Our SABCO Team

Superheat Air Balancing is a National Balancing Council (NBC) certified firm, providing commercial HVAC TAB services. We have served engineers, architects, contractors, industry and business for the past 56 years.

Superheat Air Balancing Company Team

Our goal is to work as a team with the design professionals, building owners and other tradesmen to achieve maximum system performance on all environmental systems. Utilizing NBC/NCI Practical Standards is the key to achieving the design intent of today’s sophisticated buildings. Our technical testing and verification, coupled with repeatable readings, ensure system functionality. We work closely with other trades, thus ensuring project schedules are met. By utilizing different pre-balance checklist with other trades, Mechanicals, GC's & HVAC controls, this ensures working as a team. Working together with other trades is a critical to the success of the project.

Kenneth W. Stansell became certified by the National Balancing Council (NBC) in 2018 and became a member of ASHRAE in 2019. Superheat strives to always maintain the highest quality of work and is built on integrity and family. In fact, our up and coming 4th generation Technicians are currently working to obtain their Air Balancing Technician Certifications. These young men, Harley W. Jackson and Jason D. P'Pool, are the future of Superheat and represent our company with professionalism and skill.

Jane Powell Putnam

Co-Owner | Bookkeeper | Office Manager

Education: College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX
Certifications: Accounting & Business Management

1) Took over management of this company to provide services of: Air and Water Balancing on New Construction and Reconfigured Commercial buildings in the Houston & surrounding areas.

2) Handle direct customer contact and quality assurance

3) Responsible for hiring, scheduling of service technicians, TAB reports and System Diagrams

4) Organizing office and accounting procedures.

5) Hands on training in the field in test and balancing units to design CFM's supply and return, Chillers, Coils, and Pumps. Test for air leakage, measure temperature entering and leaving coils and chillers.

Kenneth W. Stansell

Manager | Co-Owner | NBC TAB Supervisor

Education:
HVAC Management, Air & Hydronics Balancing
Trained on Environmental Systems and Air Balancing supervisory skills and experience in the HVAC industry, Air & Hydronic balancing will be utilized.

Certifications:
Energy Management technician
NCI Certified Commercial Air Balancer #18-170-17
BC Certified Test & Balance Supervisor #18-207-03

1) Responsible for hiring, training, and scheduling of service technicians and subcontractors.

2) Handle direct customer contact and quality service

3) Completed million dollar in balancing services on new HVAC construction for:

  • Walgreen's, Atlanta Office Building, Piedmont Center, Atlanta GA
  • Exchange Security Bank, Birmingham AL
  • One Valley Square. Dallas TX
  • Commerce Union Bank, Nashville TN.
  • Amoco Building, New Orleans, LA
  • Hyatt Regency and Charleston, WV
  • Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

4) Completed million dollar in balancing services on new HVAC construction and reconstruction in Governmental facilities: Texas Dept of Corrections  100 unites, federal prisons 28 facilities. Setup and balanced labs, Hospitals, Chemical Plants, schools, and Churches.

5) Hands-on training in HVAC system troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of air conditioning, heating systems, and electronics

6) Experience in examining: HVAC Systems, AHU's Exhaust and Supply Fans, and Hydronic Systems verifying dampers are in correctly check for: fire dampers, record all name plates verifying model number, serial number, motor and sheave information.

7) Testing and balancing units to design RPM's, check rotation, measure suctions and discharge static.

8) Testing and balancing units for design CFM's supply and return, Chillers, Coils, and Pumps. Test for Air leakage, measure temperature entering and leaving coils and chillers.

Karen J. Yates

Project Estimator

1) Took  over as Project Estimator of this Company which provides service of Air and Water balancing on new construction and reconfigured commercial buildings In the Houston & surrounding areas.

2) Handle direct customer contact and quality assurance

3) Responsible for preliminary paper work and System Diagrams.

4) Hands on training in the field in test and balancing units to design CFM's supply and return, Chillers, Coils, and Pumps. Test for air leakage, measure temperature  entering and leaving coils and chillers.

Hollis A. Baugh P.E.

Professional Project Engineer

Education: Structural & Civil Engineering

Certification: Professional Engineer, Texas Licensed P.E. #67187

1) Oversees, reviews, and signs off on all reports for projects.

2) Hands on training in the field in test and balancing units to design CFM's supply and return, Chillers, Coils, and Pumps. Test for air leakage, measure temperature entering and leaving coils and chillers.

3) Has over 30 years experience in designs, prototypes, structural inspections, windstorm and provided civil design calculations.