The IAC Commercial Building Pilot is a cohort of Industrial Assessment Centers that also perform assessments for small- and medium-sized commercial buildings. IAC personnel at the selected universities will work with community colleges and technical training programs to provide continuous learning for students and professionals while also providing assessments and recommendations to small and medium-sized commercial buildings and businesses. To apply for an assessment, contact one of the 17 schools across the country that currently participate in the pilot. Click on a university name below for contact information for each location.
Building upon the demonstrated success of applied learning environments and hands-on training approaches of existing IACs and the IAC Commercial Building Pilot, the Office of State and Community Energy Projects has released an opportunity for new Building Training and Assessment Centers. The new BTACs will expand these benefits to commercial and institutional buildings to help lower utility costs and allow companies to reinvest in businesses, employees, and community services. The BTACs will train engineers, architects, building scientists, building energy permitting and enforcement officials, and building technicians in energy-efficient building design and operation.
West
- Oregon State University
- Arizona State University
- University of Utah
- Colorado School of Mines
- University of California Irvine
South
- Texas A&M University
- Oklahoma State University
- Louisiana State University (LSU)
- Louisiana Tech University
Midwest
- University of Dayton
- Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Missouri-Columbia
- Michigan State University
- University of Louisville
Southeast
West
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Director: Dr. Karl Haapala
Phone: (541) 737-5034
E-mail: Karl.Haapala@oregonstate.edu
Assistant Directors: Dr. Brian Fronk
Address:
Oregon State University Industrial Assessment Center
344 Batcheller Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-2405
IAC Office Phone: (541) 737-2674
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Director: Dr. Patrick Phelan
Phone: (480) 727-6098
E-mail: phelan@asu.edu
Assistant Director: Dr. Ryan Milcarek
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Director: Prof. Kody Powell
Phone: (801) 581-3957
Email: kody.powell@utah.edu
Assistant Director: Julie Sieving, P.E.
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
Director: Dr. Timothy Ohno
Phone: (303) 273-3910
E-Mail: tohno@mines.edu
Assistant Director: Jill Bremer
Address:
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401-1887
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE
Director: Dr. Guann Pyng Li
Phone: (949) 824-9073
Email: gpli@calit2.uci.edu
Assistant Director: Maria Diaz
Address:
The University of California Irvine
160 Aldrich Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-7600
South
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Director: Dr. Bryan Rasmussen
Phone: (979) 862-2776
Email: brasmussen@tamu.edu
Assistant Directors: Heather Lewis
James Eggebrecht
Address:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3123
IAC Office Phone: (979) 845-1809/1624
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Director: Dr. Hitesh D. Vora
Phone: (405) 744-9578
Email: hitesh.vora@okstate.edu
Assistant Directors: Dr. Bayram Yildirim
Dr. Deepak Gupta
Dr. Michael McCombs
Address:
School of Industrial Engineering & Management,
College of Engineering
Room 322, Engineering North
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078-0540
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (LSU)
Director: Dr. Jonathan Shi
Phone: (225) 578-1255
Email: jshi@lsu.edu
Assistant Directors: Dr. Chao Wang
Dr. Hyun Jeon
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY
Director: Dr. Henry Cardenas
Phone: (318) 257-4600
Email: cardenas@latech.edu
Assistant Director: Leslie K. Guice
Address:
Louisiana Tech University
Rail Road Ave, Wyly Tower 1620
Ruston, LA 71272-0001
Midwest
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
Director: Dr. Jun-Ki Choi
Phone: (937) 229-3343
Email: jchoi1@udayton.edu
Assistant Directors: Dr. Bob Gilbert
Dr. Andrew Chiasson
Address:
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-0210
IAC Office Phone: (937) 229-3343
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
Director: Dr. Jie Chen
Phone: (317) 274-5918
Email: jchen3@iupui.edu
Assistant Directors: Ali Razban
David Goodman
Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
723 W. Michigan Street, Room SL 260 R
Indianapolis, IN 46202
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
Director: Dr. Lin Li
Phone: (312) 996-3045
Email: linli@uic.edu
Assistant Directors: Clifford Haefke
Patrick Brown
Address:
University of Illinois at Chicago
842 W Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60607
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI: COLUMBIA
Director: Dr. Sanjeev Khanna
Phone: (573) 884-9109
Email: khannas@missouri.edu
Assistant Directors: Deepak Gupta
Prasad Calyam
Address:
E3412 Thomas and Nell Lafferre Hall
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Director: Dr. Kristen S. Cetin
Phone: (240) 723-6354
E-Mail: cetinkri@msu.edu
Address:
Michigan State University
426 Auditorium Road, Rm 2, Hannah Administration Building
East Lansing, M 48824-2600
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
Director: Dr. W. M. McGinley
Phone: (502) 852-4068
E-Mail: m.mcginley@louisville.edu
Assistant Director: Dr. Mahendra Sunkara
Address:
University of Louisville
300 E. Market Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40202-1959
South East
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
Director: Dr. Heejin Cho
Phone: (662) 325-1959
E-Mail: cho@me.msstate.edu
Assistant Director: Kevin Enroth
Address:
Mississippi State University
129 Etheredge Hall, 449 Hardy Road
Mississippi State, MS 39762-6156
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
Director: Dr. Robert Cox
Phone: 704-687-8249
E-Mail: Robert.Cox@uncc.edu
Assistant Director: Shanda L. Wirt
Address:
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001