Speweik Preservation Consultants, Inc.
Architecture and PlanningIllinois, United States2-10 Employees
Speweik Preservation Consultants, Inc., is a small architecture and planning firm based in Elgin, Illinois, that works with architects and building owners nationwide to preserve historic architecture. It provides pre-construction services designed to help rehabilitation projects meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. Those standards govern the rehabilitation of historic properties, covering exterior and interior aspects as well as related landscapes, sites, and any new construction, and must be applied in a manner feasible in economic and technical terms. The company also runs Historic Masonry Project Training Programs, introduced in 2010, built on an ASTM standard for certificate programs. The trainings occur at project sites with masons performing the work, and they enable owners and architects to identify qualified masons by delivering an acceptable test panel; masons must meet criteria and pass a written test to receive a project certificate. The programs emphasize qualification and oversight of masonry work in preservation projects.