person interacting with technology controls in an abstract setting

More knowledge for more people

to decarbonize more buildings

Slipstream scales know-how around advanced building technologies.

Traditional education may not prepare designers and operators to integrate all the elements of smart building design. Our technology transfer work fills this gap.

High performance buildings work as a system: sensors and controls, distributed energy resources, load flexibility, control networks, communications, and cybersecurity.

Slipstream partners with professional societies, universities, and government agencies to advance knowledge and skills in systems integration.

Grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEBs)

Technology can transform a building into an asset on a cleaner grid. Grid-optimal buildings include a combination of technologies, from integrated controls to storage to renewable energy.

Designing and operating GEBs requires many disciplines working together to harness the power of these technologies.

We evolve knowledge at the speed of technological development. Learn how we test and optimize the application of GEB technologies.

GEB diagram showing how technology components interact

Grid-interactive efficient buildings add flexibility to the grid thanks to the three main pillars of GEB controls: Integration, Communication, and Optimization.

Our work with GEBs

Smart building curriculum development

Slipstream collaborates with leading university partners to develop innovative, module-based curricula. Students learn smart building design using control testbeds in actual buildings. We also build skills through building energy modeling and simulations.

We collaborate with professional societies to share best-in-class curricula with their members across the globe.

Integrating Lighting and HVAC Controls: Solutions for High Performance Buildings

Dissemination, training, and design guides

Government agencies and professional societies make great partners in evolving knowledge around advanced technologies.

We de-risk and validate new technologies in the field. We share our learning about energy performance and how technology impacts people in buildings. Pilots and tech transfer efforts include:

Integrating connected lighting, automated shades, and intelligent energy storage for maximum load flexibility (U.S. DOE)
Integrating networked lighting with HVAC and plug load controls (U.S. DOE)
GEB software demonstrations (U.S. DOE, U.S. GSA)
Smart valve performance on chilled water systems
Advanced controls technology transfer (U.S. DOD)
Integrated lighting technology transfer (U.S. DOD)
Smart building curriculum for academic and professional education (U.S. DOE)

Slipstream is a co-author of the ASHRAE Smart Grid Application Guide: Integrating Facilities with the Electric Grid.

Academic partners:

Center for Building Energy Research at Iowa State University
The Texas A&M
University University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Virginia Tech

Professional partners:

The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI)
The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
New Buildings Institute (NBI)
The Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE)
TRC Companies, Inc.
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Wisconsin Association of Energy Engineers

Government partners:

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories (LBNL)
National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL)
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL)
U. S. Department of Defense Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
U. S. General Services Administration Proving Ground Program (GSA)
U. S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Utility partners:

ComEd
MGE
MECA
National Grid
Xcel Energy

More knowledge for more people to decarbonize more buildings

More knowledge for more people

to decarbonize more buildings