Structure & Facility Types: Institutional Industrial /Commercial Transit and Railroad Parking Airports Water and Wastewater Treatment Marine New Structure Preliminary and Final Design: Buildings Transit and Railroad Transportation Toll Facilities Parking Structures Water / Wastewater Treatment Facilities Dams Earth Structures/Retaining Walls Temporary Supports and Shoring Existing Structure Rehabilitation / Expansion: Preservation of Historic Structures Adaptive Reuse Partial Demolition Underpinning Inspections and Condition Investigations: Buildings Tunnels Elevated Structures Confined Spaces Asbestos-contaminated Areas Dams (Stone Arch Bridge Repair Washington Lane Bridge) (Green Lane Reservoir Dam; 4.4 Billion Gallons of Water and 870 Acres.) Structural engineering is the science and art of designing and making, with economy and elegance, buildings, bridges, frameworks and other similar structures so that they can safely resist the forces to which they may be subjected. At Czop/Specter, Inc. we understand that each structure requires individualized design elements and site requirements. From artistic effects of the building design, to natures forces, to subsurface supports and tunnels, Czop/Specter's design team of experienced professionals have the expertise to give our clients the reassurance that each project is structurally safe and sound. Our client's projects include office/public buildings, parking garages, airports, bridges, dams, sports complexes, hotels, marinas, and railroads. Czop/Specter also provides forensic services to determine the extent and cause of damages sustained to these structures due to extraordinary forces or circumstances. These situations may be caused by hurricanes, aviation and marine accidents, tornados, and floods to name a few. At Czop/Specter we have on hand a world class team of rapid response inspection professionals to assess and document each case. We provide precise engineering services for a wide variety of structures. Our experience and capabilities ensure our clients that we will be able to fulfill structural needs for projects involving new construction or rehabilitation of existing structures using innovative, safe and economical solutions. Our team members have worked with a wide variety of construction materials including concrete, steel, masonry, timber, aluminum, and fiberglass, as well as state-of-the-art materials such as carbon fiber composites. We are well versed in using green design techniques including LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and BMPs (Best Management Practices) principles including the use of recycled materials in construction.