2010
Nancy Schultz purchases Compass Rose Consulting in December 2010.
FROM A WHOLE-BUILDING PERSPECTIVE
We connect the pieces that make buildings work.
Buildings are interconnected systems. Architecture, structure, enclosure, mechanical systems, energy use, operations and occupant needs all influence how a building performs.
Our multidisciplinary approach looks at these relationships together rather than treating individual problems in isolation.
Technical expertise backed by experience, collaboration and a shared commitment to building performance.
Our multidisciplinary team brings together different areas of expertise to understand complex
building challenges and develop practical, high-performing solutions.
Nancy Schultz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, CPHC
Principal in Charge and Owner
Chad Rykal, CPHC, BECxP, CxA+BE
Principal and Owner
Chad Kraemer, LEED AP
Vice President of Operations
Lucas Mason, PE
Project Engineer
Kaija Gorick
Facility Assessor and Energy Specialist
Garrett Klemish
Project Designer and BIM Specialist
Mike LeBeau, CPHC
Senior Project Manager, CPHC
David Gray, BECxP & CxA+BE
Building Enclosure Specialist
Vadim Brukhis
Project Lead and BIM Specialist
Mike Kraemer, PE
Senior Civil Engineer
Performance is more than energy efficiency
We define building performance more broadly than energy efficiency. A high-performing building must work for its occupants, its purpose, its environment and its long-term future.
✓ 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
Understand the building and the challenge.
Data, research, assessments and existing conditions.
→ Design
Develop solutions around performance goals.
Architecture, building science and engineering.
→ Build
Turn strategy into practical solutions.
Coordination, implementation and quality.
→ Last
Measure, maintain and improve performance.
Long-term performance, operations and collaboration.
A history of evolving expertise, partnerships, and building performance work.
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
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.
2022
Garrett joined CR-BPS April 2022.
2023
Audited B Corp Impact Assessment Score: 118.6
2023
First Company Get-Together in Montana.
2025
Mike LeBeau joined CR-BPS in January of 2025
2025
David Gray joined CR-BPS in May of 2025
2025
Vadim Brukhis joined CR-BPS in August of 2025
2025
In September, CR-BPS harvested 769 pounds of food from the Bemidji Food Shelf gardens during a volunteer shift.
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
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