Everhard Industries
Everhard Industries is a reputable Australian family-owned manufacturer specialising in producing drainage, wastewater, and various plumbing and environmental solutions tailored for residential and commercial applications. With a long-standing history dating back to 1926, Everhard proudly holds the distinguished title of being the first manufacturer in Queensland to produce the original double concrete laundry tub.
Notably, our commitment to environmental sustainability is evident in our utilisation of environmentally conscious materials and our adoption of sustainable manufacturing techniques. This ethos ensures that our products are purposefully designed and manufactured to meet the unique demands of Australian homes and environmental conditions. At Everhard Industries, we take pride in our legacy of innovation, quality, and dedication to providing reliable solutions that contribute to the well-being of our customers and the environment.
Research themes
Building Materials & Systems
Theme coordinator
Dr Rackel San Nicolas
Projects
#116 MMC Pathways for Youth Housing Delivery
#58 The Retrofit Housing Atlas
#76 Thermally active floor panels for cost effective space cooling
#104 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 2 Numerical and experimental investigation
#105 Blockchain-powered peer-to-peer energy trading: Advancing sustainability and affordability in smart residential communities
Sustainable Materials & Products
Theme coordinator
Dr Philip Christopher
Projects
#118 Featherweight Housing: Unlocking affordable, compliant and rapidly deployable walk-up housing through digital innovation and regulatory reform
#113 Hyne Timber Resin Cleaning and Valorisation
#117 Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Building
#106 Retrofitting Reimagined: Enabling circular economy with a Product–Service System Toolkit
#108 Project Circle Design Phase 1
Environmentally Sustainable Design
Theme coordinator
Dr Victor Bunster
Projects
#118 Featherweight Housing: Unlocking affordable, compliant and rapidly deployable walk-up housing through digital innovation and regulatory reform
#117 Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Building
#106 Retrofitting Reimagined: Enabling circular economy with a Product–Service System Toolkit
#108 Project Circle Design Phase 1
#112 Flexible wet cores for volumetric housing construction
Digital and Automated Fabrication (Robotics)
Theme coordinator
Dr Chao Chen
Projects
#100 IEQ Monitoring of Aboriginal Housing Office 3D Printed Houses
#86 Sustainable 3D printed concrete for bespoke infrastructure
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
#28 Componentised Internal Wall Systems for Multi-residential Applications
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab
Waste Reduction
Projects
#113 Hyne Timber Resin Cleaning and Valorisation
#70 Building Circularity 4.0: First Steps to Adoption
#84 Feasibility study of recycling excavated clay materials in full-scale concrete applications
#86 Sustainable 3D printed concrete for bespoke infrastructure
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study