Sustainability

March 28, 2023

Partnering for climate impact with the Inflation Reduction Act

Slipstream wants to partner with state and local governments, community-based organizations, and forward-thinking energy providers to translate the IRA's incredible potential into real impacts.
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August 15, 2022

Slipstream staff presented papers on climate solutions at ACEEE Summer Study

Slipstream staff presented papers on topics such as advancing electrification, boosting community resilience, and making decarbonization work for all.
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June 29, 2022

Thousands of Black and Brown Greta Thunbergs: Royce Cunningham's vision for the future

Chicago activist Royce Cunninham wants to empower Black and Brown kids to fight environmental injustice. And he knows how to get us there.
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June 13, 2022

Can Passive House help us build more efficient affordable housing?

Highlights from a study of two side-by-side projects of affordable housing new construction to compare energy efficiency between Passive House Certification and ENERGY STAR.
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December 30, 2020

Three climate solutions from the Wisconsin Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change Report that excite us

This month, the Badger State achieved a climate action milestone as the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change released an expansive new outline for how Wisconsin plans to address this important crisis.
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January 23, 2020

How we assess the impact of our mission

“Slipstream champions and delivers innovative energy initiatives that produce enduring economic and environmental benefits for all.” 
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October 10, 2019

6 Principles of high performing teams

 This blog originally appeared on Colorado State University’s website.
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September 17, 2019

Slipstreamers share sustainability insights in Milwaukee Business Journal

The Milwaukee Business Journal published an article titled, “A Sustainable Surge: Popular support, technological advances and attractive financing propel energy-efficiency and the adaptive re-use of existing buildings.” Our very own Connor Jansen, senior product manager, and Kim Johnston, senior
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December 8, 2017

Taking a performance-based approach to building procurement

We studied the viability of performance-based procurement (PBP) to achieve higher energy savings, without increasing capital cost to owners, through early owner involvement, goal setting and energy modeling.
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