New Construction

August 15, 2022

Energy efficiency programs continue despite Michigan's legislative sunset: Slipstream delivers programs for five municipalities and cooperatives

Slipstream's ten-year partnership with Michigan Electric Cooperative Association (MECA) concluded in December 2021 due to a legislative sunset for cooperatives and municipalities. We influenced our partners to continue energy efficiency programs beyond the legislation's sunset and advance their programs to help improve climate resilience. Slipstream will proudly administer programs five Michigan providers.
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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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November 8, 2019

USGBC Impact conference – April 8-9: will you be there?

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January 1, 2019

EUI Analyzer

This tool compiles publicly available data on actual building performance alongside industry references. It supports EUI goal-setting for projects that integrate an energy performance target.
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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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December 1, 2016

White Paper: How performance-based procurement can boost new construction program savings

Learn how performance-based procurement can empower utility incentive offerings to drive deep energy savings and reduce administrative costs.
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