News | August 14, 2020 by Joe Zhou
U.S. General Services Administration chooses Slipstream to test innovative grid-interactive efficient building solutions
We are honored to be a part of two grid-interactive efficient building (GEB) solutions to be tested in U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) facilities. The pilot projects will determine how well these GEB solutions improve building energy efficiency. They will also test the ability to control the building energy system for load shedding and load shifting in order to reduce building peak demand and demand charges. More
News | August 11, 2020 by Marge Anderson
Rising sustainability star, Charles Hua, joins Slipstream board
Slipstream announced today that Charles Hua joined its board. Hua is an undergraduate at Harvard University studying statistics and mathematics with a minor in energy and environment. He joins Slipstream as the youngest member in the board’s history. More
News | August 10, 2020 by Melanie Cannon
Suzanne Harmelink re-elected to the Building Performance Association board of directors
Congratulations to Suzanne Harmelink on her re-election to the Building Performance Association board of directors. Suzanne is one of 17 board members which also includes representatives from organizations dedicated to advancing the home and building performance industry. More
News | July 30, 2020 by Chris Schultz-Buechner
Slipstream earns its third ENERGY STAR® Market Leader Award
Slipstream was recently awarded the ENERGY STAR® Market Leader Award for its contribution of 53 ENERGY STAR certified homes throughout Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. More
Blog | July 23, 2020 by Steve Kihm
Utility business models: The role of investor value
In the ongoing discussions of the changing utility industry landscape, the term business model is frequently heard, but unfortunately rarely defined in an explicit way. Statements such as “utilities need new business models” therefore ring hollow.
The management literature suggests that a business model must: More