Peter Holzer
born in Vienna in 1967
in 2011, founded the Vienna office of the Cologne-based engineering firm IPJ Ingenieurbüro P. Jung GmbH together with Patrick Jung and Claus Faruß
has been directing the office as managing partner ever since its founding, alongside Matthias Kendlbacher since 2021, and with David Stuckey, Georgios Gourlis, and Annekatrin Koch since 2023
in 2013, he also co-founded the commercial research institute IBR&I Institute of Building Research & Innovation ZT-GmbH, together with managing director Renate Hammer; and has been a leading partner since its establishment; welcoming Phillip Stern as the third partner in 2021
previously participated in research in the field of thermal biomass utilisation at the Vienna University of Technology and in the Austrian Tiled Stove Association (Österreichischen Kachelofenverband); 1996 to 2013 was a research associate at the Department for Building and Environment at the Danube University Krems, then became head of the department in 2008; owner of a ZT office for building physics and mechanical engineering in Vienna from 2000 to 2005
studied mechanical engineering at the Vienna University of Technology, graduating in 1994
received a doctorate from the Faculty of Architecture and Design at the Vienna University of Technology in the field of thermal and visual quality and quantity of daylight in interiors in 2009
teaching placements at several universities, universities of applied sciences and in non-university courses, currently at the FH Campus Wien and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
research work for the International Energy Agency in the Energy in Buildings and Communities programme, most recently as Operating Agent of Annex 80 Resilient Cooling of Buildings
member and current chairman of the jury of the Austrian State Prize for Consulting – Engineer Consulting
member and chairman of the ÖNORMEN committee 235 as well as member of the committee 175 and the AG 04 in the committee 047
member of the Vienna Climate Council
member of Scientists for Future
member of the NCEUB Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings
member of the klimaaktiv programme building consortium
founding member of the innovation laboratory RENOWAVE.AT
review work for international journals in the field of sustainable construction
author or co-author of numerous professional articles and book contributions, most notably in the fields of thermal-hygro comfort and sustainable building services engineering
