Manfred Sonnleithner

Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Sonnleithner, MSc is a Scientific Staff member at the Research Lab Sustainable Cultural Heritage, part of the University for Continuing Education Krems. His work focuses on sustainable utilization of architectural heritage, energy efficiency in historic buildings, and adaptation strategies to climate change. He leads the monumentum ad usum project (2018–2023), funded by Lower Austria, exploring non-profit uses of monuments. His research addresses urban sprawl mitigation through heritage preservation and ecological/economic balancing of historical structures.

Key activities include publishing on heritage management strategies and presenting at international conferences like EEHB 2024. His interdisciplinary approach bridges engineering, architecture, and policy to promote cohesive societies through sustainable heritage practices.