{"id":1340,"date":"2026-09-09T10:17:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netzeroheroes-platform.eu\/?page_id=1340"},"modified":"2026-09-09T10:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:56:17","slug":"karina-loekmanwidjaja-case-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/netzeroheroes-platform.eu\/hr\/karina-loekmanwidjaja-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Karina Loekmanwidjaja – case study"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Karina Loekmanwidjaja\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Bok Karina, mo\u017ee\u0161 li se predstaviti i ukratko opisati svoj profesionalni put?<\/span><\/i><\/p>

Bok, moje ime je Karina Loekmanwidjaja, voditeljica sam odr\u017eivosti i voditeljica proizvoda u tvrtki Building Minds u Berlinu.<\/span><\/p>

Studirao sam arhitekturu i urbanizam u Brazilu i proveo \u0161est mjeseci na razmjeni na \u00c9cole Polytechnique F\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne u \u0160vicarskoj.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Nakon diplomiranja, radio sam sedam godina kao voditelj gra\u0111evinskih projekata u Brazilu. Za to vrijeme sudjelovao sam u projektima koji su te\u017eili certifikatima za zelenu gradnju, \u0161to je potaknulo moj dublji interes za odr\u017eivost.<\/span><\/p>

Kasnije sam preselio u Njema\u010dku i zavr\u0161io MBA studij odr\u017eive gradnje (Building Sustainability) na Tehni\u010dkom sveu\u010dili\u0161tu u Berlinu. Tako\u0111er sam neko vrijeme radio kao savjetnik za odr\u017eivost. Iako sam puno nau\u010dio, shvatio sam da je posao uvelike usredoto\u010den na birokraciju i papirologiju. Shvatio sam da \u017eelim dati svoj doprinos na opipljiviji i skalabilniji na\u010din.<\/span><\/p>

Tada sam odlu\u010dio prije\u0107i na zelenu tehnologiju. Vjerovao bih da \u0107e mi rad u tehnologiji omogu\u0107iti da doprem do vi\u0161e ljudi i ostvarim \u0161iri utjecaj. Tako\u0111er su me privukle fleksibilnost i mogu\u0107nosti karijere koje tehnolo\u0161ki sektor nudi.<\/span><\/p>

Pridru\u017eio\/Pridru\u017eila sam se tvrtki BuildingMinds kao stru\u010dni suradnik za odr\u017eivost na praksi u Berlinu, a kasnije sam postao\/postala voditelj proizvoda. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Mo\u017eete li nam re\u0107i ne\u0161to o izazovima s kojima se mo\u017eete suo\u010diti na ovom karijernom putu?<\/span><\/i><\/p>

Jedan od izazova s kojima se mo\u017eete susresti na ovom karijernom putu jest komunikacija. Rad u me\u0111unarodnom okru\u017eenju zahtijeva da prilagodite na\u010din na koji komunicirate kako bi odgovarao osobi ili timu kojem se obra\u0107ate. To je klju\u010dna vje\u0161tina koju treba razviti jer ne utje\u010de samo na u\u010dinkovitu komunikaciju, ve\u0107 pridonosi i pozitivnoj radnoj atmosferi.<\/span><\/p>

Uz to je govorenje engleskog jezika klju\u010dno u mom radnom okru\u017eenju, a te\u010dno poznavanje njema\u010dkog pru\u017eilo bi mi jo\u0161 vi\u0161e mogu\u0107nosti u Njema\u010dkoj.<\/span><\/p>

Najve\u0107i izazov s \u200b\u200bkojim sam se suo\u010dio bio je 2024. godine, kada sam do\u017eivio sindrom sagorijevanja (burnout) i dva poba\u010daja. Bila je to nevjerojatno te\u0161ka godina, kako profesionalno tako i osobno.<\/span><\/p>

Osje\u0107ao sam sna\u017ean pritisak da nastupam na svojoj najvi\u0161oj razini i doka\u017eem se u ovom podru\u010dju. Budu\u0107i da dolazim iz gra\u0111evinske sredine, oduvijek sam vjerovao da u svakom trenutku moram biti \u010dvrst i otporan. Priznanje da se mu\u010dim nije mi dolazilo prirodno.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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To zvu\u010di uistinu te\u0161ko, koje su ti radnje, strategije ili vje\u0161tine pomogle prepreke svladati? Postoje li mentori, alati ili mre\u017ee koji su pomogli?<\/span><\/i><\/p>

