The Kennesaw State Industrial Assessment Center (KS-ITAC) provides free energy, productivity, and waste assessments to small and medium-sized industrial facilities through funding provided by the US Department of Energy.
| 33 | Assessments |
| 231 | Recommendations |
| 0.65 | Tbtu Energy Saving* |
| $5.55 | million Cost Savings* |
| 33 | Students Trained |
*Recommended Savings
Kennesaw State also coordinates activities with:
Clark Atlanta University
Energy Engineering related programs, degrees, etc:
Related Papers & Publications
Hugh Allen-Magande, Javad Khazaii, Amin Esmaeili, A Literature Review of Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics for HVAC Systems, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2023
Hugh Allen-Magande, Javad Khazaii, Amin Esmaeili, Quantification of the Energy Saving Associated With Early Detection of Faulty Operation of Rooftop Units, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2023
Fadi Hantouli, David A Guerra-Zubiaga, Amin Esmaeili, Sumit Chakravarty, LaShaundra Perry, Paul Forsberg, Gershom Richards, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Smart Factories: Exploring the Potential for Energy Savings Through Wireless Communication Technologies, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2023
Noteworthy Feedback
"Thank you for the detailed report. Hopefully, we are able to gain some efficiencies based upon your recommendations."
- Source: Quality Systems Director, 2022-10-03
"Thank you very much to you and your team for generating this report for us. We sincerely appreciate the hard work that was put into it." Factory's... more"
- Source: 2022-08-04
"Thank you again for your efforts to help make our a facility more energy efficient." Bakery's Engineering Manager, Email of 04/01/2022 . . and later in August... more"
- Source: 2022-08-02
Papers & Publications
2023
3 Papers / Publications
Hugh Allen-Magande, Javad Khazaii, Amin Esmaeili, A Literature Review of Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics for HVAC Systems, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition | Kennesaw State ITAC
Hugh Allen-Magande, Javad Khazaii, Amin Esmaeili, Quantification of the Energy Saving Associated With Early Detection of Faulty Operation of Rooftop Units, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition | Kennesaw State ITAC
Fadi Hantouli, David A Guerra-Zubiaga, Amin Esmaeili, Sumit Chakravarty, LaShaundra Perry, Paul Forsberg, Gershom Richards, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Smart Factories: Exploring the Potential for Energy Savings Through Wireless Communication Technologies, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition | Kennesaw State ITAC
2022
2 Papers / Publications
Carrington Chun, David Guerra-Zubiaga, Garrett Bailey, and Kathryn Bharadwaj, HIGH EFFICIENCY MANUFACTURING WITH A SMART CARBON FIBER END EFFECTOR, Proceedings of the ASME 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE2022, Columbus, Ohio, 10/30–11/3 | Kennesaw State ITAC
Khaled Bawaneh, Bradley Deken, Amin Esmaeili, Energy Consumption Analysis and Characterization of Aerospace Manufacturing Facilities in the United States–A Step towards Sustainable Development, Energy Engineering: Journal of the Association of Energy Engineering | doi:10.32604/ee.2023.019813 | Kennesaw State ITAC
Noteworthy Feedback
"Thank you for the detailed report. Hopefully, we are able to gain some efficiencies based upon your recommendations."
- Source: Quality Systems Director, 2022-10-03
"Thank you very much to you and your team for generating this report for us. We sincerely appreciate the hard work that was put into it." Factory's Sustainability Specialist, Email of 08/04/2022"
"Thank you very much to you and your team for generating this report for us. We sincerely appreciate the hard work that was put into it." Factory's Sustainability Specialist, Email of 08/04/2022"
"Thank you very much to you and your team for generating this report for us. We sincerely appreciate the hard work that was put into it." Factory's Sustainability Specialist, Email of 08/04/2022"
"Thank you very much to you and your team for generating this report for us. We sincerely appreciate the hard work that was put into it." Factory's Sustainability Specialist, Email of 08/04/2022"
- Source: 2022-08-04
"Thank you again for your efforts to help make our a facility more energy efficient." Bakery's Engineering Manager, Email of 04/01/2022 . . and later in August 2022 . . "We are still seeing good returns and finding regarding the audit that you did a few months ago. [....] Thanks again for everything." Bakery's Operations Director, Email of 08/02/2022"
"Thank you again for your efforts to help make our a facility more energy efficient." Bakery's Engineering Manager, Email of 04/01/2022 . . and later in August 2022 . . "We are still seeing good returns and finding regarding the audit that you did a few months ago. [....] Thanks again for everything." Bakery's Operations Director, Email of 08/02/2022"
"Thank you again for your efforts to help make our a facility more energy efficient." Bakery's Engineering Manager, Email of 04/01/2022 . . and later in August 2022 . . "We are still seeing good returns and finding regarding the audit that you did a few months ago. [....] Thanks again for everything." Bakery's Operations Director, Email of 08/02/2022"
"Thank you again for your efforts to help make our a facility more energy efficient." Bakery's Engineering Manager, Email of 04/01/2022 . . and later in August 2022 . . "We are still seeing good returns and finding regarding the audit that you did a few months ago. [....] Thanks again for everything." Bakery's Operations Director, Email of 08/02/2022"
- Source: 2022-08-02
Contact Center
| Center Director | Amin Esmaeili |
| aesmaei3@kennesaw.edu | |
| Phone # | 1 (470) 578-2315 |
| Mailing Address |
650 Clair Harris Road Room 119, MD 9061 Marietta, GA 30060 |
| Assistant Director | AOlatidoye, Olugbemiga |
| Other | Hugh Magande |
| Assistant Director | Javad Khazaii |
| Assistant Director | Khaled Bawaneh |
Kennesaw State has trained 33 students
The following students participated in ITAC assessments with Kennesaw State since
2022.
The 8 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded ITAC student certificates for exceptional participation.
The 8 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded ITAC student certificates for exceptional participation.
| Abdoulaye Idrissa |
| Alejandro Zavala |
| Anthony Apanian |
| Blake Miccichi |
| Carrington (Cary) Chun |
| Carter Corbin |
| Christopher Spencer |
| Cortney Farrand |
| Daniel Rodriguez |
| Fadi Hantouli |
| Fatemeh Ghiasi |
| Grace Robinson |
| Hugh Allen-Magande |
| James Whitfield |
| Joel Francois Bangbang |
| Joseph Leclair |
| Kassidi Auld |
| Keyara Haughton |
| Kibile Omar Shomari |
| Lakshmi Prasanna Pedarla |
| LaShaundra Perry |
| Maya Muammar |
| Mehdi Lotfi |
| Mohamed Elkholy |
| Nijai Dixon |
| Oscar Burton Ortiz Tharp |
| Paniz Mozaffari |
| Paul Forsberg |
| Rahaf Kokash |
| Treasure Thornton |
| Zachary Delk |
| Zhania A Frazier |
| Zoe Landers |