Founder of the Institute, Director Competence Center STaR (Sustainability Transformation and Responsibility), Research Group Leader

Johannes Czeczil has been working as a technical project manager at BALSA GmbH since 2006. In this role, he is responsible for the planning, coordination and implementation of numerous projects in the field of contaminated site investigation and remediation.

His main tasks include carrying out feasibility studies and basic planning as well as developing technical concepts. He prepares tender documents, accompanies tendering procedures and handles project management across all service phases. With his many years of experience, Johannes Czeczil combines technical expertise with organizational competence and a sound understanding of complex environmental issues.

Technical training in building construction planning and restoration. 30 years of planning experience with conversion and renovation of buildings of all types and uses. FCP focuses on building construction planning, conversions and renovations of existing buildings and digital engineering.

Technical training in building services engineering. 35 years of planning experience in building services engineering for projects of all types and uses. FCP focuses on technical building services for new buildings, conversions and renovations of existing buildings, as well as the inspection and evaluation of projects.

Studied Cultural Engineering & Water Management at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences. Her professional focus at FCP is mainly in the areas of (rail) infrastructure and immission control.

Aleksandra Majkanovic is from the Competence Center Digital Services at FCP and works as a certified BIM consultant. Initially a civil engineer with a focus on overall BIM coordination, she took on the role of project manager in 2023. She studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology and made the leap from building construction planning to the world of digital services. Her profile is complemented by international certifications, such as the Professional Certification Practitioner BIM Coordination (2023).

Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Stern studied civil engineering at the Vienna University of Technology and has been working for ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG in the Geotechnics and Natural Hazard Management department since 2005. He has also been team leader of this department since 2013.

His main tasks include representing the department in national and international committees, as well as holding training courses and lectures, both within and outside the company. He is also responsible for the creation and updating of internal railroad regulations.

Riccardo Savigliano joined UNIDO in 2008 in the department of Montreal Protocol, and currently serves as Chief of Energy Systems and Industrial Decarbonization Unit. Among several assignments at UNIDO in the field of sustainable industrial development and environmental protection, Riccardo is proud to mention that he also served as UNIDO Rotational Gender Officer in 2018.

Riccardo holds a PHD in Plant Pathology and Pest Management and conducted researches on economic impact of businesses and productive activities to local communities, including innovative models to identify and quantify externalities from regenerative businesses, sustainable land use and natural resources management.

Since 2005, Dr. Jungwirth has been working as a medical officer at the Office of the Lower Austrian Provincial Government and since 2013 he has also been working as an environmental medical expert for authorities (ministry, administrative authorities and administrative courts) outside Lower Austria in his spare time.

Caroline Palfy is an entrepreneur and thought leader in the field of sustainable development. After more than 20 years of experience in the real estate and construction industry, including as the developer of one of the first wooden high-rise buildings in Vienna, she founded Orbyz, a European platform for sustainability, transparency and impact. Her goal: to make sustainable action visible and measurable for companies, organizations and individuals.