Dan Wildenhaus
Company name: Center for Energy and Environment
Position: Senior Technical Manager

As a Technical Advisor, trainer, and consultant for residential, multifamily, and small business programs, Dan has become completely immersed in the discussion of what is required to create High-Performance Buildings and the technologies that operate within them. After completing his bachelor’s degree at the Evergreen State College, with a focus on Energy Studies, Dan has developed over 29 years of experience, 15 of them working directly for a contractor, performing energy audits and Ratings, weatherization and HVAC repairs, consulting, and analysis for private clients in both New Construction and the existing buildings market. Almost 15 years ago, Dan transitioned to the consulting side of the business, working with program implementation companies and finding a home at the Center for Energy and Environment. Dan currently provides Decarbonization and HVAC consultation, technical management, market channel development, and training and presentation services for a variety of programs across the country.

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Using the Socratic Method to Meet Trainees Where They’re At
We’ve all probably been in this situation before (maybe in both people’s shoes at different points of our careers): A technician is on the job with their apprentice. The technician tells the apprentice where the probes go on the service ports and exactly what the superheat and subcooling are.  The apprentice’s eyes glaze over, and […]
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Storing Food for Flavor and Safety
Even if you're not a market refrigeration tech, we all know that the primary function of refrigeration is to keep food cool. Easy, right? Even though food storage sounds pretty simple, there are a lot of things we should keep in mind when we think about food safety and quality. There’s a lot more to […]
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Stay On Your Game During Summer Service Calls
The summer is a season of opportunity for HVAC technicians, and by opportunity, I mean a super high volume of service calls with a greater chance of callbacks.  We’re based in Florida, so our techs have to deal with the combination of blistering heat and higher humidity. That combo can cause all sorts of problems: […]
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