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Our Certifications
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Nancy Schultz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, CPHC
Principal in Charge and Owner
Chad Rykal, CPHC
Principal and Owner
Chad Kraemer, LEED AP
Vice President of Operations
Jim Larson, BECxP & CxA +BE, LEED AP
Vice President and Director of Building Science
Lucas Mason, PE
Project Engineer
Kaija Roy
Facility Assessor and Energy Specialist
Tari Rayala, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC
Director of High-Performance Architecture
Mike Kraemer, PE
Senior Civil Engineer
Garrett Klemish
Project Designer and BIM Specialist
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2010
Nancy Schultz purchases Compass Rose Consulting in December 2010.
2010
Compass Rose Consulting Inc started in 2010.
2010
Became Certified Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE), a c Metropolitan Council collaboration with Minnesota Unified Certification Program (MNUCP), in compliance with 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 26.
2010
Isabella Eco Home, CR-BPS’s experiment station project becomes both LEED Platinum Certified and Passive Building Certified.
2011
Chad Kraemer joined CR-BPS.
2012
Renaming of Company to CR-Building Performance Specialists
2014
CR-BPS becomes a B-Corp Member. B Corporation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.
2014
Audited B Corp Impact Assessment Score: 102.8
2015
Chad Rykal joined the team in 2015.
2016
Jim joined CR-BPS September 2016. Energy Star Partner 2017 & BECA 2019.
2016
Audited B Corp Impact Assessment Score: 92.0
2016
Lucas joined CR-BPS as intern, full time in 2018. EIT in 2020, PE (Pending), March 2021 Started offering HVAC Design Services.
2017
CR-Building Performance Specialist becomes a legal “General Benefits Corporation” in the state of MN –per MN Law 2014.0-C172 Minnesota Public Benefit Corporation Act.
2018
Mike K joined CR-BPS in 2018 after 43 year career in consulting civil engineering.
2019
Audited B Corp Impact Assessment Score: 93.9
2019
Change from Incorporated Legal Status to General Business Corporation Status.
2020
COVID Strikes – Reduced hours kept all employees working through the worst of the pandemic downturn.
2020
Chad Rykal becomes Partner in CR-BPS.
2020
Kaija joined CR-BPS in August of 2020.
2021
Tari joined CR-BPS August 2021.
2022
Garrett joined CR-BPS April 2022.
2023
Audited B Corp Impact Assessment Score: 118.6
2023
First Company Get-Together in Montana.
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