Innovations

Innovative Thinking

As demonstrated by the company founders from the very start, ILF has always placed great importance on innovative solutions. ILF understands and promotes innovation both in connection with ILF’s technical solutions, materials, and work steps as well as in its own work processes and tools.

Although ILF is not a research institute, it partners with universities and public and private entities to participate in well selected research projects in different sectors. Furthermore, ILF is actively involved in various working groups to develop new guidelines and concepts.

A revolution in reporting

For the project, this constitutes a new standard of quality assurance, which has been implemented for the first time with such professionalism and which will be a yardstick for future projects.

Computational Design for Infrastructure projects

ILF tunneling experts used CD to create optimized tunnel profile designs for the creation of building information modeling (BIM) models of tunnels based on real-world tunnel projects.

Earthquake Recovery for Papua New Guinea

In 2018, a M7.5 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea. ILF responded quickly, supporting the Operator’s ground staff to assess the damage via overnight design verification during the weeks immediately following the earthquake.

GeoTool

The companies Dibit Measuring Technique (Dibit Messtechnik GmbH) and ILF jointly developed the software “GeoTool” during construction of the 2nd tube of the Perjen Tunnel between 2017 and 2018.

Engineering Sustainable Hydropower Business Cases

RenRisk identifies the best possible project option optimizing technical, economic and risk aspects simultaneously, creating certainty for all involved stakeholders.

The World’s First Crude Oil Pipeline Power Plant

In September 2018, the Taimeralm Energy Recovery Station, the World’s First Crude Oil Pipeline Power Plant, was opened.

Concept for decentralized hydrogen production

An innovative concept for the decentralized production of hydrogen for the transport sector as well as for special applications.

Start-up contest and event for the construction and real estate industry

ILF gives further impetus to digitalization

alpS Research Project* AdaptInfra

A research project for the adaptation of critical infrastructures to the consequences of climate change in mountain regions

alpS Research Projects* A2.3, 1.3AC and ProMM

A research project for the process analysis, monitoring and modelling of deep-seated landslides in the Alps

alpS Research Project* HydroX

A research project for the investigation of the effect of hydropower plants during heavy rainfalls that are a consequence of climate change in alpine valleys

Renewable Energy Desalination

A pilot plant to research and develop energy-efficient, cost-competitive desalination technologies

Tunnel Risk Model (TuRisMo)

A performance based approach to road tunnel safety

RAINEX

Risk-based approach to protect land transport infrastructure against extreme rainfall

Mobile Construction Pit

A patented device for the better and faster construction of cut-and-cover tunnels