Clemson Industrial Assessment Center
Clemson University, Clemson SC
The Clemson University Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) was established in 2017. The director is Michael Carbajales-Dale. The IAC provides energy assessments to manufacturers who are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within a 150 mile radius of Clemson’s campuses in upstate and coastal South Carolina.
The process begins with a pre-assessment. The client fills out a questionnaire with basic company information and provides energy bills for the previous year. An assessment visit is then scheduled. An IAC staff member brings a team of undergraduate and graduate students from Clemson. The team spends a day in …