{"id":81264,"date":"2026-05-12T08:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planum.co.at\/refugium-exploratory-project\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:13:20","slug":"refugium-exploratory-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planum.co.at\/en\/refugium-exploratory-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugium exploratory project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The transition to climate-neutral and liveable districts begins in good communities and their neighborhoods. This is where our FFG exploratory project <strong>&#8220;Refugium&#8221;<\/strong> comes in. The aim is to promote the sustainable development of church neighborhoods and to develop an innovative <strong>public-private partnership (PPP) cooperation model <\/strong>between the city and the Catholic Church.  <br><br><br><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81232 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/planum.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Refugium-Dompfarre-Fotos-300x244.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"234\"><\/p><p>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. <\/p><div><div><div><p>The aim was to sharpen the congregation&#8217;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.  <\/p><p>In addition to the content, the atmosphere, in particular the view from the <strong>Franziskussaal<\/strong> in Klagenfurt Cathedral Parish, was a small highlight.<br><br><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong>The &#8220;Refugium&#8221; project is divided into four central thematic blocks that are closely interlinked:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><strong>Energy:<\/strong> Efficiency and renewable energies in existing buildings.<\/li><li><strong>Mobility:<\/strong> Sustainable transport concepts for neighborhood cohesion.<\/li><li><strong>Biodiversity &amp; climate adaptation:<\/strong> green oases and resilience to extreme weather.<\/li><li><strong>Social neighborhood development:<\/strong> strengthening togetherness and participation.<br><br><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><br><p>The project began at the start of the year. Further kick-off events will follow in the coming months, in the <strong>Catholic university community in Klagenfurt<\/strong> and at the <strong>parish of St. Theresia<\/strong>. We will then move on to more concrete planning.  <\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Our consortium is made up of <strong>IPAK<\/strong> (consortium management), the <strong>Carinthia University of Applied Sciences<\/strong>, <strong>Caritas<\/strong>, the <strong>Refugium association<\/strong> and PLANUM, thus forming an interdisciplinary team. We are very pleased about this cooperation and the energy that everyone involved brings to this project. <\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>The<strong> FFG project<\/strong> is funded by the Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the Climate+Energy Fund.<\/p><p>#FFG #Research #Sustainability #Climate protection #Neighborhood development #Refugium<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-81237\" src=\"https:\/\/planum.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Refugium-Dompfarre-Workshop-2-300x191.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planum.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Refugium-Dompfarre-Workshop-2-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/planum.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Refugium-Dompfarre-Workshop-2-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/planum.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Refugium-Dompfarre-Workshop-2-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/planum.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Refugium-Dompfarre-Workshop-2-865x550.png 865w, https:\/\/planum.co.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Refugium-Dompfarre-Workshop-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><br><br>Queries: <br><a href=\"https:\/\/planum.co.at\/ctshowcase-team-member\/5176\/\">Dr. Marie-Therese Fallast<\/a>; <a href=\"mailto:mt.fallast@planum.eu\">mt.fallast@planum.eu<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/planum.co.at\/ctshowcase-team-member\/katja-schmidt-hengst\/\">DI Katja Schmidt-Hengst<\/a>; <a href=\"mailto:schmidt-hengst@planum.eu\">schmidt-hengst@planum.eu<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The transition to climate-neutral and liveable districts begins in good communities and their neighborhoods. This is where our FFG exploratory project &#8220;Refugium&#8221; 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. 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