Decarbonize For Good

Decarbonize for Good + Net Zero Buildings Week

Did you know that buildings are responsible for nearly 40% of our total greenhouse gas emissions? Everyone has a role to play in decarbonizing the built environment. Slipstream subject matter experts dive into Decarbonization 101 to help understand the tools and technology to achieve net zero.

Net Zero Buildings Week is an opportunity to collectively imagine how the built environment can be a solution to climate change in all communities sponsored by our partners New Buildings Institute.

The 2023 theme – Decarbonize for Good – invites us to imagine what it means to rid carbon from the built environment, both as a permanent climate solution and for the benefit of our communities.

Check out these resources to help you decarbonize the built environment – for good.

Retrofit Reality Check Webinar

Slipstream hosted the webinar “Retrofit reality check: Overcome challenges and maximize opportunities in commercial and residential buildings” on Wednesday, June 14.

Watch the recording. Access the slides and resources from our panelists.

Get Inspired

Every day is Earth Day: How local climate action drives climate impact – John Kroll tells his story championing for sustainability in Wausau, a city of 40,000 people in North Central Wisconsin.

Gen Z wants to spill the (green) tea: A conversation with Instagram Climate Activist Moriah Hamilton – A conversation about youth led solutions and decarbonizing the built environment.

The Wisconsin Girl Scouts on a mission to raise awareness about embodied carbon – A conversation with the carbon experts from back from their trip to Greenbuild in San Francisco.

Inside Chicago's Building Decarbonization Policy Working Group – Understand the ways building codes in Chicago will accelerate decarbonization.

Healthy, affordable housing for all: It’s the right thing to do – Rachel Dortin and Shannon Stendel argue for an environmental justice approach to affordable housing in AESP Energy Intel.

Slipstream employee Ben Heymer updates 1900s home – Follow along as Ben electrifies his home from 1908.

Explore Solutions

Do it right the first time: Electrify the residential new construction market – Understand how utilities can lead decarbonization with all-electric new construction programs.

Reading, writing, and... energy modeling? – Learn how Slipstream’s energy modeling tool Sketchbox can drive carbon from buildings, and how students are learning Sketchbox today./p>

Partnering for climate impact with the Inflation Reduction Act – Understand how Slipstream can support your energy goals.

Don't get left behind: Amplify equitable energy finance with IIJA funds – Support energy financing with state infrastructure funds.

Financing arrows in the decarbonization quiver – Understand the role financing plays in accelerating decarbonization.

The State of Commercial Electrification: HVAC – Air-source variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems are effective solutions to electrification—especially in cold climates.

The Three Pillars of GEB Controls – The buildings of the future talk to the grid. Understand how grid-interactive efficient buildings optimize communication to change their energy demand on an as needed basis.

Change the conversation

The 5 biggest industry myths about air-source heat pumps – Kevin DeMaster, Senior Manager for Utilities & Electrification at Mitsubishi, helps dispel myths about heat pump adoption.

Electrification and decarbonization—Why not me? – Cost barriers to electrification raise hard questions about equity and access.

Lessons on Listening: What utilities can learn from grassroots organizers – To accelerate equitable building decarbonization, utility programs should respond to community needs.

Health and home: The underrated benefit of weatherization services – Making homes and buildings more efficient is good for health. More awareness means healthier buildings and people.