CTL Thompson helps set engineering standards

FORT COLLINS – When there’s a new idea in the world of geotechnical engineering, the world comes to Northern Colorado to see if it works.

The Fort Collins division of the Denver-based firm CTL Thompson Inc. has become a pioneer in the field. The site is home to a testing lab for helical piers – the only lab of its kind in the world – as well as an experimental parking lot researching the benefits of pervious pavement.

Two years ago, at the urging of CTL Thompson, the International Code Council decided on building criteria for helical foundation systems, and the company…