Get Started with Virtual Complimentary Training
Hosted by Daran Wastchak
Each single class you sign up for includes:
- A Class Workbook
- PowerPoint Presentation Slides
- Opportunity to earn CEUs upon completion: ICC, BPI, RESNET, and ASHI
Learning Edge LIVE
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM PDT
A monthly opportunity to get answers to your most burning questions about building science, energy efficiency codes and programs as well as energy efficient products and homes.
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Water Efficiency & the Water-Energy Nexus
Thursday, October 15, 2026
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM PDT
In this class, we will consider the current state of both water conservation and efficiency, products that help to conserve water, national residential water conservation programs, and explore the important "nexus" between water efficiency and energy efficiency.
After Zoom registration, click here to purchase available CEU's: RESNET 2.5, ICC 0.25
Shared Energy Solutions with Virtual Power Plants
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM PDT
In this class, you will be learning what a "virtual power plant" (VPP) is, the role that "distributed energy resources" (DER) play in a VPP, the benefits to homeowners and home builders that participate in a VPP, and much more.
Energy Code Testing & Inspections - Webinar
Thursday, October 22, 2026
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM PDT
The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) started requiring envelope leakage (aka "blower door") testing in 2009. Since that time, more and more tests and inspections, primarily performed by third-parties, have been added. This class will explain exactly what those test and inspections are, who can do them, and what to expect from the results when it comes to complying with the code.
Short Course
Becoming a Building Science Expert (Part 1)
October 27 & 29, 2026
Register below in Zoom for the day and time that work best for your schedule. Each class will run about one hour.
Discover the fundamentals of building science and how buildings function as interconnected systems. This training equips designers, builders, and inspectors with essential knowledge to improve energy efficiency, comfort, durability, and safety in homes.
Part 1 of this class will focus on heat flow basics, diagnostic testing, define what thermal and air barriers are, and review the requirements to install insulation correctly in walls, at soffits, and in vented attics.
PV + Battery VPP Case Studies
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM PDT
In this class, you will learn the details of the contracting, financing, permitting, installation, and operation process for Daran and Devan's solar systems: one a traditional, roof mounted system, and the other a ground-mounted system.
Short Course
Becoming a Building Science Expert (Part 2)
November 3 & 5, 2026
Register below in Zoom for the day and time that work best for your schedule. Each class will run about one hour.
Discover the fundamentals of building science and how buildings function as interconnected systems. This training equips designers, builders, and inspectors with essential knowledge to improve energy efficiency, comfort, durability, and safety in homes.
Part 2 of this class will focus on the requirements to install insulation correctly in unvented attics, building tight, the importance of ventilation, room pressure balancing, and how to ensure that the building science details you've learned in this class, and other classes, are done right.
Short Course
Maximizing Performance with Unvented Attics (Part 1)
November 10 & 12, 2026
Register below in Zoom for the day and time that work best for your schedule. Each class will run about one hour.
Demystifying one of the best ways to build a residential or commercial building, including a user friendly explanation of the international building code requirements for building ducts in conditioned space, with special emphasis on "unvented attics", and what builders, architects, trade contractors and code officials need to focus on to ensure this building method is executed in a durable, safe, and efficient manner.
Part 1 of this class will provide a brief building science overview specific to attics, cover options for putting “Ducts in Conditioned Space,” provide a little history of where “cathedralized unvented” attics came from and explain why people get so excited about "unvented" attics, and lastly, ? objectively review which insulation is “the best” for cathedralized unvented attics.
Short Course
Maximizing Performance with Unvented Attics (Part 2)
November 17 & 19, 2026
Register below in Zoom for the day and time that work best for your schedule. Each class will run about one hour.
Demystifying one of the best ways to build a residential or commercial building, including a user friendly explanation of the international building code requirements for building ducts in conditioned space, with special emphasis on "unvented attics", and what builders, architects, trade contractors and code officials need to focus on to ensure this building method is executed in a durable, safe, and efficient manner.
Part 2 of this class will provide a user friendly overview of what the international building codes have to say about ducts in conditioned space, specifically the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the International Residential Code (IRC). The class concludes by answering the call to...“Just tell me what I need to do!” by providing a simplified matrix that summarizes the options for complying with the code when building cathedralized unvented attics.
Success with ENERGY STAR
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM MST
In this session, we will consider the current state of water conservation and efficiency by looking at the most popular products and programs that help to build sustainable, water-efficient homes.
After Zoom registration, click here to purchase available CEU's: RESNET 2.5
NextGen & DOE Efficient New Homes
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM MST
In this class, you will learn what it takes to earn the new "Next Gen for New Homes" label and/or make your homes DOE Efficient New Homes.
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