building performance consulting

Catalyst Partners specializes in enhancing building performance through tailored sustainability solutions. With over 20 years of experience, they provide expert consulting, energy modeling, and certification services to developers, architects, and building owners. Their commitment to sustainability is evident in their successful projects and partnerships, driving positive environmental impact.

Catalyst Partners: Elevating Building Performance Through Sustainable Solutions

What Catalyst Partners Brings to Building Performance

Achieving your building performance goals, together. That’s the heart of Catalyst Partners. No matter who you are or where you stand in the process, Catalyst Partners can bring your sustainability goals within reach. This isn’t just talk — Catalyst Partners and Energy Studio have joined forces to push the envelope on high-performance building solutions. This partnership strengthens expertise in energy modeling, sustainability consulting, and building performance, creating a powerhouse team ready to innovate and make a real impact on the built environment.

The Main Benefits of Partnering with Catalyst Partners

Working with Catalyst Partners means tapping into tailored solutions that fit your unique project needs. Here’s a quick snapshot of what they offer:

  • Number of Projects: 0+ (a growing portfolio of success)
  • Total Square Footage Managed: 0+ (covering diverse building types)
  • Energy Incentive Awards for Clients: $0M+ (significant financial benefits)
  • B Corporation Score: 137.1 (reflecting strong commitment to social and environmental performance)

How Catalyst Partners Supports Different Stakeholders

Whether you’re a developer, building owner, architect, engineer, or construction manager, Catalyst Partners has your back. Developers get projected performance data and financial incentive strategies to make smart, long-term decisions. Building owners benefit from smarter asset management that saves time and money. Architects and engineers enjoy a partner who handles certification documentation, letting them focus on design. Construction managers receive hands-on support with documentation, calculations, and on-site testing — all to keep projects on track and aligned with client goals.

Proven Services That Drive Results

Catalyst Partners offers a suite of services designed to meet your project’s sustainability and performance needs. These include:

  • Sustainability Consulting
  • Building Certification
  • Building Performance Consulting
  • Building Performance Verification

Each service is delivered by a curated team of experts who stay with you from planning through operations, ensuring your objectives are met and documented — freeing you up to focus on what matters most.

Turning Challenges into Opportunities Since 2002

Since its founding in 2002, Catalyst Partners has built an alliance of passionate industry professionals dedicated to creating positive environmental impact, one project at a time. One of their early milestones? Co-authoring the LEED for Commercial Interior rating system with the U.S. Green Building Council. Since then, Catalyst Partners has earned global recognition for turning challenges into opportunities, leading long-term partnerships, and driving collaborations that matter.

Project Impact and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  • SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13: Climate Action

Walking the Talk: Catalyst Partners’ Commitment to Sustainability

It’s one thing to preach sustainability — it’s another to practice it. Catalyst Partners has been helping clients hit their building performance goals for over 20 years. Their own office in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serves as a living lab, testing many of the services they offer. From LEED to WELL to Net Positive Energy, they only recommend what they’ve vetted and implemented themselves. Their certifications and accomplishments speak volumes, including LEED Platinum ratings, National Wildlife Federation Certification, WELL Performance Testing Organization status, and recognition as a Best for the World, Environment B Corporation.

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