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Refugium exploratory project

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12.05.2026

- General, Home, Research project

The transition to climate-neutral and liveable districts begins in good communities and their neighborhoods. This is where our FFG exploratory project “Refugium” comes in. The aim is to promote the sustainable development of church neighborhoods and to develop an innovative public-private partnership (PPP) cooperation model between the city and the Catholic Church.


Our project is already in full swing. Following our successful kick-off event in St. Hemma, we recently held the second workshop with the parish of Klagenfurt Cathedral.

The aim was to sharpen the congregation’s previous considerations and plans and to define goals and obstacles. It was particularly important to us to look beyond the church grounds. For this reason, neighbors from the immediate vicinity were also invited.

In addition to the content, the atmosphere, in particular the view from the Franziskussaal in Klagenfurt Cathedral Parish, was a small highlight.

The “Refugium” project is divided into four central thematic blocks that are closely interlinked:

    • Energy: Efficiency and renewable energies in existing buildings.
    • Mobility: Sustainable transport concepts for neighborhood cohesion.
    • Biodiversity & climate adaptation: green oases and resilience to extreme weather.
    • Social neighborhood development: strengthening togetherness and participation.


The project began at the start of the year. Further kick-off events will follow in the coming months, in the Catholic university community in Klagenfurt and at the parish of St. Theresia. We will then move on to more concrete planning.

 

Our consortium is made up of IPAK (consortium management), the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Caritas, the Refugium association and PLANUM, thus forming an interdisciplinary team. We are very pleased about this cooperation and the energy that everyone involved brings to this project.

 

The FFG project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the Climate+Energy Fund.

#FFG #Research #Sustainability #Climate protection #Neighborhood development #Refugium



Queries:
Dr. Marie-Therese Fallast; mt.fallast@planum.eu
DI Katja Schmidt-Hengst; schmidt-hengst@planum.eu

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Home, Research project

PLANUM at the FFG networking workshop

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15.04.2026

- Home, Research project

This week PLANUM was represented as consortium leader with the FFG project ViMoPlan at the KNS networking workshop on technologies and innovations for the climate-neutral city, DUT projects and mobility projects of the BMIMI and the Climate and Energy Fund.

Benedict Winkler (Project Manager ViMoPlan) presented the research project on “Integrated modeling and evaluation of mobility measures for strategic planning processes for Villach” and also came into contact with many other researchers on neighbourhood development projects.

This made the workshop particularly exciting:

  • The interesting mix of projects presented

  • Different approaches to topics from different disciplines

  • Interdisciplinary discussions and valuable knowledge transfer

  • Exchange in Discovery Walks of the project posters with other neighborhood development projects

 

We are delighted to have been part of this network and will continue to follow the developments of the other projects with great interest.

 

Our project consortium consists of the City of Villach, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, the BERNARD Group, VKFG Villacher Klimafit GmbH and PLANUM

The project and the workshop are funded by the Climate+Energy Fund, the Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the “Climate Neutral City” initiative

Queries: Benedict Winkler; winkler@planum.eu


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Home, Mobility, Research project

Status update: SMAC

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11.02.2026

- Home, Mobility, Research project

We are in the midst of our SMAC (Sustainable Mobility for Airport Connectivity) research project to design and evaluate new transportation solutions for the pre- and post-carriage of long-haul flights.

At the last meeting, we conducted a “practical experiment” at the AIT – Center for Technology Experience: the team put on VR goggles and tested a realistic air cab simulator. During a virtual flight from Vienna Airport to the UNO City, we were not only able to test various scenarios, but above all to feel how the journey feels for the user.



What we have learned:

  • The immersive experience strengthens confidence in new forms of transportation.

  • The perception of safety and comfort can already be optimized in the simulation phase.

We are entering the next phase of the project with valuable insights, in which we will integrate the transportation solutions we have designed into a traffic model in order to simulate various scenarios for the overall transport system.


We are pleased about the good cooperation with:
Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH (AIT)
FH Joanneum
and BRIMATECH Services GmbH

Queries:
Patrick Stern, stern@planum.eu

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Home, Mobility, Research project, Survey

Our circle of partnerships is growing!

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03.12.2025

- Home, Mobility, Research project, Survey

The innovative startup project sound.count is developing an AI-based data collection solution using acoustic sensors and smartphones.
Their vision is to democratize traffic data by creating a cost-effective, flexible and privacy-friendly alternative to traditional traffic counting methods.

PLANUM is pleased to support sound.count with data and technical expertise as part of the AWS First Incubator Startup Program.
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Home, Mobility, Research project

Kick-off for ViMoPlan

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25.09.2025

- Home, Mobility, Research project

The research project Integrated Modelingand Evaluation of Mobility Measures for Strategic Planning Processesin Villach, ViMoPlan for short, funded by the FFG, was launched last week with a kick-off.

In this project, a traffic model is being developed for the climate pioneer city of Villach that combines an existing aggregated and an existing agent-based traffic model. This innovative approach makes it possible to respond to the different planning needs of cities. Using the coupled model, different spatial levels such as neighborhoods, cities or entire regions can be evaluated in terms of traffic. In addition to the methodical approach of the planning process, this project also supports the increase in the degree of digitalization in Villach, as data collection and backup will be standardized in the course of the project. During project implementation, it will be worked out which data is required for specific purposes and how this can be collected by cities in a cost-saving manner.

In the long term, such modeling can support decisions on various measures. The use of various resources at planning and administrative level can also be organized better and more sustainably. One result of this research project will be a guideline for other municipalities and cities with similar tasks, so that future traffic studies can be carried out more efficiently.

PLANUM is looking forward to the start of this exciting project and to working together with the City of Villach, Joanneum Research, the Bernard Group and VKFG Villacher Klimafit GmbH.

Queries: DI Benedict Winkler, winkler@planum.eu

 

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