Designing & Protecting the Future


BUILDING PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS ROOTED IN DATA, UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERTISE

At CR-BPS, we bring together architecture, building science, and facility & site asset management to help organizations create buildings that perform better, use resources responsibly and support the people and purposes they serve.

TALK TO AN EXPERT
BUILDING PERFORMANCE,
FROM A WHOLE-BUILDING PERSPECTIVE

We connect the pieces that make buildings work.

Buildings are interconnected systems. Our multidisciplinary team combines design, building
science,
facility management and mechanical expertise to understand how those systems perform together and how to improve them.

OUR BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARD

Performance is more than energy efficiency

✓ Energy Efficient:

Buildings should save and conserve energy.

✓ Environmentally Responsible:

Buildings should be ecologically prudent.

✓ Functionally Capable:

Buildings must do the job they are intended to do.

✓ Unique:

Buildings should be well designed and reflect the people and purposes they serve.

HOW WE APPROACH BUILDING PERFORMANCE


From understanding the challenge to delivering lasting solutions.

 

We bring together research, design, technical expertise and collaboration to create solutions that work for our clients, their buildings and the environment.

→ Plan – Research and Expertise
Conclusions are possible when data is available.
By asking the right questions, identifying potential issues, and continually increasing our knowledge of building performance best practices, we create solutions that address existing problems and prevent future inefficiencies.

→ Design – Architecture and Vision
Capturing who you are and where you’re going and leveraging our capacity accordingly.
With expertise in the fundamentals of architecture and the essentials of building efficiency, our process for creating space leverages our own expertise while underscoring our customers’ uniqueness, so that the final product exceeds standards for both a building’s design and its performance.

→ Build – Strategy and Precision
What’s right for you? What’s right for the planet?
The decisions made and the solutions deployed for diagnosing problems and designing space are both creative and pragmatic, grounded in what’s right for you and in what’s efficiently and environmentally responsible.

→ Last – Performance and Collaboration
Our always-expanding expertise reduces your carbon footprint.
When we work together, our expertise becomes your expertise and our commitment to environmentally-conscious, customer-facing solutions keeps your needs front and center, even long after your project is completed. Our solutions last because our relationships last.

Our Belief

Performance is the outcome of planning.

Our Pursuit

Expanding our expertise. Reducing your footprint.

Our Commitment

Solving old problems and preventing new ones.

Our Loyalty

Preserving our planet. Engaging our partners. Leading our industry.

OUR HISTORY

A history of evolving expertise, partnerships, and building performance work.

Nancy Schultz purchases Compass Rose Consulting in December 2010

2010

Nancy Schultz purchases Compass Rose Consulting in December 2010.

Compass Rose Consulting Inc started in 2010, First Logo

2010

Compass Rose Consulting Inc started in 2010.

Became Certified Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) | CR-Building Performance Specialists

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.

Isabella Eco-Home Experiment Station, Isabella, MN | CR-BPS

2010

Isabella Eco Home, CR-BPS’s experiment station project becomes both LEED Platinum Certified and Passive Building Certified.

Chad Kraemer joined CR-Building Performance Specialists In 2011

2011

Chad Kraemer joined CR-BPS.

Renaming of Company to CR-Building Performance Specialists

2012

Renaming of Company to CR-Building Performance Specialists

Certified B Corporation Black Logo | 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.

Audited B Impact Assessment Score - Building Performance Solutions

2014

Audited B Corp Impact Assessment Score: 102.8

Chad Rykal, CPHC Principal and Owner At CR-Building Performance Specialists

2015

Chad Rykal joined the team in 2015.

Audited B Impact Assessment Score - Building Performance Solutions

2016

Audited B Corp Impact Assessment Score: 92.0

Lucas joined CR-Building Performance Specialists as intern, full time in 2018. EIT in 2020

2016

Lucas joined CR-BPS as intern, full time in 2018. EIT in 2020, PE (Pending), March 2021 Started offering HVAC Design Services.

CR-Building Performance Specialist becomes a legal “General Benefits Corporation” in the state of MN

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.

Mike K joined CR-BPS in 2018 after 43 year career in consulting civil engineering

2018

Mike K joined CR-BPS in 2018 after 43 year career in consulting civil engineering.

Audited B Impact Assessment Score - Building Performance Solutions

2019

Audited B Corp Impact Assessment Score: 93.9

Business Status Analysis Report - Performance Architecture

2019

Change from Incorporated Legal Status to General Business Corporation Status.

Black and White Covid Image

2020

COVID Strikes – Reduced hours kept all employees working through the worst of the pandemic downturn.

Chad Rykal, CPHC Principal and Owner At CR-Building Performance Specialists

2020

Chad Rykal becomes Partner in CR-BPS.

Kaija Roy - Facility Assessor and Energy Specialist at CR-Building Performance Specialists

2020

Kaija joined CR-BPS in August of 2020.

Garrett Klemish - Project Designer and BIM Specialist at CR-Building Performance Specialists

2022

Garrett joined CR-BPS April 2022.

Audited B Impact Assessment Score - Building Performance Solutions

2023

Audited B Corp Impact Assessment Score: 118.6

First Company Get-Together in Montana | CR-Building Performance Specialists

2023

First Company Get-Together in Montana.

Mike LeBeau

2025

Mike LeBeau joined CR-BPS in January of 2025

David Gray

2025

David Gray joined CR-BPS in May of 2025

Vadim Brukhis

2025

Vadim Brukhis joined CR-BPS in August of 2025

CR-BPS team harvested 769 pounds of food

2025

In September, CR-BPS harvested 769 pounds of food from the Bemidji Food Shelf gardens during a volunteer shift.

Careers

Bring your skills and perspective to work that improves the built environment.

At CR-BPS, our team is what makes our inspiring work possible. The uniqueness of our vision and the scope of our abilities means that our people need both the right skills and the same passions. Because of this, we’re always ready to have a conversation with somebody with that unique blend of ability and attention; of passion and prowess.

VIEW ALL CAREERS
CERTIFICATIONS & ACCREDITATIONS

Credentials, certifications and partnerships that support the work we do.

CR-BPS is accredited through the University of Wisconsin as a Building Enclosure Commissioning Process Provider (BECxP) and Commissioning Authority + Building Enclosure (CxA+BE).

As a certified B-Corp corporation, our company has consistently met exceedingly high standards for social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
The Central Certification Program (CERT)
MN Budget & Management SWIFT WBE-TG Vendor Number 0000271354
Minnesota Unified Certification Program (MNUCP)
Milwaukee County DBE
State of Wisconsin WBE WI-9060-WBE
City of Minneapolis Target Market Program

Ready to Talk About What's Next?

Let's talk about your building, your goals, and what's next.

START A CONVERSATION