A groundbreaking approach to room air distribution design earns international recognition.
EffectiV is proud to announce that SelectiV has been named one of three finalists in the Software category of the prestigious 2027 AHR Expo Innovation Awards.
Judged by an independent panel of ASHRAE members, these awards recognize innovations demonstrating exceptional creativity, engineering value, and potential market impact.
For SelectiV, this recognition marks an important milestone in our mission to fundamentally change how HVAC engineers design air distribution.
Beyond Traditional Diffuser Selection
For decades, engineers have relied primarily on manufacturer performance tables to select air diffusers. While these provide essential technical data, they reveal little about how air actually behaves once it enters a room.
SelectiV changes that.
This free, browser-based engineering platform allows designers to create rooms in 3D, position diffusers, and visualize air distribution in heating and cooling. By combining manufacturer performance data with established engineering principles, SelectiV makes it possible to evaluate airflow interactions, thermal buoyancy, occupant-zone velocities, and acoustic performance before installation.
It bridges the gap between traditional product selection and complex CFD simulations, bringing powerful room-level analysis within reach of everyday HVAC design.
From Airflow Visualization to Intelligent Auto-Design
Perhaps SelectiV’s most groundbreaking innovation is its Auto-Design technology.
Rather than manually testing diffuser configurations, engineers can evaluate hundreds or thousands of combinations of diffuser sizes, quantities, configurations, and locations to identify the best-performing solution for their room.
With the introduction of version 1.4, SelectiV takes optimization even further by considering VAV and CAV operating conditions, evaluating performance across varying airflow rates and supply temperatures in heating and cooling.
SelectiV also powers the engineering behind BREEZ, EffectiV’s 2027 AHR Expo Innovation Award winner in the Ventilation category, by evaluating hundreds of thousands of perforation patterns to optimize air distribution for individual duct sections.
A New Standard for Air Distribution Design
At EffectiV, we believe that air distribution deserves far more attention in HVAC engineering. How air moves and mixes within a room directly influences thermal comfort, indoor air quality, and building energy performance.
Our Room First philosophy places these outcomes at the center of the design process, rather than treating diffuser selection as a final step.
Being recognized among the industry’s leading software innovations reinforces our conviction that the future of HVAC design lies in smarter, faster, and more accessible engineering tools.
The future of air distribution isn’t just about selecting better products. It’s about designing better-performing rooms.
Discover SelectiV and start designing for free at www.selectiv.design.
