Crestron, official AV distributor of the Johnson Controls sport smart city

As part of the technology agreement, the manufacturer will work with those responsible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame & Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village to develop first smart sports and leisure city in Canton, in the US state of Ohio.

Crestron has been chosen by Pro Football Hall of Fame & Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village as your official AV automation partner, digital media and lighting over the next fifteen years, during which the smart sports city of Johnson Controls in Canton, which is expected to be completed in 2020, in order to coincide with the centennial of the National Football League.

This smart sports and leisure city from Johnson Controls will have ten main components (see attached diagram), including the spectacular Tom Benson Stadium and Hall of Fame, as well as a youth soccer and national sports complex.

To these constructions are added a four-star hotel; a center of excellence for business management programs, coaching clinics, academies and medical services, as well as a player care center that includes adapted and assisted living and a memory care center, among others space.

Of course, Pro Football Hall of Fame & Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village will feature numerous restaurants, shops and residential spaces, as well as an experience center, an amusement park and a water park, and all the facilities and each of the spaces in the complex will have Crestron technology.

“It is a great day for Crestron,” said its CEO., Randy Klein. Pro Football Hall of Fame & Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village is an organization that showcases excellence, high values ​​and character; principles that also guide our business every day. “We are proud and honored to be your technology partner and hope our relationship lasts for many years.”.

This technological alliance demonstrates “how cutting-edge and versatile Crestron technology is – they continue from this company –. By working to develop the first sports and entertainment smart city, we highlight how our technology can boost many different industries., from education and health to government and tourism”.