IAC Background
The IAC program of San Francisco State University is part of DOE's Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT),
whose mission is to transfer new, efficient, environmentally-sound
technologies to industry. This program works closely with industry towards
the goal of a more efficient, competitive U.S. industrial sector. The IAC
program is also an important component of DOE/OIT's efforts to deliver its
industrial services in an integrated fashion.
The IAC program currently operates at 26 centers with ABET - accredited
engineering and engineering technology programs and serves industry in about 40 of the contiguous states of the US. The School of Engineering at SFSU is proud to be one of them.
The program provides in-depth, on-site energy, waste management
and productivity assessments for small and medium-sized manufacturers,
followed by recommendations for specific dollar savings. These assessments
conducted by faculty and students of IAC schools are designed to identify
energy, waste, and productivity improvements as assessment recommendations
(measures) throughout the plant, e.g., production-related services, HVAC and
housekeeping. During the 2 to 6 month period following audit report
submission to the client plant, the IAC conducts a survey of the client to
determine which measures have been implemented. Within 60 days of the assessment,
data is provided to the program database. This provides a reasonably
accurate and on-going measure of the effectiveness of the program. The IAC services are provided at no charge to manufacturers.
Some facts about IAC:
- The IAC program is funded by the U.S. Dept. of Energy and managed by the
IAC at Rutgers University.
- The program serves national goals of reducing energy consumption and waste generation, and increased efficiency, and specifically targets small to medium sized manufacturers within 150 miles of San Francisco.
- The IAC program has served U.S. manufacturers since 1976.
- Since 1992, IAC has served 340 manufacturers across the northern and central California.
Links to the U.S.
Department of Energy
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