Colorado Real Estate Journal - April 20, 2016
The University of Colorado Denver selected CTL|Thompson, a full-service geotechnical, structural, environmental and materials engineering firm, to provide geotechnical consulting services for two notable projects on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver. The firm, now in its 45th year serving Denver’s construction industry, will provide geotechnical testing and observation to support the construction of UCD’s new Wellness Center and the renovation of the campus’s North Classroom building. After the initial geotechnical investigations are complete, CTL’s award winning environmental team will monitor for any potential environmental hazards during excavation. The firm’s materials testing lab will assist when construction begins. The 95,000-square-foot, multifloor Wellness Center is planned to contain a swimming pool, basketball courts and a climbing wall, as well as a 1,500-sf wellness clinic on the first floor. It is scheduled to open in January 2018, at the beginning of the university’s spring semester. The North Classroom renovation includes a complete systems overhaul on the 29-year old building, including the roof, HVAC, electrical and plumbing; renovation of 34 classrooms, which constitute one-third of all CU Denver classroom space; and upgrades on office and laboratory spaces for three departments. The upgraded building will reopen in November 2017. CTL recently received Colorado’s top engineering honor, ACEC Colorado’s 2016 Grand Conceptor Award, for work on the Regency Athletic Complex at Metropolitan State University of Denver. “Our firm has played an integral role on many of Denver’s most notable and historic buildings,” said Marc Cleveland, vice president of CTL|Thompson. “We are honored to be chosen again, and we’re dedicated to finding the engineering solutions that lead to a highly successful project.”