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Free Training in Austria: Climate Protection
Take a concrete step towards sustainable and future-proof heritage management.
Date: 18. – 20.11.2025
Topic: Sustainability for Cultural Heritage
Location: Kartause Mauerbach, 3001 Mauerbach, Kartäuserplatz 2
Cost: This training is free of charge.
Experts: Guided by international sustainability experts Gerald Wagenhofer (Austrian heritage advisor)
What You Will Learn:
The course gives an overview about common misbeliefs, proper sustainability strategies for Cultural Heritage and the legal framework for sustainability in Europe. You will gain expertise to communicate properly about climate mitagation and adaption for historic homes and to deal with misbeliefs.
Certification: Upon completion, you will receive an ECQA certificate from the European Heritage Academy (EHA). This certificate is recognized across all European countries and meets ECQA’s training requirements for certification
Register here: https://www.termino.gv.at/meet/b/d2dfaed086c8c934f9f164bcdabe7da5-434590
Programme:
Tuesday, 18.11.
| Start | End | Activity | Trainer |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | Welcome and introduction | NN BHÖ / Astrid Huber/ BDA & Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | U1.E1 Cultural Heritage Management / CliP-ComE Climate Protection Guard for Cultural Heritage | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 10:30 | 10:45 | Presentation Curriculum and purposes of training | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 10:45 | 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Presentation eLearning Platform | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 11:00 | 11:30 | U1.E2 International Organisations for Climate Protection | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 11:30 | 12:30 | U2.E1 EU Green Deal | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 12:30 | 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:30 | 14:15 | U2.E2 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 14:15 | 15:00 | U2.E3 Renovation Wave | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 15:00 | 15:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:30 | 16:15 | U2.E4 Fit for 55 | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 16:15 | 17:00 | U2.E5 New European Bauhaus | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 17:00 | 17:30 | Feedback and Wrap-up | All |
Wednesday, 19.11.
| Start | End | Activity | Trainer |
| 09:00 | 09:15 | Welcome | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 09:15 | 10:00 | U3.E1 Basic rules of Sustainability | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 10:00 | 10:45 | U3.E2 UN Sustainability Development Goals | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 10:45 | 11:15 | U3.E3 EU Taxonomy | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 11:15 | 11:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:45 | 12:30 | U3.E4 ESG rules | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 12:30 | 14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00 | 14:30 | U3.E5 Sustainability report | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 14:30 | 15:15 | U4.E1 Climate challenges for Cultural Heritage | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 15:15 | 15:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:45 | 16:30 | U4.E2 Climate Protection tools | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 16:30 | 17:15 | U4.E3 Sustainability tools and approaches | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 17:15 | 17:30 | Feedback and Wrap-up | All |
Thursday, 20.11.
| Start | End | Activity | Trainer |
| 09:00 | 09:15 | Welcome | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 09:15 | 09:30 | Presentation ECQA and certification | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 09:30 | 10:15 | U5.E1 Communication Management | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 10:15 | 11:00 | U5.E2 Cultural Heritage protect Climate | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 11:00 | 11:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:15 | 12:00 | U5.E3 Sustainability tools and approaches | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 12:00 | 13:30 | Lunch Break (incl. Feedback) | |
| 13:30 | 16:00 | U6.E1 Field work “Climate mitigation and adaptation project” (incl. break) | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | Feedback and final Wrap-up | All |