Najva\u017enija lekcija koju sam nau\u010dio jest da mentalno i fizi\u010dko zdravlje moraju biti na prvom mjestu. Bez njih dugoro\u010dni uspjeh nije mogu\u0107.<\/span><\/p>

Terapija mi je pomogla razviti samosvijest i bolje razumjeti svoje granice. Tako\u0111er me podr\u017eala kroz vrlo izazovna vremena.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Profesionalno, imala sam sre\u0107u imati stariju kolegicu koja mi je bila mentorica. Pokazala mi je da je mogu\u0107e biti ranjiv, a ipak ostati sna\u017ean, sposoban i po\u0161tovan.<\/span><\/p>

Tako\u0111er sam nau\u010dio va\u017enost komunikacije. Radio sam u me\u0111unarodnim timovima s vi\u0161e od deset nacionalnosti u jednom trenutku. To me iskustvo nau\u010dilo da prilagodim na\u010din komuniciranja kako bi se svatko osje\u0107ao shva\u0107eno i uklju\u010deno. Biti osjetljiv na razli\u010dite stilove komunikacije klju\u010dno je za izgradnju sna\u017enih timova i dobrih radnih odnosa.<\/span><\/p>

Shvatio\/shvatila sam da pokazivanje ranjivosti zapravo mo\u017ee stvoriti zdravije i humanije radno okru\u017eenje. Kada ljudi razumiju kroz \u0161to prolaze, mogu vam pru\u017eiti bolju podr\u0161ku.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Na koje ste projekte ili inicijative najvi\u0161e ponosni?<\/span><\/i><\/p>

Posebno sam ponosan na proizvod na kojem radim posljednjih nekoliko godina u tvrtki BuildingMinds.<\/span><\/p>

Proizvod izra\u010dunava emisije stakleni\u010dkih plinova (GHG) iz rada zgrade i uspore\u0111uje ih s ciljevima Pari\u0161kog sporazuma do 2050. godine. To vlasnicima zgrada omogu\u0107uje da vide ostvaruju li cilj ili ga prema\u0161uju te da poduzmu mjere za pobolj\u0161anje energetske u\u010dinkovitosti svojih zgrada.<\/span><\/p>

Do sada je proizvod primijenjen na pribli\u017eno 5.000 zgrada. S obzirom na to da 42 posto globalnih emisija stakleni\u010dkih plinova dolazi iz zgrada, ovo je sektor u kojem su promjene hitno potrebne.<\/span><\/p>

Posebno sam ponosan na na\u0161 rad vezan uz energetsku obnovu i renoviranje. Gradimo proizvode koji mogu prikazati i ekolo\u0161ki i financijski utjecaj pobolj\u0161anja postoje\u0107ih zgrada. Moja pozadina u gra\u0111evinarstvu i odr\u017eivosti omogu\u0107uje mi da unesem prakti\u010dnu stru\u010dnost u proces razvoja proizvoda, \u0161to poma\u017ee premostiti jaz izme\u0111u tehni\u010dkih podataka i stvarnih zgrada.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Kakav bi savjet dao nekome tko ulazi u industriju zelene tehnologije?<\/span><\/i><\/p>

Rekao bih, radite na ne\u010demu u \u0161to istinski vjerujete. Osje\u0107aj svrhe \u010dini ogromnu razliku, posebno u te\u0161kim trenucima.<\/span><\/p>

Nemoj se podcjenjivati, \u010dak i ako si jedina \u017eena u prostoriji.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Budite kriti\u010dni prema svom radu, vjerujte svojim instinktima i ostanite vjerni onome tko jeste.<\/span><\/p>

Tako\u0111er bih rekao da je zelena tehnologija industrija koja se brzo mijenja, stoga ostanite znati\u017eeljni i pratite nove tehnologije i kretanja na tr\u017ei\u0161tu. Iskustvo je va\u017eno, ali biti informiran o tome \u0161to se doga\u0111a upravo sada i pokazati \u0161to mo\u017eete u\u010diniti jest ono \u0161to \u0107e doista napraviti razliku.<\/span><\/p>

Ako tek zapo\u010dinjete karijeru, budite znati\u017eeljni i skromni prema starijim kolegama. Mo\u017eete toliko toga nau\u010diti od ljudi oko sebe.<\/span><\/p>

Po mom mi\u0161ljenju, umjetna inteligencija jo\u0161 uvijek ne mo\u017ee zamijeniti ljudsku povezanost ni kriti\u010dko razmi\u0161ljanje. Ulo\u017eio bih vrijeme u razvoj mekih vje\u0161tina. Umjetna inteligencija mo\u017ee podr\u017eati tvrde vje\u0161tine, ali razumijevanje ljudi i njihovih stvarnih potreba uvijek \u0107e biti klju\u010dno!<\/span><\/p>

