AMCA to Present 18 Free PDH Sessions at AHR Expo 2026 in Las Vegas

Mark Your Calendar: AMCA to Present 18 Free Educational Sessions at the 2026 AHR Expo

The AMCA International will present 18 free, professional-development-hour-(PDH) eligible industry seminars at the 2026 AHR Expo, taking place February 2–4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The AHR Expo is expected to attract more than 50,000 attendees from around the world, offering over 300 educational sessions featuring 350 speakers. Of those sessions, 60 will offer PDHs—and AMCA alone will deliver 18, led by experts from across the air movement and control industry.

All AHR Expo Industry Sessions are open to registered attendees and require no separate registration. All AMCA sessions will be held on Level 2 of the South Building (Rooms S229 and S224).

Why Attend AMCA’s Sessions?

AMCA’s lineup of sessions are designed to deliver practical, code-relevant education and actionable insights for engineers, specifiers, and facility professionals. Topics will range from fan efficiency, acoustics, and air curtain design to system effects, energy retrofits, and performance troubleshooting—each are eligible for one PDH credit.

Each session is led by global subject-matter experts who will share real-world applications, design strategies, and performance optimization techniques to help professionals build better, healthier, and more sustainable environments.

Visit AMCA International at Booth C7507

While at the show, be sure to stop by the AMCA International Booth C7507 in the Central Hall to learn more about AMCA’s Certified Ratings Program—the industry’s trusted benchmark for air movement and control product performance.

AMCA is the only global organization exclusively dedicated to testing, certifying, and verifying air movement and control products—empowering manufacturers to pursue, prove, and protect certification in markets worldwide.

Session Schedule

All AMCA sessions will be held at Level 2 of the South Building (Rooms S229 and S224).

Monday, Feb. 2 - Room S229

• 9:00-10:00 AM: Breathe Better, Save More: DOAS for Healthier, Lower-Load Buildings, Pallab Kar, national sales manager, Greenheck India
• 10:30-11:30 AM: Minimizing and Troubleshooting Fan System Effect, Jim Conway, director, engineering, The New York Blower Co.
• 1:00-2:00 PM: Modern Air-Curtain Design: Balancing Performance, Energy Savings, Noise, Ramin Namvar, vice president, product and engineering, Schwank North America, and Sami Aslam, product manager, air movement, Schwank North America
• 2:30-3:30 PM: Fan-Efficiency Codes and Regulations: What the Heck Is Happening Now? Michael Ivanovich, senior director, advocacy and education, AMCA
• 4:00-5:00 PM: Microclimate Mastery: Creating Personalized Comfort Zones with HVLS Fans, Christopher Wheeler, senior director of government and industry relations, MacroAir

Tuesday, Feb. 3 - Room S229

• 9:00-10:00 AM: Design of Jet-Fan-Based, Unducted Ventilation Systems for Parking Garages, Jeremy Smith, senior director of business development, S&P USA Ventilation Systems, and Ola Wettergren, chief strategy advisor, S&P USA Ventilation Systems
• 10:30-11:30 AM: Fan Fundamentals: Understanding Curves and Performance Characteristics, James Mathis, OEM sales manager, The New York Blower Co.
• 1:00-2:00 PM: Large-Diameter Ceiling (HVLS) Fans for Efficient and Resilient Spaces,” Christian Taber, BEMP, HBDP, CEM, principal engineer, codes and standards, Big Ass Fans
• 2:30-3:30 PM: Retrofitting HVAC Systems for Energy Efficiency, Reliability, and Sustainability, Ricardo Ayarzagoitia Arredondo, project engineer, Ziehl-Abegg Inc.
• 4:00-5:00 PM: Resolution of an Industrial Fan Failure While Production Was Maintained, Geoff Sheard, DSc, AGS Consulting LLC

Wednesday, Feb. 4 - Rooms S299 and S224

• 9:00-10:00 AM, Room S229: Principles of Fan Selection, Carlos Luís Ribeiro dos Santos Júnior, application engineering coordinator, Americas, Sicflux
• 9:00-10:00 AM., Room S224: Balance and Vibration, Rad Ganesh, PhD, PE, senior global staff engineer, Twin City Fan Companies Ltd.
• 10:30-11:30 AM, Room S229: Acoustic Analysis: A Critical Element in Efficient HVAC Design, Mahmoud Saeed Abdelhamid, technical director, Dania Air Factory – Saudi Arabia
• 10:30-11:30 AM, Room S224: Using Orifice Plates to Evaluate Fan Performance in Ducted Systems, Alexei Kaliadine, P.Eng, engineering manager, Daltec Process Fans
• 12:30-1:30 PM, Room S229: Energy and Safety Benefits of Air Curtains in Cold-Storage Environments, Sam Beil, applications and project engineer, mechanical, Berner International
• 12:30-1:30 PM, Room S224: Smoke and Carbon-Monoxide Control in Car Parks, speaker TBA, Systemair Inc.
• 2:00-3:00 PM, Room S229: Advanced System Effects: Causes and Remedies, Ryan Cassel, fiberglass product and market manager, Hartzell Air Movement; Adam Habegger, product solutions engineer, metal centrifugal fans, Hartzell Air Movement; and Justin Meyer, applications engineer, Hartzell Air Movement
• 2:00-3:00 PM, Room S224: How Air Curtains Reduce a Building’s Carbon Footprint, Naga Thiyagarajan, director of engineering, Mars Air Systems

AHR Expo.com | February 2–4, 2026 | Las Vegas Convention Center | Visit Booth C7507 in the Central Hall