Water – our life-giving resource

Ensuring an adequate water supply is one of the biggest challenges the world faces in the 21st century. In our Water & Infrastructure business sector, we work on projects that focus on sustainable use of this valuable resource.

Examples of these include the construction of infrastructure for water treatment and supply or for desalination of seawater, which are some of the many fields in which our experts enjoy an excellent global reputation as expert advisors. Fichtner’s technical, economic and ecological expertise is highly sought after, not only in the areas of wastewater treatment, hydraulic engineering and flood control, but also in transportation and civil engineering as well as mining and geotechnics.

Fichtner is a highly respected specialist for prospective clients looking to establish a supply of clean water or build robust infrastructure.

INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

  • Water resources framework planning
  • Watercourse management and protection
  • Hydraulic engineering and flood control


WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION

  • Drinking water purification plants
  • Water supply and sewer networks
  • Long-distance water pipelines
  • Wastewater/sewage treatment plants
  • Wastewater reuse


SEAWATER DESALINATION

  • Multiple-effect distillation (MED)
  • Multi-stage flash distillation (MSF)
  • Reverse osmosis (RO)
  • Hybrid plants
  • Integration of regenerative energies


ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 

  • Power plants
  • Administration buildings
  • Commercial and industrial buildings
  • Warehouses and logistics centers
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM)
  • Fire protection

CIVIL ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURAL PLANNING

  • Civil structures
  • Concrete and steelwork structures
  • Tank construction and silos
  • Prefabricated structures


TRANSPORTATION

  • Roads and rail systems
  • Waterways and ports
  • Bridges and tunnels
  • Airports


MINING AND MINERALS

  • Mineral economics and raw materials geology
  • Mine planning
  • Mine rehabilitation and post-mining landscapes


GEOTECHNICS

  • Foundation soil assessment and soil 
    mechanics (lab)
  • Geotechnical appraisals
  • Hydrogeological models
  • Onshore and offshore foundations
  • Pile dynamics and trial loadings