Affordable Housing

The affordable housing shortage has negative impacts on people's health and resilience and forces them to make impossible financial choices. We help our partners bring affordable housing solutions to scale that put the needs and wants of the people who live in them at the center.

We help multifamily buildings perform energy efficiency and renewable energy retrofits to make occupants more comfortable and save them money. Our new construction programs can find energy savings and near net zero. These measures improve can improve occupant health and safety. More importantly, lower energy burdens will empower residents to build more community wealth.

Featured stories

A group of happy people sit around a picnic table and clink beer bottles together

Healthy and affordable housing should be available to everyone.

Professional electrician performing an installation in a residence

It can be easier and more cost-effective to build all-electric in new constructions.

Lee Ringo points out damage caused by a leaking skylight

Read about how the residents of Pembroke Township are passionate about building an affordable clean energy future for their community

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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November 30, 2023

Simple duct and air leakage test for new manufactured homes

A simple protocol being developed by experienced field practitioners allows installers and inspectors to identify significant envelope and duct leakage issues so they can be fixed before they lead to occupant comfort complaints.
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September 28, 2022

Slipstream Board Member Peter Kilde's West CAP among companies honored with national affordable housing award

West CAP, for which Slipstream Board Member Peter Kilde serves as Executive Director, was among the companies honored at the 28th Annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards (Edson Awards).
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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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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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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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March 17, 2022

Increasing energy efficiency in manufactured homes

Manufactured homeowners struggle to find equitable finance solutions and qualified contractors to make critical home repairs.
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March 17, 2022

Critical repairs for manufactured homes and single-family home rehabilitation: Slipstream to begin two new projects for Ramsey County, Minnesota

Slipstream's new projects will help suburban Ramsey County improve resiliency and invest in its residents.
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December 1, 2021

2020 Innovations: On-bill financing brings energy-efficient upgrades to rural homes

Scaling energy efficiency means making programs more equitable.
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October 29, 2021

Look out below: A story from the front lines of manufactured home weatherization

In February 2020, Bob Pfeiffer and I trained a new implementation subcontractor for a manufactured housing pilot with a major Midwestern utility.
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