Are you investing in the right assets at the right time?
Asset management and investment planning
We structure asset management processes and investment planning, from goal-setting through monitoring to intervention programs.
Better decisions for critical infrastructure.
We bring research-grade methods to the governance, risk assessment and planning of infrastructure networks, so that the owners of roads, railways and utilities can decide with confidence.
Talk to our expertsSectors we serve
National and regional infrastructure owners in Switzerland and abroad rely on our methods.
- Roads
- Rail
- Water
- Energy
Expertise
Six ways we improve infrastructure decisions
Every engagement starts from a question an infrastructure owner must answer, and a named, rigorous method to resolve it.
How do you integrate AI into decisions you must stand behind?
AI-integrated governance
We design governance frameworks and decision-support structures that embed emerging AI capabilities into long-term infrastructure strategies, securely and with clear accountability.
What happens when one link in your network fails?
Simulation-based stress testing
High-fidelity network models reveal systemic vulnerabilities, cascading failures and multi-hazard resilience before reality does.
Are you managing your biggest risks, or your most visible ones?
Standardized risk assessment
Rigorous, repeatable risk-screening methodologies direct attention and resources to where they matter most.
How much of your planning process could run digitally?
Digital planning optimization
We re-engineer planning workflows with spatial analysis, digital tools and BIM, for less effort and better outcomes.
What will it really cost, and when will you really know?
Reference class forecasting
Empirical forecasts built from comparable projects counter optimism bias in the appraisal of infrastructure investments, from single structures to national portfolios.
How we work
From research to decisions
Research
Methods developed and tested at leading technical universities.
Methodology
Standardized, repeatable procedures tailored to your organization.
Decisions
Recommendations you can defend before boards, auditors and the public.
Projects
Selected engagements
A sample of the work we do for the owners of national infrastructure.
Rail
Bridge risk screening for a national railway
Co-developed a standardized methodology to screen bridge risks across the entire portfolio and prioritize interventions.
Roads
Maintenance management for a national roads authority
Expert support to the project directorate on the foundations, principles and evaluation systems for managing the national road network.
Water
Asset management transformation for a national water utility
Comprehensive improvement of investment planning processes across the organization.
Megaprojects
Forecast reviews for national capital portfolios
Delivery and expert peer review of reference class forecasts for high-stakes programmes, including nuclear decommissioning.
Client references available on request.
Why “Carmentae”
The Carmentae were Roman goddesses of prophecy: Antevorta, who saw what was to come, and Postvorta, who saw what had been. Infrastructure demands both, reading a network’s past to navigate its future. That is our work, and the compass we steer by.
People
Founded where research meets practice
Professors, public-sector experts and engineers: we apply the methods we recommend.
Dr. Clemens Kielhauser
CEO & Co-Founder
Head of Data Services, Tiefbauamt Kanton Aargau
Expert in public planning processes, BIM implementation, infrastructure data architecture and spatial road safety analysis.
Prof. Dr. Bryan T. Adey
Co-Founder
Professor of Infrastructure Management, ETH Zürich
Pioneer in strategic asset management, infrastructure planning, resilience modelling and automated decision-making frameworks.
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Hackl
Co-Founder
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Princeton University
Specialist in complex networks, simulation-based stress testing and systemic risk analysis.
Dr. David Zani
Project Engineer
Infrastructure Management Researcher, ETH Zürich
Domain expert in reference class forecasting, optimism-bias mitigation, data-driven road safety analysis and infrastructure appraisals.
Talk to our experts
Tell us about your networks, your risks and the decisions ahead. We respond personally.
Write to us- info@carmentae.ch
- Phone
- +41 78 890 65 11
- Address
- Carmentae Infrastructure Management GmbH
Tobelstrasse 36
8615 Wermatswil
Switzerland