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Energy security dialogue at the OSCE forum
Sunna Björg Reynisdóttir, project manager at EFLA Consulting Engineers attended the OSCE Economic and Environmental forum that took place in Prague on 11-13 of september.
Read moreEFLA's lecture at bridge and structural conference
EFLA Consulting Engineers will participate in the international conference, IABSE, that takes place in New York this week. Magnús Arason, bridge engineer, will be presenting two recent EFLA's bridge projects.
Read moreGeotechnical engineering at ECSMGE 2019
The international European conference on soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering takes place in Reykjavík 1st - 6th of September 2019. The theme is Geotechnical Engineering, foundation of the future. EFLA Consulting Engineers provides professional consulting on the full spectrum of geotechnical engineering and geology and environmental concerns above and below ground, urban and rural planning, nature protection.
Read moreGeothermal floating pools
Vök Baths, newest geothermal destination, and tourist attraction in the East part of Iceland have opened. The destination main landmarks are warm pools that float by the lake's shore. This beautiful area also includes an outdoor pool bar, a steam bath, and a restaurant. EFLA was responsible for all the engineering design of the facilities.
Read moreAward winning project – The Retreat at Blue Lagoon
In April 2018, The Blue Lagoon Iceland opened its impressive hotel and spa. The place has received noteworthy recognition and received numerous awards for architecture, design and service. EFLA has collaborated with The Blue Lagoon for a long time and was responsible for the engineering design at the hotel and spa.
Read moreTwo winning sustainable building proposals
Winning proposals in the C40 international competition for sustainable and environmentally friendly buildings were announced last week. EFLA, together with its collaborators, had proposals for two plots in Reykjavík (Ártún and Lágmúli) that won in the competition.
Read moreOutstanding lighting design rewarded
The annual Lighting Design Awards, took place in London, Thursday 16th May. The talented team at KSLD | EFLA Lighting Design received two prestigious awards at the ceremony, for the lighting design at The Lava Tunnel, Raufarhólshellir, Iceland, and Natalie Redford, lighting designer, was honoured as one of the "40under40 Class of 2019".
Read moreFramework agreement in Norway
EFLA has signed a famework agreegment with the department of urban development in the Oslo city council. In collaboration with five other companies, EFLA will provide the council solutions that improves the urban environment in Oslo.
Read more‘40under40' talented lighting designers announced
Each year, internationally renowned Lighting magazine rewards forty of the most talented and promising lighting designers from across the industry with the title ‘40under40'. This year, Natalie Redford, Associate Director at KSLD | EFLA Lighting Design has been selected as one of the class of 2019, receiving her trophy at the Lighting Design Awards ceremony in London on Thursday 16 May.
Read moreInternational symposium on mitigation measures against snow avalanches
EFLA Consulting Engineers participated in a symposium on mitigation measures against snow avalanches and other rapid gravity mass flows. The conference took place in Siglufjörður, small community in North Iceland, from 3rd to 5th of April.
EFLA acquires an engineering consulting firm in Poland
EFLA Consulting Engineers has finalised the acquisition of the Polish firm Ispol Projekt. Ispol specialises in general preparation and design of energy transmission lines and substations. That includes overhead power lines, underground cables and fiber optic cables as well as high voltage equipment.
Read moreLife cycle assessment of the Icelandic transmission system
EFLA Consulting Engineers has performed a life cycle impact assessment of the Icelandic electrical transmission system. The assessment was carried out for Landsnet, the Icelandic transmission system operator, comprising the network's overhead lines, underground cables and substations. The system's carbon footprint is 0.9 g CO2-eq. per transmitted kWh, of which nearly half is attributed to transmission losses.
Read moreMasters project on heat recovery in an aluminium plant
EFLA engineer, Leó Blær Haraldsson, just completed his MSc degree in mechanical engineering. His thesis reports on an interesting project, which has attracted quite a bit of attention. The project examines the possibility of utilizing the thermal energy in exhaust gas from the Alcoa Fjarðaál aluminium plant to heat water for house heating in the nearby community of Reyðarfjörður.
Read moreSeasons's Greetings from EFLA
EFLA Consulting Engineers sends you our warmest holiday greetings and best wishes for the New Year.
Read moreGrand opening of a new footbridge in Bergen, Norway
Friday the 14th December saw the opening of a new bridge for pedestrians and cyclists at Nygårdstangen in the Norwegian city of Bergen. EFLA Consulting Engineers carried out the design of the bridge for the Norwegian Road Administration, in collaboration with Studio Granda Architects.
Read moreDesign transmission line towers in Norway
A specially designed transmission line tower has been erected close to tourist destination Kjerag in Rogaland, Norway. EFLA in cooperation with industrial designer Eva Widenoja designed the towers that have attracted considerable attention.
EFLA wins Darc Awards for The Lava Tunnel
EFLA was awarded first prize in the prestigious international lighting design competition, The Darc Awards 2018, for Best Landscape Lighting Scheme at The Lava Tunnel. In total, 24 international projects, were nominated in the category. This is EFLA's second Darc Awards.
