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
Understanding the Ventilation Puzzle
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM PDT
Designing and installing ventilation systems can be a bit of a puzzle, with many factors to consider to ensure that everything is working correctly. In this class, you will gain a fundamental and thorough understanding of ventilation for residential buildings.
Learning Edge LIVE - Special Session
ENERGY STAR for Homes Anniversary Edition
(hosted by Green Builder Media)
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT
In celebration of the 30-year anniversary of the ENERGY STAR for Homes program, don’t miss this rare opportunity to walk down memory lane, and learn about the origins of one of the most successful public-private partnership programs ever created by the federal government.
In this special edition of Learning Edge LIVE, Daran will be speaking with two of the individuals who were with him for the birth of the ENERGY STAR for Homes program thirty years ago, taking a look back at what the ENERGY STAR landscape looked like at the beginning: Sam Rashkin, formerly with the EPA, and Dr. Howard Bashford, formerly with the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University
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Success with Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Construction (Part 1)
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM PDT
A foundational understanding of how multifamily buildings work as a "system" to maximize energy efficiency, comfort, durability, and safety.
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After Zoom registration, click here to purchase available CEU's: BPI 2.5, ICC 0.25
PV + Battery VPP Case Studies
Wednesday, May 20, 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.
Success with ENERGY STAR
Thursday, July 1, 2026
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM PDT
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
Water Efficiency & the Water-Energy Nexus
Tuesday, July 14, 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
Thursday, July 16, 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.
NextGen & DOE Efficient New Homes
Thursday, August 6, 2026
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM PDT
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.
Energy Code Mastery (IECC 2024)
Thursday, September 10, 2026
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM PDT
A user-friendly look at the key elements of the latest version of the IECC released for 2024, with short detours into the new 2024 IRC, so attendees will leave feeling much more confident designing, building, and inspecting to the latest code requirements.
After Zoom registration, click here to purchase available CEU's: ICC 0.25
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