Connected Cities USA covers strategies and technologies to bring smart cities to fruition. Hosted in Chicago, this event will feature a technical session track, exhibit hall, and multiple networking opportunities to learn, collaborate and educate yourself about connected cities in the US.
June 1, 2018 | Session Room A | 1:00 PM
Smart Lighting at Scale: The Chicago Smart Lighting Project
Fritz Feiten / National Director, LED Lighting & Smart City Solutions
This session will provide attendees with detailed information regarding the Chicago Smart Lighting Project, one of the largest municipal smart lighting projects in North America to date. This $150M project includes the LED conversation of some 279,000 lights across the city, the development of a city-wide smart lighting network to monitor and control more than 330,000 luminaries and other smart devices, integration of smart lighting network and city systems, as well as street light infrastructure for repairs. Topics covered in the presentation will include:
- Impetus and desired outcomes for the project
- Project elements (lighting, controls, integration with city systems, infrastructure stabilization)
- Procurement process utilized (agencies involved, RFI/RFQ/RFP process)
- Design process (city illumination requirements, luminaire selection, city-wide GIS audit/condition assessment of lighting infrastructure)
- Smart control system (control strategies utilized; integration/synchronization with multiple City systems and databases)
- Project schedule
- Key takeaways to date