Ako vam je stalo do odr\u017eivosti i \u017eelite ostvariti stvarni utjecaj, zelena tehnologija mogla bi biti upravo ono \u0161to tra\u017eite!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Karina Loekmanwidjaja Professional Background Hi Karina, could you introduce yourself and briefly describe your professional journey ? Hi, my name is Karina Loekmanwidjaja, I am a sustainability Lead and Product Manager at Building Minds in Berlin. I studied Architecture and Urban Planning in Brazil and spent six months on an exchange program at \u00c9cole Polytechnique F\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne in Switzerland.\u00a0 After graduating, I worked for seven years as a construction project manager in Brazil. During that time, I was involved in projects that aimed for green building certifications, which sparked my deeper interest in sustainability. I later moved to Germany and completed an MBA in Building Sustainability at the Technical University in Berlin. I also worked as a sustainability consultant for a while. Although I learned a lot, I found the work very focused on bureaucracy and paperwork. I realised I wanted to contribute in a more tangible and scalable way. That is when I decided to switch to green tech. I believed that working in technology would allow me to reach more people and create wider impact. I was also attracted by the flexibility and career opportunities the tech sector offers. I joined BuildingMinds as a sustainability expert intern in Berlin and later became a product manager. Challenges Faced Could you tell us a little bit about any challenges you can face in this career path? One of the challenges you may encounter in this career path is communication. Working in an international environment requires you to adapt the way you communicate to suit the person or team you are addressing. This is a crucial skill to develop, as it not only affects effective communication but also contributes to a positive working atmosphere. Additionally, speaking English is essential in my work environment, and being fluent in German would provide even more opportunities for me in Germany. The biggest challenge I faced was in 2024, when I experienced burnout and two miscarriages. It was an incredibly difficult year, both professionally and personally. I felt a strong pressure to perform at my highest level and prove myself in this field. Coming from a construction background, I had always believed I needed to be tough and resilient at all times. Admitting that I was struggling did not come naturally to me. Strategies & Solutions That sounds really tough, what actions, strategies, or skills helped you overcome obstacles? Were there mentors, tools, or networks that helped? The most important lesson I learned is that mental and physical health must come first. Without them, long term success is not possible. Therapy has helped me develop self-awareness and better understand my limits. It has also supported me through very challenging times.\u00a0 Professionally, I was fortunate to have a senior female colleague who mentored me. She showed me that it is possible to be vulnerable and still be strong, capable and respected. I also learned the importance of communication. I have worked in international teams with more than ten nationalities at one point. That experience taught me to adapt how I communicate so that everyone feels understood and included. Being sensitive to different communication styles is key to building strong teams and good working relationships. I realised that showing vulnerability can actually create a healthier and more human working environment. When people understand what you are going through, they can support you better. Achievements & Impact Which projects or initiatives are you most proud of? I am particularly proud of the product I have been working on over the past few years at BuildingMinds. The product calculates the greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from a building\u2019s operation and compares them to the Paris Agreement targets until 2050. This allows building owners to see whether they are meeting the target or exceeding it, and to take action to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings. So far, the product has been applied to approximately 5,000 buildings. Considering that 42 percent of global GHG emissions come from buildings, this is a sector where change is urgently needed. I am especially proud of our work around retrofit and refurbishment. We build products that can show both the environmental and financial impact of improving existing buildings. My background in construction and sustainability allows me to bring practical expertise into the product development process, which helps bridge the gap between technical data and real world buildings. Advice & Takeaways What advice would you give to someone entering the green tech industry? I would say, work on something you truly believe in. Having a sense of purpose makes a huge difference, especially during difficult moments. Do not underestimate yourself, even if you are the only woman in the room.\u00a0 Be critical of your work, trust your instincts and stay true to who you are. I would also say that Green tech is a fast changing industry, so stay curious and keep up with new technologies and market developments. Experience matters, but being informed about what is happening right now and showing what you can do is what will really make the difference. If you are just starting your career, be curious and humble with senior colleagues. You can learn so much from the people around you. In my opinion, AI cannot replace human connection or critical thinking yet. I would invest time in developing soft skills. Hard skills can be supported by AI but understanding people and what they truly need will always be essential! If you care about sustainability and want to make a real impact, green tech could be exactly what you\u2019re looking for!<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1340","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t