Onboarding & Training Made Easy

with Learning Edge

You know that an efficient onboarding process and on-going training improves employee success and retention, but training programs can be…

  • Expensive and difficult to put together
  • Boring and not engaging to your team
  • Time consuming to implement and execute

You need affordable, efficient training that gets new employees onboarded quickly, increased confidence, excited to get to work, while providing on-going training for your entire team.

That’s why we created Learning Edge!

Learning Edge, LLC, led by President Daran Wastchak, specializes in residential energy efficiency training and building science consulting. Our services aim to enhance understanding of energy-efficient building design, construction, and compliance with energy codes. 

We’ve made it easy for teams to incorporate our programs into their training and onboarding process.

Here’s how it works! 

Meet with Sandra Klinski, our Director of Strategic Partnerships, to discuss your training needs.

Receive a customized training plan designed to help you achieve your training outcomes.

Get started with an implementation call to get your entire team access to their training.

It’s that easy!

It’s that easy!

Book a Call to Get Started

Meet Your Trainer

Daran Wastchak, president of Learning Edge, LLC, has dedicated over 25 years to advancing energy-efficient building practices. Based in Phoenix, he has resolved countless home energy issues, from high utility bills to poor indoor air quality, while training thousands in energy efficiency and building science. As a pioneer in EPA’s ENERGY STAR for Homes program, Daran's impact spans over 67,000 certified homes. With a PhD in Public Administration from ASU, he’s also a published author, speaker, and respected leader in energy policy and sustainable construction.

Meet Your Trainer

Daran Wastchak, president of Learning Edge, LLC, has dedicated over 25 years to advancing energy-efficient building practices. Based in Phoenix, he has resolved countless home energy issues, from high utility bills to poor indoor air quality, while training thousands in energy efficiency and building science. As a pioneer in EPA’s ENERGY STAR for Homes program, Daran's impact spans over 67,000 certified homes. With a PhD in Public Administration from ASU, he’s also a published author, speaker, and respected leader in energy policy and sustainable construction.

The Learning Edge Method

 

We have a variety of training programs with entertaining and engaging classes designed to help your team members improve their skills.

 

High Performance Home Master Class Series

This 6-session comprehensive training program will build your team’s knowledge of building science and energy efficiency for homes. Throughout the sessions, they will learn:

  • The basics of building science, helping you to become more expert in your knowledge of how buildings work "as a system."
  • Building code requirements for building ducts in conditioned space, with special emphasis on "unvented attics."
  • Key elements of the IECC and IRC, so you can be confident in designing, building, and inspecting to the code's requirements.
  • What you need to include in a home to maximize energy efficiency, durability, performance, and comfort for the homeowner.

Plus, this program includes CEUs through ASHI, BPI, ICC, and RESNET upon completion!

Training sessions include:

  • Success with ENERGY STAR
  • NextGen & Zero Energy Ready Homes
  • Water Efficiency & the Water-Energy Nexus
  • Energy Code Mastery (IECC 2024)
  • Success with Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Construction (Part 1)
  • Product Showcase
  • Learning Edge Live

Choose between our Webinars or On Demand training—whichever works best for your team!

Book a Call to Get Started

Reviews From Our Students

Scrolling Testimonials

"Daran can take complex information and break it down for easy understanding plus he is a master at presenting, keeping your attention, and providing quality up-to-date information."

- Frances A Miller, HomeSmart

"Daran has a knowledge base that is both broad and deep and presents the material in a very accessible way."

- Jim Pitts, Pima County Development Services

"Daran always brings fresh, up-to-date information to his classes. I always learn something new."

- Kim Elliott, ICF

"Classes with Daran are always a pleasant learning experience! I enjoy the way the presentations flow; each topic is covered for an adequate amount of time and questions asked are always thoroughly answered."

- Abigail Burson, Capitol Light

"Daran brings an outstanding amount of experience and knowledge to the subject matter and includes lots of real-world examples. He's an outstanding presenter—clear, concise, easy to understand."

- Tom Abraham, Fulton Homes Corporation

"Daran's classes are like loose fill insulation, they fill in all the knowledge gaps and voids about heat flow and thermal efficiency. I highly recommend taking these classes more than once."

- Mike Billingsley, Arizona Pipe Trades Apprenticeship

"Daran always brings fresh, up-to-date information to his classes. I always learn something new."

- Kim Elliott, ICF

"Daran brings an outstanding amount of experience and knowledge to the subject matter and includes lots of real-world examples. He's an outstanding presenter—clear, concise, easy to understand."

- Tom Abraham, Fulton Homes Corporation

"Daran has a knowledge base that is both broad and deep and presents the material in a very accessible way."

- Jim Pitts, Pima County Development Services

"Classes with Daran are always a pleasant learning experience! I enjoy the way the presentations flow; each topic is covered for an adequate amount of time and questions asked are always thoroughly answered."

- Abigail Burson, Capitol Light

"Daran's classes are like loose fill insulation, they fill in all the knowledge gaps and voids about heat flow and thermal efficiency. I highly recommend taking these classes more than once."

- Mike Billingsley, Arizona Pipe Trades Apprenticeship

"Daran can take complex information and break it down for easy understanding plus he is a master at presenting, keeping your attention, and providing quality up-to-date information."

- Frances A Miller, HomeSmart

"Classes with Daran are always a pleasant learning experience! I enjoy the way the presentations flow; each topic is covered for an adequate amount of time and questions asked are always thoroughly answered."

- Abigail Burson, Capitol Light

"Daran's classes are like loose fill insulation, they fill in all the knowledge gaps and voids about heat flow and thermal efficiency. I highly recommend taking these classes more than once."

- Mike Billingsley, Arizona Pipe Trades Apprenticeship

"Daran always brings fresh, up-to-date information to his classes. I always learn something new."

- Kim Elliott, ICF

"Daran can take complex information and break it down for easy understanding plus he is a master at presenting, keeping your attention, and providing quality up-to-date information."

- Frances A Miller, HomeSmart

"Daran has a knowledge base that is both broad and deep and presents the material in a very accessible way."

- Jim Pitts, Pima County Development Services

"Daran brings an outstanding amount of experience and knowledge to the subject matter and includes lots of real-world examples. He's an outstanding presenter—clear, concise, easy to understand."

- Tom Abraham, Fulton Homes Corporation