Carrier Awards, Innovations and Milestones

Since the invention of the world's first mechanical air conditioner by Willis Carrier in 1902, Carrier Air Conditioning have maintained an impressive portfolio of awards, innoviations and milestones.

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Carrier Achievements

Recent Awards

2007	Environmental Protection Agency's Best-of-the-Best Stratospheric Ozone Protection award in recognition of the company's achievements in helping restore the earth's ozone layer (U.S.)
2007	AHR (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) Expo Innovation Award to Aquaforce™ chiller (U.S.)
2007	Home Magazine Building Product Awards for innovation and energy efficiency to Carrier Infinity™ (U.S.)
2006	Dealer Design Silver Award to Aquaforce chiller (U.S.)
2006	Comfortech Best in Show Award for Carrier Infinity 14 Hybrid Heat™ Packaged System (U.S.)
2006	Consumers Digest Best Buy Award for Bryant Evolution™ Plus 90i™ Gas Furnace and Evolution™ 288A Heat Pump (U.S.)
2006	China Construction Energy Saving Air Conditioning Product Gold Award for Aquaforce chiller (China)

Recent Innovations

2007	Introduces Hybrid Heat system that combines the benefits of intelligent control for both gas and electric heating to create an intuitive system that automatically selects the most efficient fuel source
2006	Launches Infinity Air Purifier that captures and kills airborne allergens, bacteria, molds and viruses
2006	Launches a new range of 13 SEER energy efficient products for U.S. market
2006	Launches Deltek™ hybrid diesel electronic technology, Vector™ 1800 all-electric trailer refrigeration unit and ComfortPro™ auxiliary power unit which reduces engine idling time 90 percent to reduce fuel costs and emissions for the North America truck/trailer market.
2006	Introduces ThinLINE™ DT container refrigeration system, the only system on the market to offer a dual-temperature capability
2005	Introduces Evergreen® chiller – first water cooled variable speed screw chiller

Historical Milestones

1902	Willis Carrier invents the world's first mechanical air conditioner.
1906	U.S. patent issued for “Apparatus for Treating Air”.
1915	Carrier Engineering Corp. is founded in New York.
1922	Carrier develops a new coolant and a centrifugal refrigerating machine that enables the cooling of public spaces, changing the face of urban architecture.
1939	Carrier invents a system for air conditioning skyscrapers.
1965	Carrier installs ground-based environmental control systems for the Apollo-Saturn V moon program.
1980	UTC acquires Carrier, the world’s largest manufacturer of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.
1986	Carrier establishes first of several joint ventures in China.
1996	Carrier introduces its first product line of high efficiency residential air conditioners and heat pumps using the environmentally sound, non-ozone-depleting Puron® refrigerant.
2006	Carrier pushes the performance of some Infinity models to 21 SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio), saving consumers more than half the energy some previous products required