC show will be a massive hit where you might need Google Maps to find the bathroom.
ASHRAE Winter Conference 2025 (Feb 8th-, Orlando, FL)
Going deep?
Does it look scary and smart deep?
Well, this one's for you.
This is a premier annual conference for HVAC&R engineers. It is held alongside AHR Expo where HVAC professionals gather to unleash technical papers and workshops on stuff like indoor air quality, energy storage and automation. If HVAC conferences had a Hogwarts, this would be it. Plus, you can beef up your skills through ASHRAE Learning Institute.
ACCA Conferences & Expo (Mar- 24th-27th, Round Rock, TX)
It's the Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s yearly conference. If you actually own your HVAC skills and run a fledged business, this HVAC convention is your jam. Sessions on business management, leadership and tech awaits you. There are keynotes from real-world contractors who know the struggle of balancing service calls while eating lunch before 9 PM.
You see the hard work of people here?
It’s pure HVAC hustle energy- the HVAC trade vibe is strong here, folks.
National HVACR Education Conference 2025 (Mar 16-19, Las Vegas, NV)
Teachers, trainers and service tech experts, assemble here! This one is about making HVAC training slightly less boring.
Workshops? Check
Fancy inverter system and heat recovery gizmos? Double-check
It is an expo floor that screams “Look, shiny!”
It’s a HVAC events buffet- perfect for getting your nerd on without any judgement. The highlights of the event- latest trends in teaching HVAC technology and advances in equipment.
IIAR Natural Refrigeration Conference 2025 (Mar 2nd-5th, Phoenix, AZ)
Ammonia fan club, anyone?
Yeah, it is actually a thing.
This is where the refrigeration elite comes to swap war stories about leaks and natural refrigerants. If you are into commercial refrigeration and like to flex your regulatory knowledge at parties, you need this HVAC conference more than anything.
Heavy machinery, regulations and safety nerd-outs- what more can a refrigeration superstar want?
This event brings invaluable value for commercial refrigeration experts offering updates on regulations, safety and new technology in refrigerants.
Build Expo USA 2025
Not technically an HVAC trade show- but worth your time unless you hate money.
Builders and HVAC pros will collide here at these regional expos to talk construction-integrated HVAC solutions.
Bonus- The events are free to attend and you won’t have to fly halfway across the country to pretend you care about vent placement again.
Houston Build Expo 2025
Ready to sweat it out in Houston heat just to talk HVAC from June 11-12 at NRG Park? Of course you are! Houston Build Expo 2025 brings two glorious days of construction chaos, conversations, and a smattering of HVAC booths that makes you question your life choices- but in a good way. There will be seminars where industry folks will be excited about ductwork, product displays, and talks. It’s regional, rugged, and just humid enough to remind you how essential AC is.
It is perfect for HVAC pros who like their trade shows with a side of Texas-sized personality.
ASHRAE Annual Conference 2025
Get ready to learn because Phoenix in June is going to be HOT. ASHRAE’s Annual Conference 2025 is hosting from June 21st to 25th where all HVAC brainers will gather to drop technical jargon bombs, debate airflows, and pretend we’re not secretly here for complimentary coffee. You can expect more acronyms than a NASA mission and enough PowerPoint slides to fry your brand.
This expo is packed with cutting-edge HVAC innovations, as we call “more efficient ways to move cold air. “ If you are into thermal loads, psychometrics, or just really love arguing over standards, you’ll feel right at home here.
Atlanta Build Expo 2025
Atlanta in July- because nothing says “great idea” like gathering HVAC folks in a city that is sauna. The Atlanta Build Expo 2025 is your chance to meet contractors, scope out HVAC products, and bask in the middle aroma of optimism and drywall dust. Expect enthusiastic salespeople trying hard to make duct dampers sound sexy. Its construction, its HVAC, the chaotic ballet of booths, and business lunches is absolute profit time to explore. You will have this super-business friendly event from July 23rd to 24th.
Pantheon by ServiceTitan 2025
Finally, a conference with a name that sounds like a Marvel sequel. Believe it or not, Pantheon is the Disneyland of HVAC service- conveniently located next to the actual Disneyland. These three days of contractor pep talks from Sept 17th-19th will include high-energy keynotes where speakers say “disruptive” at least once every 10 minutes.
Expect flashy presentations, app demos, and more motivational sessions over a coffee mug aisle here. It is for service pros who believe HVAC can also be interesting if you just add them into your CRM.
SMACNA Annual Convention 2025
We know you are not here for the sheet metal. You are here because it is happening in Maui. SMACNA’s Annual Convention is the dream HVAC vacation from Oct 26th-29th disguised as a work event. You will sit through a panel on airflow optimization while gazing longingly at the beach just outside. There will be sessions, of course, filled with riveting discussion on duct fabrication. If you are into HVAC contracting and tropical resorts.
PHCC CONNECT 2025
Nothing says “let’s get connected” like flying to Grand Rapids in the fall to talk HVAC and plumbing. PHCC CONNECT 2025 from Oct 27th- 30th is where the industries finest come together to bond over bad coffee and breakout sessions. It’s part trade show, part therapy group for contractors, expect war stories about clogged systems, triumphs over zoning laws, and an expo that smells faintly of PVC glue. Bonus points for anyone who can sit through three panels in a row without checking their fantasy football scores. It’s informative, it’s friendly, and yes, the carpet will be hideous.
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