Ulrich Kraus was born in Bretten on March 1, 1970. After a commercial apprenticeship and subsequent technical training as an electrician, this dual knowledge shaped his further career. After working as a project manager in the electrical trade for industrial and administrative buildings, he studied engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Stuttgart, specializing in innovation management. Stays abroad in Sweden and Japan rounded off his training. The experience he gained provided the impetus for founding an integrated engineering office in 1997, which takes on the challenges of complex buildings as well as holistic approaches to solutions in both economic and technical matters. Mr. Kraus has undergone training as an auditor with the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) in order to incorporate the tools and approaches developed in this system into the FC Group's consulting and planning process. Together with Mr. Michael Hoffmann and other partners of the company, Ulrich Kraus has successfully led fc.ingenieure to the current market presence of the FC Group since its foundation in 1999.