With the potential to dramatically reduce costs, improve safety, increase livability, and attract investment while achieving sustainability, the smart city concept deserves the attention it has been receiving from technology vendors and the public sector alike, and it will be front and center during Smart Cities at ARC Forum 2020.

Human-centric lighting, also known as circadian rhythm lighting, signals the brain through the photoreceptors in the eye and gives the impression of the shifting colors and intensities of the rising and setting sun.  What kind of light does an occupant need to perform at optimum levels on an hour-to-hour basis?

With the rapid advance in information and communications technology (ICT) over the last decade, we have seen an increasing crossover in the application of this new technology.  Most notably in the performance and interactivity of urban services.  This has become commonly referred to as Smart Cities.

This year’s ARC European Industry Forum in Spain welcomed 130 industry experts from 21 countries, making it a truly international event.

The first electric demand curve was the “duck curve”, and now the “dragon and shark curves” show how our daily electric loads are changing.