ACR Latinomérica magazine and Expo RefriAméricas present the CALA Award for the Best HVAC/R Installation in the region, recognizing the most outstanding projects and installations of air conditioning and/or refrigeration systems in Latin America during the last year.

This award was known as the "Clima Latino" contest.

2023
Winner: Clima Ideal - Costa Rica

Finalists:

• MultiFRIO - Costa Rica
• Dismec S.A.S - Colombia
• Flutec - México

2022
Winner: Refrigeración y Soluciones de Frío - Costa Rica

Finalists:

• Weston SAS - Colombia
• Compañía Climatizadora S.A. - Panamá
• Thermique Projetos - Brasil

For this 2023, the CALA AWARDS present the award for the Best HVAC/R Installation in Latin America, recognizing the most outstanding projects and installations of air conditioning and/or refrigeration systems in Latin America during the last year (2021-2022).

The winner of the CALA AWARDS Best HVAC/R Installation will be announced within the framework of Refriaméricas San Juan, Puerto Rico, which will take place on July 26 and 27, 2023 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center - CCPR.

The following criteria will be taken into account for the selection of the finalist projects:

1) The type of cutting-edge technologies incorporated into it.

2) The degree to which air conditioning and/or refrigeration technologies positively influence the intervened space, optimizing its operation.

3) The importance that the project could have for the benefit of the region or the country.

4) The works presented may belong to the categories: commercial or industrial.

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AVI Latinoamérica magazine and the IntegraTec Expo grant the CALA Award to the best audiovisual project carried out in Latin America during the last year.

This award was known as the "Concurso AV Latino".

2023
Winner: Convergint

Finalists:

• Matizzo S.A.S
• TRISON NECSUM
• Niza Alta Tecnología en Comunicación Visual
• Grupo ACT

2022
Winner: Zasu México, México

Finalists:

• Proyecciones Digitales, Argentina
• Signos Studio, Colombia
• Big Video – Merge, Colombia
• Integración AV, Colombia

2021
Winner: Creatio, México

Finalists:

• Seal Telecom, Brasil
• Proyecciones Digitales, Argentina
• SSL a Digital Company, México
• Video Integra, México

 

2020
Winner: Proyecciones Digitales, Argentina

Finalists:

• Asesores y Consultores en Tecnología, ACT, México
• Consorcio AV Consulting Group, Costa Ricaa
• Seal Telecom, Brasil
• Cosmos Sistemas Integrados, CSI, Colombia

 

2019
Winner: SEEL, Colombia

Finalists:

• C3ntro Telecom, México
• Asesores y Consultores en Tecnología, ACT, México
• Seal Telecom, Brasil
• Encore Integrated Solution, México

2018
Winner: Seal Telecom, Brasil

Finalists:

• Icap Global – Proyecciones Digitales, Argentina
• Smart Touch, México
• Asesores y Consultores en Tecnología, ACT, México
• Telvicom, Perú

 

2017
Winner: Soutione, Brasil

Finalists:

• Psicoacústica, Colombia
• Proyecciones Digitales, Argentina
• Smart Spaces, México
• Yamaki, Colombia

 

2016
Winner: Riegner Soluciones Tecnológicas, Colombia

Finalists:

• Gonher PRO, México
• Proyecciones Digitales, Argentina
• Construcciones Acústicas, Colombia
• Channelsmedia, Chile

 

2015
Winner: Equigrupo - Cosmos Sistemas Integrados, CSI, Ecuador

Finalists:

• Sonic Design, Colombia
• Multivisión, Ecuador
• DCS, Colombia

 

2014
Winner: Loudness Projetos Especiais, Brasil

For this 2023, the CALA AWARD will reward, within the framework of IntegraTEC Mexico, the best projects and installations of audiovisual systems carried out in Latin America during the last year.

The winning project of the 2023 version of the CALA AWARD BEST AV PROJECT IN LATIN AMERICA will be chosen among the five finalists through virtual voting, which will take place between August 3 and 18, 2023, through the web pages of the AVI LATIN AMERICA magazine. and IntegraTEC.

The following criteria will be taken into account for the selection of the finalist projects:

1) The type of state-of-the-art audiovisual technologies incorporated into it

2) The degree to which audiovisual technologies positively influence people's quality of life, optimizing communication and interaction between them

3) The importance that the project could have for the benefit of the region or the country.

4) The works presented may belong to the categories: corporate, commercial, entertainment or government.

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TV y Video +Radio magazine and Expo IntegraTEC give the CALA Award to the Best Audiovisual Piece made by university students.