Women leaders met in Reykjavík
The Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL) was held in Reykjavík 26th – 28th of November 2018. EFLA Consulting Engineers is a proud sponsor and participated in the conference.
Flagship Norwegian bridge project progressing
The last weekend in October saw the successful erection of the steel structure for the main span of the new bridge at the Ullevaal Stadium junction in Oslo, Norway. The bridge is for pedestrians and cyclists and its engineering design is done by EFLA Consulting Engineers. The mounting of the main span is a key mission in the bridge construction project, which is gaining international interest.
Award for outstanding achievement in social responsibility
EFLA has been granted an award for outstanding performance in social responsibility. Furthermore EFLA was also ranked among the top 0.25% of the strongest companies in Iceland for financial strength and stability, for the eight year in a row.
Read moreKSLD and EFLA joins forces
We are proud to announce that KSLD has joined EFLA Consulting Engineers with effect, 15 November 2018; KSLD becoming the EFLA Lighting Design Division.
Read moreEFLA shortlisted for Darc Awards 2018
EFLA at international hydropower conference
EFLA and collaborators in hydropower consultancy participated at the annual Hydropower & Dams conference that took place in Gdansk, Poland, last week. The purpose was to elucidate the Icelandic expertise in planning and designing hydropower plants worldwide.
Read moreEFLA participates at the Arctic Circle Assembly
EFLA is among 2000 participants from 60 countries attending the Arctic Circle Assembly and will organize a breakout session discussing the sustainable growth of aquaculture.
Read moreDeveloping 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.
Read moreA safe first day of school thanks to a new pedestrian bridge
The pupils of Bryn Primary School in the eastern part of Oslo can now finally safely cross the heavily trafficked E6 on their way to school using a new pedestrian bridge. EFLA did the engineering and planning of the building phase of the bridge project, which was completed in record time.
Read moreUtilizing low-geothermal heat with latest technology
At Flúðir, small community in southern Iceland, a new low temperature geothermal plant is rising. The power plant uses new operating system for the utilization of geothermal heat to produce electricity. EFLA is the main consultant in the project and is responsible for designing the piping system, and all subjects related to the geothermal aspect.
Read moreFabrication of a New Steel Cycle and Footbridge by Ullevaal Stadium in Norway
A new steel box girder pedestrian bridge is being fabricated and will be erected by Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo.
Read moreThe First Phase of a New Cycle and Footbridge Completed
A new cycle and footbridge over Breiðholtsbraut highway, in Reykjavík, is underway. Recently, the bridge´s superstructure was cast that completed the first phase of construction.
Read moreEFLA partners up with Fiix
EFLA has signed an affiliate partner agreement with the Canadian software developer Fiix Inc. and offers now software solutions for maintenance in all shapes and sizes.
Read moreNew bridge lifted into place
A new steel bridge, a 72 m long cycle- and footbridge weighing 155 tons was lifted into place at Nygårdstangen in Bergen on the 3rd of May subsequent to being shipped from Poland where it was assembled.
Read moreÞeistareykjavirkjun - geothermal power plant starts operation
Landsvirkjun has finished the construction of a 90 MWe geothermal power plant at Þeistareykir in the north-eastern part of Iceland. EFLA Consulting Engineers were responsible for the supervision of the construction of the powerhouse, all steel structures and electrical installations.
Read moreEFLA at Iceland Geothermal Conference 2018
The 4th international Iceland Geothermal Conference takes place in Iceland on the 24th – 26th of April. The conference is held by the Icelandic Geothermal Cluster that EFLA Consulting Engineers is a part of. It's intention is to be a platform for the geothermal industry and project developers to gather and share views on how to improve the business environment for geothermal projects.
Read moreInternational Acoustics Conference
BNAM, Baltic Nordic Acoustics Meeting, is an acoustics conference that will take place from 15th to 18th. of April in Harpa, Reykjavík. The conference program consists of key-note lectures, invited and contributed papers in structured parallel sessions, and exhibition. EFLA is among exhibitors and will carry out a lecture.
Read moreOne of the strongest companies in Iceland
EFLA has been awarded as one of Iceland‘s strongest companies and in fact this is the 8th year in a row that EFLA receives these prestige awards. Creditinfo, a leading local credit information provider, completes a detailed analysis every year which displays Icelandic companies that achieved top marks in its strength and stability assessments.
Read moreEvaluating the wind energy potential in Iceland
In recent years EFLA Consulting Engineers has worked on numerous wind energy related projects in Iceland. That includes wind energy assessments, from feasibility assessment to construction, grid connection and operation.
Read moreSeason's greetings
EFLA Consulting Engineers sends you a warm season's greetings and best wishes for a happy new year. EFLA's opening hours during the holiday can be found below.
Read moreÞeistareykjavirkjun - Official startup of Landsvirkjun's new geothermal power plant
The official startup of the first unit of the 2x45 MW power plant was on November 17th while the second unit is scheduled to go online in April 2018.
Read moreConstruction of a new bridge for pedestrians and cyclists at Ullevaal
EFLA Consulting Engineers have carried out the tender design of a new bridge for pedestrians and cyclists at the Ullevaal National Stadium in Oslo. Construction works on site began in the first week of November.
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