HIP V. HYPE

We're #hiring. 🌿 Exceptional buildings, design-optimised and with meaningful certification, improve both the health of people and planet. If that idea resonates with you, we’d love to have you on board as a Senior Sustainability / ESD Consultant in our Better Buildings team, driving better and best-practice outcomes across a range of impactful projects. If you have experience managing projects at various scales—especially Green Star projects across design and certification—and strong technical skills in energy and daylight modelling, passive design and more, we're keen to hear from you. For more details and how to apply, head to the job link below.

We are delighted to welcome six new members across the business in 2025 to the growing HIP V. HYPE team. Lauren Kajewski and Paul Himberger join our Sustainability team as Head of Better Business and Associate respectively. Lauren brings deep expertise in corporate and project ESG, including eight years at Director level, leading ESG strategies across the private sector and multiple State-Owned Corporations. A scientist and planner by training, Paul has worked domestically and internationally for nearly 20 years to drive systemic change via practical solutions, contributing numerous case studies to Government and key industry publications. Harry Crothers-Bade joins HIP V. HYPE’s Projects team as Project Management Lead, bringing hands-on construction experience in sustainable, socially-impactful development and ongoing studies in urban policy. Jack Rowe joins HIP V. HYPE as Graphic Designer, with close to a decade’s experience working with eminent brands the likes of Architecture Australia, City of Melbourne and TarraWarra Museum of Art. Joining our Better Buildings team, Amy Nuccio brings strong digital capabilities to a computational modelling and daylight, solar radiation and thermal analysis as a Sustainable Building Designer. Kirra Symons is the Collective Assistant at HIP V. HYPE, ensuring smooth guest experiences at HV.Hotel. Welcome Lauren, Paul, Harry, Jack, Amy & Kirra…!

HIP V. HYPE’s Lauren Kajewski chairs this evening's Design Forecast Sydney 2025: The Business of Sustainability in Design and Development, hosted by Gensler in Sydney. In conversation with panellists Danièle Hromek, A/Prof HY William Chan, Paolo Bevilacqua and Tristram Carfrae RDI, the discussion will explore bold ideas and design solutions shaping a more resilient future—addressing climate change, the global housing crisis, urban vacancy, and equity in our cities.

The Green Building Council of Australia has recently launched the new Green Star Communities v2 rating tool: a clearer, more ambitious framework that reflects contemporary sustainability standards and global challenges, to guide the planning, design and delivery of Australian precincts and master planned communities. In the launch of our new series, Sustainability Insights, Gavin Ashley and Joshua McLennan from our Better Cities & Regions team unpack the key updates in the new v2 rating tool and what they mean for the certification of your next precinct project. To read the insight, head to: https://lnkd.in/gSc_7VEU 📸 Bowden Park, Renewal SA Photography by Jessica Clark

We are pleased to announce our continued national expansion with the launch of our inaugural New South Wales outpost. Lauren Kajewski joins HIP V. HYPE in Sydney as Head of Better Business, alongside Paul Himberger as Associate. As international standards for climate, nature and human rights continue to evolve, HIP V. HYPE remains committed to pragmatic and purposeful ESG advisory services. Lauren and Paul’s expertise in developing sustainability strategies for government and the private sector enables us to support our clients in navigating these changes. With our expansion into New South Wales, we look forward to enhancing our impact and working more closely with our Sydney clients and collaborators...! Read more via The Fifth Estate: https://lnkd.in/d6zTaffx Photography by Farley Webb From L to R: Liam Wallis, Lauren Kajewski, Paul Himberger and Katya Crema

We wrapped up 2024 with a hands-on plastics recycling workshop led by the legends at Precious Plastics Melbourne, hosted at Space of Waste. It was incredible to see so many makers and doers stepping up to rethink our waste crisis—let’s face it, it’s always better to be a pirate than join the navy. Huge thanks to Tim McNamara for walking us through the space and to Bill Verhagen for showing us how to transform humble plastic bottle lids into carabiners, plant pots and even yoyos.🪀 The HIP V. HYPE team is taking a well-earned break and will be back on deck in January, ready to dive into 2025. To our clients and collaborators—thank you. Working alongside you to deliver outcomes that truly matter is what drives us. Wishing you all a safe, relaxing and joyful holiday season…!!

Keep an eye out for our team, delivering Melbourne-made, carbon neutral panettones to our clients and collaborators, from our friends at Small Axe Deli. Made carbon neutral thanks to our Better Buildings team (shout out David Mahony and Connor Vaux), who conducted a Life Cycle Analysis to measure the emissions associated with the making of each panettone. HIP V. HYPE has offset (with Climate Active certified carbon credits) 3.98KG Co2e per panettone—an equivalent effective carbon footprint of firing up your summer BBQ for 10 minutes. 🌭 Ingredients count for 49% of the overall footprint, with butter, milk and egg having the highest carbon impact. Enjoy irresponsibly…

Introducing ParkLife 2. Twice the PARK. Twice the LIFE. With Clifton Park directly on your doorstep and Gilpin Park across the road, homes at ParkLife 2 will be more comfortable, have cleaner air, cost less to operate and will be a joy to live in. 🌿🌿 Located at 427 Albert Street in Brunswick, ParkLife 2 is the lovechild of HIP V. HYPE’s Ferrars & York and Austin Maynard Architects’ ParkLife. Opportunities as good as this don’t come along all that often…! Register Now: https://lnkd.in/dgZya2-E Learn More: https://lnkd.in/dPafHc7t Read More on the The Urban Developer: https://lnkd.in/d48FBp_G

The City of Hobart acknowledges the pressing need to expand housing supply, with a particular emphasis on increasing access to affordable rental options. HV.H Founder Liam Wallis was pleased to contribute to yesterday’s discussion, exploring strategies to repurpose under-utilised land and buildings in well-connected locations with access to transport, employment hubs and essential amenities. We’re eager to see how the Hobart community will embrace these opportunities.

Thank you for joining us for our final Better Building Exchange event of 2024...! It was fantastic to share the room with such great energy and inspiring conversations. We'll be back with more exciting programming starting February 2025—stay tuned. 🌿