ifu Institut für Umweltinformatik Hamburg GmbH (short: ifu Hamburg GmbH, translates as: ifu Institute for Environmental Informatics Hamburg Ltd.) is a software maker and consulting firm. We are specialized in the development of software tools and database applications in the fields of corporate environmental management and industrial ecology.

Our Competences

• Development of standard software Umberto for material flow analysis, process optimization and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
• Customizing of Umberto for special customer requirements and integration into existing IT infra structure, programming of interfaces to ERP systems and databases
• Implementation of database applications in the environmental field (e.g. LCA databases, environmental measuring data, waste data, databases for logistics, biology and meteorology).
• Simulation tools, modeling tools 
• Consulting for corporate environmental activities, material and energy flow analysis, material flow management, emissions trading.
• Support and training in all issues of industrial ecology
• Implementation of internet and intranet projects