Install. Configure. Commission.
Remove and install HVAC equipment, assemble test configurations, integrate ducts and hydronics, and bring systems into operation.
CENTRAL VALLEY RESEARCH HOMES · STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA
Twelve years in
the research homes.
Continuous field involvement across generations of heat pumps, experimental configurations, monitoring systems, and research questions.
From installation
to daily data review.
Mike’s CVRH role is grounded in sustained responsibility for making the field experiments work. It includes HVAC demolition and installation, commissioning, monitoring and control systems, site condition, troubleshooting, experiment documentation, and report development.
From 2015 through 2019, he worked as a key member of the installation and commissioning team. Since 2019, he has served as the primary contractor for project tasks, with responsibilities extending across all four research sites.
His ongoing work connects weekly research-team decisions, daily data review, field observations, and technical reporting. That continuity preserves the context behind the measurements.
THE FIELD RESPONSIBILITY
A complete chain of work.
Instrument. Maintain. Investigate.
Install and maintain monitoring and control systems, diagnose operating problems, and maintain site readiness throughout the research season.
Review. Document. Report.
Review daily plots, record field events, participate in weekly meetings, contribute technical interpretation, and develop clear project reports.
RESEARCH OVER MANY SEASONS
How systems perform.
Why the details matter.
Select a research area to explore the practical questions behind the work.
Installed performance across changing loads.
Field comparisons of variable-capacity and fixed-capacity systems connect equipment behavior to heating and cooling loads, operating conditions, distribution, and delivered comfort.
FROM THE HOMES TO THE INDUSTRY
Research that becomes
practical guidance.
Mike coauthored the Residential Variable Capacity Heat Pump Best Practices Guide, bringing field lessons into recommendations for equipment selection, installation, and commissioning.
His CVRH research and reporting also cover refrigerant charge, thermostat operation, duct losses, heat-pump distribution efficiency, and air-to-water systems. The work ties specific measurements to questions designers, installers, and utility programs need to answer.
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