Time Line of Major Consulting Activities

Since 1969, ICF International has been advising major corporations, government at all levels, and multinational institutions. Click on the links below to read about highlights of our major consulting activities.

• 1969-1988
• 1989-1999
• 1999-Ongoing

Learn more about the history of ICF International.

1969-1988

• Inner City Fund formed to invest in inner-city development and consult with government on policy; becomes ICF
  
  
• Developed the Urban Airshed Model, the world's most widely used photochemical air quality model
  
  
• Led energy sector modeling to address OPEC oil embargo for the U.S. government
  
  
• Developed worldwide standard approach to conducting environment, health, and safety audits
  
  
• Supplied analytical framework for the U.S. Natural Gas Policy Act
  
  
• Began 20+ years of advice regarding utility NO_x emissions control strategies
  
  
• Wrote the community relations manual for U.S. Superfund, which became the model for public outreach manuals
  
  
• Led investigation of chemical release in Bhopal, India
  
  
• Estimated the economic loss to Japanese Americans interned during World War II for a U.S. Congressional commission
  
  
• Drafted report that was the basis for U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
  
  
• Developed IPM®, the first integrated model of the North American power, fuels, and environmental markets
  
  
• Developed health-effects model to characterize UV exposure associated with ozone depletion
  
  
• Integrated Planning Model (IPM®) applied by both industry and government in forming U.S. Clean Air Act Amendments

1989-1999

• Prepared 13 U.S. national greenhouse gas inventories over the next decade
  
  
• Performed the first Environmental Impact Assessment under the European Community Guidelines
  
  
• Supported the launch of the first U.S. public-private partnership for pollution prevention, the Green Lights Program
  
  
• Assisted the U.S. government in developing NO_x and SO₂ emissions trading program
  
  
• Developed Emission Inventory Guidelines for the International Protocol on Climate Change
  
  
• Conducted landmark study that forecasts shifts from traditional mail to electronic communications
  
  
• Supported the launch of the ENERGY STAR® label for energy-efficient equipment
  
  
• Established first private environmental consulting firm in Russia: ICF/EKO
  
  
• Calculated cost of compliance with the ozone depletion treaty, the Montreal Protocol
  
  
• Conducted first integrated analysis of the Russian Power System for nuclear safety and investment
  
  
• Developed and deployed National Operations Center for U.S. Postal Service
  
  
• Facilitated launch of Healthy Steps for Young Children to help parents access services and resources related to child development
  
  
• Published landmark survey: Realizing the Business Value of Sustainable Development
  
  
• Delivered first fisheries real-time resource management IT system across 27 regional and local governments

1999-Ongoing

• Developed strategies for Panama that enabled successful port and rail privatization
  
  
• Conducted first, corporate-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) audit for industry
  
  
• Completed 25 ozone depleting substance recycling and recovery projects in 15 developing countries
  
  
• Developed first greenhouse gas emissions monitoring and verification plan
  
  
• Completed regional competitiveness strategy for Baton Rouge, sixth in a succession of U.S. cities that includes Charlotte and Austin
  
  
• Launched IPM Europe, the first integrated power, fuels, and environmental model of the European energy sector
  
  
• Prepared risk assessment of high-speed civil transport effects on ozone depletion
  
  
• Developed a secure, Web-based information portal for real-time, coordinated emergency response for government agencies worldwide
  
  
• Received KM World's Best Practice Award for design and implementation of United Nations Global Compact Web site
  
  
• Completed economic competitiveness strategy for Ottawa, the fourth such strategy developed for Canadian cities
  
  
• Developed advanced e-grants system that manages $6 billion annually in U.S. government grants
  
  
• Conducted the cost-benefit analysis of the U.S. government's Clear Skies Initiative
  
  
• Designed and conducted the first, full-scale exercise to test concurrently a U.S. state's energy and terrorism contingency plans
  
  
• Developed a research plan for the U.S. government that will shape highway policy to incorporate social, environmental, and economic goals
  
  
• Acquired two divisions of Arthur D. Little, Inc.
  
  
• Acquired Synergy, Inc.
  
  
• Acquired Caliber Associates, Inc.
  
  
• Acquired Energy and Environmental Analysis (EEA), Inc.
  
  
• Acquired Advanced Performance Consulting Group (APCG)
  
  
• Acquired Z-Tech Corporation
  
  
• Acquired SH&E
  
  
• Acquired Jones & Stokes