2019

Winner: Edwin Gacha, Universidad Central, Bogotá

Finalists:

• Oscar Eduardo Toro, UNAD, La Dorada
• Brandon Alexander Alfonso Vera, Uniminuto, Bogotá
• Peica, Uninpahu, Bogotá
• Páramo Producciones, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá

 

2018

Winner: Isabel Gómez, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín

Finalists:

• Fabián Camilo Barrera, Politécnico Grancolombiano, Bogotá
• Daniel Satisteban, Corporación Unificada Nacional de Educación Superior CUN, Bogotá
• María Camila Marín, Universidad de Manizales, Manizales
• Vivian Africano, Sena, Chía

 

2017

Winner: Luis Felipe Montoya Varela, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira

Finalists:

• Stephany Schlappkohl, Universidad de la Sabana, Bogotá
• Daniela Valencia Benítez, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Cali
• Alejandro Ángel, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotá
• Juan Antonio Pérez Pérez, Sena, San Gil

 

2016

Winner: Daniela Vargas Sanz, Universidad de Manizales, Manizales

Finalists:

• Isabel Cristina Henao, Universidad Mariana, Pasto
• John Alexander Arango, Tecnológico Cesde, Medellín
• Stefanía Fernández, Universidad Manuela Beltran, Bogotá
• Heinner Rodríguez Silva, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá

 

2015

Winner: Jesús Arenales, Sena, San Gil

Finalists:

• Dagoberto Carrascal, Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Ocaña
• Julio César Vargas, Universidad Minuto de Dios, Bogotá

 

2014

Winner: Diana Lucía Viola Villamizar, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Bucaramanga

Finalists:

• Daniel Camilo Acevedo, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín
• Grupo Pacífico, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Cali
• Manuel Leonardo Reyes Marín, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué
• Iván Martínez Ríos, Politécnico Gran Colombiano, Bogotá

 

2013

Winner: Esteban Ruiz, Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid, Medellín

This year, the CALA AWARD within the framework of IntegraTEC Colombia, seeks to recognize, highlight and motivate the work of students in careers related to the audiovisual industry.

In its ninth version, the CALA AWARD seeks from the Contest university filmmakers who show and testify with their achievements, stories on a subject of interest to them, that they are passionate about, and thus can capture the best narrative and technical qualities in their videos, that account for their skills and knowledge during their training process.

The award will be during the first day of IntegraTEC Colombia, October 26, 2023.

Definition of the theme

1. Audiovisual pieces must tell a story.

2. The contestant can choose the theme and genre that he wishes to address in his audiovisual piece.

3. The decisions of the jury are final. The participants, once they submit their works to be considered by a jury, assume that they have the experience and the necessary criteria to make the best choice and in the end, even if they do not come out winners, they fully accept it.

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Within the framework of the TecnoEdificios congress, the CALA Award is granted, recognizing the trajectory and competitiveness of companies dedicated to Facility Management services. In previous editions, the recognition was for the Facility Managers who stood out for their work.

2021

Winner: Harol Borja, Cushman & Wakefield – Panamá

Finalists:

• Alfonso Alizo, Town Center – Panamá
• Juan Camilo Aristizábal, JCA Soluciones Inmobiliarias – Colombia
• Roberto Cáceres, Colliers International – Colombia
• Rodrigo Villagomez Osorno, Brinks / Servicio Pan Americano – México

 

2019

Winner: Mario Alberto Marín - Administración AM

Finalists:

• Erick R. Muñoz A. - Procter & Gamble Latinoamérica
• Juan Daniel García - Ágora Bogotá Centro de Convenciones
• Juan Carlos Talice - Consorcity
• Eddison Gonzales Jordán - ENGIE Services Perú S.A.

 

2018

Winner: Carlos Augusto Saavedra, ACEIS S.A. - Colombia

Finalists:

• Claudio D. Blum, Cushman & Wakefield - Argentina
• Felipe Flores Hernández, Torre Mayor / Torre Diana - Reichmann International - México
• Javier Lomelín Anaya, Colliers International Latinoamérica - México
• Manuel Humberto Medina Sicilia, Inversiones Bahía / Asociación Panameña de Facility Management - Panamá
• Rene Patterson, Panamá Pacífico / London & Regional Panamá - Panamá

 

2017

Winner: Lilyana Mejía Ospina, Grupo Bancolombia - Colombia

Finalists:

• Carlos Fabián Burgos, Fundación Favaloro Hospital Universitario - Argentina
• Juan Pablo Catillo, Sodexo - Colombia
• Víctor Manuel Islas, Independiente - México

Within the framework of the CleanTec congress, the CALA Award is given to the most innovative product as a commitment to sustainability. At the same time, it is highlighted that innovation is a change that implies an improvement.

2022

Winner: Línea de Klaxinn Tabs - Klaxen

Finalist:

• Moonbeam 3 - Diversey

By 2024, the CALA AWARD, within the framework of the CleanTec Shows Americas congress, will reward the most innovative product as a commitment to sustainability. The winner of the CALA AWARDS MOST INNOVATIVE PRODUCT IN LATIN AMERICA 2023 will be announced at the CleanTec Shows Americas congress to be held on March 2024 at the Hotel Riu Plaza, Panama.

Categories to apply:

Machinery category: Laundry, solutions for mechanized cleaning.

Service category: Services and advice, personal protection.

Chemical category: Chemical products, cellulose, pest control, ecological, accessories.

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Within the framework of the TecnoEdificios congress, the CALA Award is granted, recognizing the trajectory and competitiveness of companies dedicated to Facility Management services.

This recognition was known as the "Latam Award"

2022

Winner: Pactia - Medellín, Colombia