Reading Room

From the Staff

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IAC Alumni Fact Sheet [PDF]
A Study of Experience Credit for Professional Engineering Licensure Oak Ridge National Laboratory performed a study of experience credit for professional engineering licensure for the Department of Energy's Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Program. [PDF]

Student-to-Student

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Certified Energy Manager Training Dejan Ristic (UWM IAC) shares his experience regarding the CEM training and exam. [PDF]
A Conversation with Jacques Beaudry-Losique Brian Malone, UIC Lead Student, recently attended the Ohio Technology Showcase where he spoke with ITP Program Manager, Jacques Beaudry-Losique [PDF]
Ten Guidelines For A Happy, Healthy and Productive IAC After receiving the IAC Center of Excellence Award from DOE in 2003, Dr. Kelly Kissock and his students at the University of Dayton developed a list of ten guidelines they use for operating a successful IAC [HTML]
Two University of Illinois– Chicago Students Take Their Ideas To the Next Level Matt Swanson, an undergraduate student, and Jon Aardsma, a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Industrial Assessment Center (UIC-IAC), are leveraging an assessment of a primary metals plant into a challenging senior design project. [HTML]

New Technologies

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The Ohio Technology Showcase Highlights new and emerging technologies are eported on by UIC IAC Student Brian Malone [PDF]
E2 and P2 Improvement Opportunities in Secondary Aluminum Processing: A Case Study This paper presents the results of an energy assessment at a secondary aluminum plant in northern Illinois, specifically, the energy and non-energy benefits of using a new combustion technology for scrap decoating. [PDF]

In the Press

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Energy Efficiency in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: Impacts of Current Provisions and Opportunities to Enhance the Legislation ACEEE Research Report E096 [HTML]
Overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) [HTML]
Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy McKinsey Global Energy and Materials Report [PDF]
Sustainability Coach Takes Her Expertise to Market [HTML]
WORLD-CLASS ENERGY ASSESSMENTS: Industrial Action Plans for Greater and More Durable Energy Cost Control This report summarizes recommendations for improving the impact of industrial energy assessments. [PDF]
A Lesson in Success The Lehigh University newspaper reviews the IAC Program and budget [PDF]
Lean Energy Audits: Rethinking Common Management Practices of Multi-Building Energy Audits Syracuse IAC Alumni, Adam Knapp's article as published in the spring edition of Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment (Volume 25, Number 4) [PDF]
IAC Proves Good for Business: Student led program saves local businesses energy, cash IAC operations are reported by The Golden Gate [X]pressOnline, November 10, 2003 [PDF]