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2022 Criterium Engineers Enterprise Award

Criterium-Schimnowski Engineers are recipients of the 2022 Enterprise Award. This award recognizes 25% or more growth in the span of one year. Criterium-Schimnowski Engineers achieved 39% growth between July 2021 through July 2022.    The award was presented by David Leopold, Criterium Engineers President, during closing ceremonies for the multiday 2022 Criterium Engineers Conference, a virtual….

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Which Type of CRE Building Inspection Do You Need?

Commercial Building Inspection (CBI) or Property Condition Assessment (PCA) Large corporations, real estate investment trusts, and individual investors purchase commercial real estate (CRE). As part of the pre-purchase due diligence process—often required by lenders—Criterium-Schimnowski Engineers offers two key types of commercial building pre-purchase inspections to guide our clients through that process. Not only are these….

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2021 Criterium Engineers Affiliate Office of the Year

Paul and Melissa Schimnowski of Criterium-Schimnowski Engineers are recipients of the Criterium Engineers Affiliate Office of the Year award for 2021, as well as recognition for 10 years of service as part of the Criterium Engineers organization. The prestigious award was presented by David Leopold, Criterium Engineers President, during closing ceremonies for the multiday 2021 Criterium Engineers Conference,….

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Criterium-Schimnowski Engineers Earns 2020 Angie’s List Super Service Award

Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service St. Paul, MN Jan 25, 2021 – Criterium-Schimnowski Engineers is proud to announce that it has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award (SSA). This award honors service professionals who have maintained exceptional service ratings and reviews on Angie’s List in 2020…..

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Our Two Passions: Buildings and Clients

At Criterium-Schimnowski Engineers, we have two passions: analyzing buildings and serving our clients. We use our technical knowledge and experience with buildings to solve problems for our clients. Our licensed, Professional Engineers and other professionals engage directly with our clients as well as with their buildings.  Client contact is an essential part of our practice, and it….

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Does your home make strange sounds?

While everyone hears strange noises in their homes, rest assured they might not all be in your head! If you hear footsteps, we can’t help with that! If you hear a strange buzzing noise, perhaps caused by insects or a busy pet. We can’t help with these either! However, if you hear snapping or popping sounds,….

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The Orange Triangle in Our Logo and History of Our Name

Criterium Engineers was founded in the days when building plans were meticulously designed and drawn by hand. The dedicated engineer’s talisman—the plastic drafting triangle—could once be found on almost every drawing table in our offices. And while a clear plastic triangle might easily be lost on piles of white paper, bright orange drafting triangles always….

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Why can’t we build a perfect house?

The operative word here is “WE”.  We can’t build a perfect house because WE are human beings and human beings are not perfect.  And, of course, there is the question, “Exactly what is a perfect house?”  Many people expect a perfect house, whether buying a brand-new house or a used house.  That expectation only brings….

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Criterium-Schimnowski Engineers Earns 2019 Angie’s List Super Service Award

Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service Criterium-Schimnowski Engineers is proud to announce that it has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award (SSA). This award honors service professionals who have maintained exceptional service ratings and reviews on Angie’s List in 2019. “Service pros that receive our Angie’s List….

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Is Your Building Breathing? Why Building Ventilation is Critical

If you are planning for a re-roofing project, this is a reminder that the project will not be a success without an in-depth consideration being given to the condition of the building ventilation under the roof. Inadequate attic venting will cause ice dams; energy loss; and moisture damage to the roof structure. Too often roof….

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