Our Center for Economic Impacts and Societal Benefits (CEISB) delivers research-backed technical assistance to help organizations across Illinois and beyond adopt circular economy practices, prevent pollution, and drive continuous operational improvement.
CEISB was formerly known as the Technical Assistance Program.
Our Impact
If all our sustainability recommendations were implemented, our impact between 2021 and 2025 would be equivalent to:
- $4,631,717 in cost savings
- 24,758 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) avoided
- 172 million gallons of water saved
- 31 million kWh of electricity saved
- 489 thousand therms of natural gas saved
Note: These estimates do not reflect recommendations from all our projects and programs, but only those for which we track and report these metrics to funding agencies.
Technical Assistance
CEISB’s technical assistance services help companies and communities become more competitive, resilient, and profitable through sustainable business practices, technologies, and solutions.
Browse our technical assistance services.
ISO 14000 Assistance
ISO 14000 is a family of standards related to environmental management that helps organizations minimize the negative environmental impacts of their operations; comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other environmentally oriented requirements; and continually improve in these endeavors. Our team can help your company identify improvements to your processes, support systems, and building envelope to help you meet the continuous improvement requirement for maintaining your ISO Certification.
Learn more about ISO 14000 assistance services.
Water Testing and Auditing
The Institutional Water Treatment (IWT) program provides unbiased, professional water treatment advice to facilities equipped with institutional water systems including cooling towers, chillers, and boilers. The program helps clients ensure public health and safety while delivering substantial annual savings on chemicals, energy, water, and maintenance in industrial and potable water systems. IWT can also test water sources for Legionella pneumophila, the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease.
Read about our Institutional Water Treatment services.
Waste Characterization and Management
Our Zero Waste team can design and implement site-specific waste audits ranging in scope from individual buildings to large communities. By analyzing both material inputs and outputs within a facility or other locale, we can identify opportunities for waste prevention, reduction, and diversion.
Explore our Zero Waste services, including waste characterization, waste management planning, waste-related stakeholder engagement, and implementation support.
Share Your Experience
We’re always striving to improve our services, so if you’ve worked with us and would like to submit feedback, please complete our feedback form or contact us at istc-info@illinois.edu.