AD CULMEN™
AD CULMEN™ is the storm-record platform of Forensic Roofing Sciences LLC. It was conceived and built from the roof up by our founder, because the record owners needed did not exist. This page tells you where it came from.
It started on the roof, not in a software catalog.
AD CULMEN™ began with years of standing on roofs after storms and sitting across the table in claims. Again and again, the same thing happened: a building took a real storm, and by the time anyone asked for proof, the evidence was gone, scattered or disputed. Dates were fuzzy. Records lived in someone's inbox, or nowhere at all. Owners who had done nothing wrong were left arguing about what happened to their own roofs.
The problem was never a lack of storms. It was a lack of a record. Nobody was keeping a clean, dated, building-by-building account that an owner, a lender and an engineer could all read the same way.
So Aaron M. Forsman built it himself. Not by buying a license or relabeling someone else's tool, but by doing the work by hand, building after building, until the method was dependable enough to repeat. That method became AD CULMEN™.
The name is Latin, roughly “to the summit.” The roof is where the evidence lands first, and where it disappears fastest.
One clear storm record for every building you hold, finance or certify.
AD CULMEN™ turns a building's storm past into a document people can act on. It shows what reached the building and when, which claim windows may still be open (always verified against the policy), and what that means for the next budget. It does not decide fault or coverage, and it never claims a roof is damaged. It records the facts so the right people can make the call.
For owners
Know what your buildings have been through before a deadline passes. Plan roof capital on evidence, not guesswork, and walk into any conversation with a record already in hand.
For lenders
See storm exposure across a portfolio before you close, refinance or renew. Spot the buildings that carry unrecorded risk, and the ones that carry unclaimed value.
For engineers
Start from a documented storm history instead of reconstructing one. The record supports your judgment and never replaces it. Engineering opinions stay with you.
Conceived and built by Aaron M. Forsman. Operated by Forensic Roofing Sciences.
AD CULMEN™ is the proprietary work of Aaron M. Forsman, conceived and developed solely by him, and operated by Forensic Roofing Sciences LLC, the independent roof and building-envelope assessment firm he founded in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Our extensive team of top qualified professionals puts it to work for every client.
Independent assessment and documentation. Houses and operates AD CULMEN™.
The storm record behind every Forensic Roofing Sciences report.
Restoration and trades by our affiliated company, only if you choose it.
Questions people ask about AD CULMEN™
Is AD CULMEN a third-party product?
No. AD CULMEN™ was built in-house by Forensic Roofing Sciences LLC. It is not licensed, resold or white-labeled from another company.
Who owns AD CULMEN?
AD CULMEN™ is the proprietary work of Aaron M. Forsman, conceived and developed solely by him, and operated by Forensic Roofing Sciences LLC. It is not for sale.
Can I buy AD CULMEN as software?
No. AD CULMEN™ is not sold as a standalone product. Its storm records are delivered by the Forensic Roofing Sciences team as part of an assessment or portfolio engagement.
Do I have to hire your roofing company?
Never. Forensic Roofing Sciences LLC and Forsman Roofing Solutions LLC are affiliated companies under common ownership. A storm record does not depend on whether you hire Forsman Roofing Solutions.
How do I get a storm record for my building?
Request one at forensicroofingsciences.com/request or call (855) 349-4377.