A building’s performance depends on how its systems work together. Problems with moisture, air leakage, energy use, comfort or the building enclosure can affect durability, efficiency and occupant experience.
CR-BPS uses building science to investigate what is happening, understand why and identify practical solutions.
Whether you are designing a new building or dealing with problems in an existing facility, CR-BPS can help diagnose, analyze, test and verify building performance issues.
Identifying problems early can help reduce costly repairs, improve performance and support better
decisions throughout the life of the building.
From design and construction through the operation of existing buildings, we investigate building performance, identify the causes of problems and apply technical analysis to support more durable, efficient and resilient solutions.
Our ongoing quality assurance process, Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx), ensures that our clients’ requirements have been successfully achieved at the completion of each project. We implement custom BECx in the predesign phase of each project and continue through occupancy and beyond.
Our forensics and field testing services give us the ability to investigate, diagnose, solve and prevent building performance issues.
Our forensics and diagnostics services include:
To help achieve the most energy efficient, low carbon and durable building possible, our EA+C services provide a variety of operational and embodied energy use models, building enclosure inspections, and energy rating deliverables during both design and construction.
CR-BPS is certified in the following specialties:
| Type | Commercial Institutional | Residential |
|---|---|---|
| RESNET HERS Rater | X | X |
| ENERGY STAR Rater | X | X |
| ENERGY STAR Partner | X | X |
| DOE NZERH Partner | X | X |
| Phius Rater | X | X |
| Phius Verifier | X | X |
| ENERGY STAR Multifamily Rater | X | X |
| Passive House Consulting | X | X |
| LCA (Life Cycle Assessments) | X | X |
At CR-BPS, we provides a wide variety of sustainability, resiliency/adaptation, wellness, or carbon reduction rating system services. We also counsel clients in certification requirements for many of the common ratings systems such as:
From existing building investigations to new building design, CR-BPS brings building science into the process early to identify potential problems, verify performance, and support better decisions.
We diagnose, analyze, test, and verify building performance issues in both existing facilities and new designs. Addressing potential problems early can help reduce costly changes, improve performance, and support better outcomes throughout the life of a building.
CR-BPS is accredited through the University of Wisconsin College of Engineering as a Building Enclosure Commissioning Process Provider and is accredited in Commissioning Authority + Building Enclosure with the designations of BECxP and CxA+BE.
Whether you're designing a new building, dealing with an existing performance issue, or looking for ways to improve energy efficiency and durability, CR-BPS can help investigate the problem and identify a path forward.
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