Sustainable House Day Tour: HV.Hotel at Ferrars & York by HIP V. HYPE
Event description
Led by HIP V. HYPE founder Liam Wallis and HIP V. HYPE Sustainability's Head of Better Buildings David Mahony, join us for a guided tour of HV.Hotel at Ferrars & York as part of Sustainable House Day 2023.
Located atop HIP V. HYPE’s award-winning 22 carbon neutral apartment building, Ferrars & York, HV.Hotel is an opportunity for travellers and locals alike to experience sustainable apartment living firsthand: more consistent internal temperatures, enhanced acoustic performance, fresher air and a lower carbon footprint.
HV.Hotel is 100% GreenPower electric with an exceptional 8.1-star NatHERS energy rating (out of 10). The apartment demonstrates excellence in sustainability via:
- All electric design (100% fossil fuel free)
- Double glazed windows and doors
- Airtight design
- Cross flow ventilation
- Passive heating and cooling
- Heat pump hot water
- Set up to be embodied and operational carbon neutral
- Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) system
- Solar PV grid on roof
- Low VOC paints
- Native plantings
- Locally sourced products and materials
Ferrars & York has received several awards, including:
- Gold Winner: Architectural Design, Good Design Awards 2022
- Category Innovator: Australian Financial Review Sustainability Leaders List 2022
- Finalist: Architectural Design, The Circle Awards 2022
Tour numbers are extremely limited.
If you can, we invite you to make a donation to Renew when purchasing your ticket. Renew is a national, not-for-profit organisation that inspires, enables and advocates for people to live sustainably in their homes and communities.
As the organisers of Sustainable House Day, Renew provides important advice and resources to help Australians build, retrofit or renovate more sustainably.