EFLA Consulting Engineers
A general engineering and consulting company providing high quality solutions worldwide.
Projects
Raufarhólshellir – development of the lava tunnel
The project included design and assistance with development of the Raufarhólshellir cave and surrounding area for tourism. The parking lot was expanded, a service building was built together with all necessary facilities, and trails, pelts and lighting designed inside the cave.
Langjökull Ice Cave
The aim of the project was to develop the concept of a tunnel for tourists into the Icelandic glacier Langjökull, undertake all preparation and design, and manage the projects. Due to the nature of the project, great emphasis was placed on environmental and security issues.
The product of the project is an impressive tourist attraction, which has become very popular and received various awards, e.g. EFLA received the prestigious Darc Awards award for the tunnel's lighting design.
Skriðuklaustur visitor centre
Located in southeast Iceland's 12,000 km² Vatnajökull National Park, the Skriðuklaustur visitor centre serves both as a display and conference centre. Vatnajökull National Park occupies about 12% of Iceland's total landmass and is Europe's largest national park.
EFLA was commissioned to provide a range of services relating to the design of a critical range of systems used in the visitor centre's structure.
Fibre optic systems, rural area, Iceland
The project was the design of and consulting on fibre optic systems in a rural area of Fjarðabyggð in East Iceland.
Footbridge at Ullevaal stadium, Norway
EFLA, in collaboration with Brownlie Ernst and Marks Architects, has carried out the tender design of a new foot- and cycling bridge at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo.
The project also involves the design of a new layout of footways and roads, drainage and lighting systems, a landscaping scheme, new configuration of electrical and communications cabling in the area, geotechnical design, environmental studies and the auditing of existing nearby buildings.
News
Developing the Norwegian transmission system in a sustainable way
The owner and operator of the Norwegian transmission system, Statnett, has developed prototypes of new transmission towers. In order to assess the environmental impact of the towers, Statnett asked EFLA to calculate the ecological and carbon footprint from a life cycle perspective.
Read moreInternational conference about steel bridges
An international conference, the 9th International Symposium on steel bridges, was held in Prague last week. Andri Gunnarsson, construction engineer at EFLA, presented a lecture covering the design process of the new pedestrian bridge, Ullevaalskrysset, in Oslo. EFLA has carried out the conceptual and the detail design of the bridge which is under construction at the moment.
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EFLA is a general engineering and consulting company based in Iceland with international activities and consultancy around the globe. EFLA's team includes highly qualified and experienced professionals operating in a wide variety of fields whose common goal is to provide clients with the highest possible level of services and solutions, no matter the nature or scope of the project involved.
EFLA'S projects are located
all over the globe
Internationally, EFLA mainly focuses on the fields of energy transmission, transportation, geothermal energy and automation in industry.