ConSpec Associates, Inc.

Materials consultant whose mission is "To combine technology with tradition in both methods and materials for innovative, cost effective, engineered solutions to the repair segment of the built environment." Emphasis is on preservation of existing structures with structural strengthening and aesthetic, means, methods and materials. Maintain and provide a policy of Stabilize-In-Place rather than Rip-Out-And-Replace (SIP vs. ROAR) whenever possible, to preserve both the embodied energy of the structure (GREEN) and its intrinsic characteristics. Introduce new and sometimes controversial, means, methods and materials to the specification, engineering and construction industry for the benefit of the built environment.