MSU’s Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC) helps small and medium sized US manufacturers and commercial buildings save energy, improve productivity, and reduce waste by providing no-cost technical assessments conducted by a team of students and faculty. Visit our Client page to review eligibility requirements
Qualifying* small and medium-sized US manufacturers, that received ITAC or Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership assessments between 2018 and 2023, can now apply for grants for implementation of assessment recommendations up 50% of qualifying* project costs with a maximum of $300,000 per manufacturer.
We are looking for students who are excited to learn new skills and make a measurable impact for companies across Michigan!
If you are interested in a multi-semester opportunity to receive mentorship and training in ITAC-related subjects while developing yourself as a leader, problem solver, and communicator, click below to learn more!
"Persons with more education on the subject & better knowledge than myself were able to provide guidance and recommend improvement ideas... along with anticipated cost and ROI numbers."
“The assessment team exhibited professionalism and creative thinking in their review [...] MSU's team provided multiple projects for implementation that conserve costs and reduce environmental impact. Many of the projects we can implement with our own resources. We have also obtained federal grants for two of the projects that will hopefully be implemented by local third party contractors. Overall, we were very pleased with the work done by MSU and the outcomes."
“The team was very thorough, knowledgeable, timely, helpful, and polite.”
“We found this assessment to be very beneficial as it forced us to look at our energy usage as a whole. We’ve implemented some motion sensor lights and are looking at some more efficient motors.”
"The Energy Assessment was very well done and efficient. Everyone was professional and the report received was excellent. Multiple good recommendations. Thank you for the time and effort that went into the Energy Assessment. Well done!"