Health + Energy

Slipstream believes exploring the intersection of health and energy can help communities forge a stronger, more resilient future.

Programs that improve the environments where people live—such as weatherization and energy efficiency programs—have benefits beyond meeting people's energy needs. We can design programs and interventions that can impact people's health as well.

Our research explores how to better connect people with programs that improve their homes, which in turn can positively impact health, safety, and quality of life.

Featured stories

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Healthy, affordable housing for all: It's the right thing to do.

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Weatherization as community care: Peter Kilde on the mission to improve homes and lives.

Current research

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May 6, 2025

Induction cooktops bring a new definition to "healthy cooking"

Making the switch from gas appliances can not only help reduce headaches and general discomfort, but it can even help reduce stress levels by lowering monthly utility bills.
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October 11, 2024

Envelope improvements and heat pump installations in the Upper Midwest

Starting in Minneapolis, Slipstream and our partners will create a path for other areas in the Upper Midwest to deploy retrofit programs at scale that meets the needs of residents in all communities.
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June 20, 2024

Reimagining HVAC in New Manufactured Housing

Slipstream partnered with the University of Central Florida–FSEC Energy Research Center, Northwest Energy Works, and Washington State University Energy Program to reimagine HVAC in new manufactured housing in order to improve energy efficiency, durability, and indoor air quality without significantly increasing costs.
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April 12, 2023

We can make commercial buildings safer in the post-pandemic future

Better building operation can help us optimize both energy use and people's health — but we need to know more.
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January 6, 2023

Induction cooking research

Slipstream is kicking off a multi-year research project on the energy savings and potential health benefits of induction cooking.
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September 29, 2022

Integrating health and energy to serve households with low incomes

CenterPoint Energy's Integrating Health and Energy Efficiency Research project investigates new approaches to reaching utility customers most in need of energy efficiency improvements by exploring how to integrate energy efficiency and healthcare services to serve income-qualified families.
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September 26, 2022

Assessing the cognitive benefits of weatherization programs

Led by researchers at the University of Michigan and funded by the National Institutes of Health, this study is designed to estimate the health impacts of weatherization programs
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September 1, 2022

Community-driven weatherization and decarbonization

Through support of the Pembroke-Hopkins Energy Efficiency Project, we hope to understand what it really takes to support rural community members in the clean energy transformation.
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July 26, 2022

Healthy, affordable housing for all: It's the right thing to do

The Principles of Environmental Justice (EJ) and the Jemez Principles of Democratic Organizing can guide us to build affordable housing solutions with impacted communities.
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March 30, 2022

Health and home: The underrated benefit of weatherization services

Weatherization and EE programs should take health co-benefits into account to make an even bigger impact on the lives of their customers.
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