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The United Nations conservatively estimates there are at least 1.3 billion people worldwide who have inadequate shelter, and an Australian company with a pre-fabricated home solution made from recycled plastic could be the answer. Nev House is not a product – it’s a holistic solution that delivers shelter, electricity (light, heat, cooking), water, and sanitation […]

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NevEarth Qualified Opportunity Fund Launches Seeking Accredited OZ Fund Investors for Innovation & Housing to Impact “The Earth”. The Opportunity Zone Fund is Authorized to Raise $350 million for Philanthropic Capitalism for NevHouse and Surf Lakes. The Fund’s unique housing solution and holistic approach to developing communities means that we can solve the housing problem […]

The Pitch@Palace entrepreneurs award is the most coveted prize pursued by socially driven “for profit” enterprises all over the world. NevHouse has won the highest award, chosen from over 25,000 businesses world-wide. The vote was cast by 300 esteemed dignitaries and industry leaders from around the world, each had received a personal invitation to come […]

I an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, Daisy Dumas reports on the partnership between Sydney philanthropist and the Australian philanthrocapitalist organisation NevHouse and their mutual goal of reducing homelessness for indigenous people without adequate shelter. Following a site visit in Jilkminggan, Katherine where locals were consulted on their needs – a culturally sensitive design […]

Engineering students from Australia’s Griffith University visit Cyclone affected Vanuatu in order to study the structures erected by NevHouse in 2016. An entire community was re-built to Category 5 Cyclone rated standards using a recycled material based solution and a rapid deployment building model. A multi-year social impact study on the community built by NevHouse […]

Dr. Gregory Bourne of The Inertia published the following article in January 2017 (excerpt as follows): 2016 saw the 22nd United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP22). What is clear is that the imperative to educate, research, enhance understanding and communicate issues relating to sustainable development and climate change has never been more stark. And […]

Very proud to announce Nev Hyman, founder of Nev House recently delivered a powerful key note speech at COP22 UN Climate Change conference in Marrakech. He spoke alongside other thought leaders including Professor Jeffrey Sachs, senior UN adviser and expert on climate change and sustainable development as well as Peter Bakker, President of the World […]

Surf board shaping legend Nev Hyman is interviewed by Sunrise TV, aired nationally across Australia recently. Nev explains his philosophy about taking the plastic waste that we throw away and turning it into low cost structures for nations in need. The demand for NevHouse product has been meteoric as more and more countries realise the […]

In an article by Austrade which is part of the Australian Trade and Investment Committee, Myles Gough posts his interview with Founder of NevHouse – surfing icon Nev Hyman. Myles states ‘from surfboards to sustainable shelters, Nev Hyman’s latest is providing safe, affordable housing to some of the world’s most vulnerable people. His low-cost houses […]

In an article published by ArchitectureAU, Louisa Wright states “The Good Design Award for Sustainability, one of two main awards, went to Nev House, a cyclone-resistant prefabricated shelter for remote communities in Vanuatu. Conceived by entrepreneur Nev Hyman and designed by Sydney-based architect Ken McBryde, a principal at Hassell, the buildings act as affordable homes, […]

For Nev Hyman, Firewire surfboards is no longer a professional focus. While he still designs by request for the company he created, he’d rather let (new owner) Kelly Slater, Tomo, Jon Pyzel and the rest of the gang handle things while he focuses on building strong, resilient homes for weather-devastated countries. And, fair enough. To read […]

The following is taken from NevHouse’s entry into the architectural category of the Australian Good Design Awards. “This initial community development project in Vanuatu can be scaled to support the long term sustainable development objectives for the rebuild of Vanuatu. This includes the provision of more than 5,000 classrooms, medical clinics and houses over an […]

… and not just any old homes either. The ginger genius behind Nev Future Shapes and Firewire has put his mind toward NevHouse, a venture that he struck upon almost by chance. Yet from unlikely beginnings Nev has created what he calls a “social, economic, and environmental solution to a global problem.” Nev spoke to […]

On May 19th, the Sydney Morning Herald wrote “Respected Australian surfboard designer Nev Hyman and architect Ken McBryde, of leading design house HASSELL, have collaborated to create a series of cyclone-resistant shelters for remote Vanuatu communities decimated by Cyclone Pam in March 2015. The shelters, which were based around an initial prototype called NevHouse, utilise […]

Channel 9’s Emma O’Rourke reports on an initiative by NevHouse to deliver hope and homes to people on remote Tanna Island, in Vanuatu.  In an interview, the Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop stated “the people of Vanuatu have been through a very devastating experience”. Founder Nev Hyman explains how NevHouse is taking plastic out […]

In an article published by the Vanuatu Daily on May 4th, it is claimed that the Minister of Health, Toara Daniel, has announced following his visit inside the house with the Director General, George Taleo, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trades, Commerce, Tourism and Industry, Joe Natuman, Minister of Infrastructure Jotham Napat, Minister […]

In an article published by the Vanuatu Daily on May 3rd 2016, Anita Roberts writes “Communities on Tanna that bore the brunt of cyclone Pam last year were the first in the south pacific to have been delivered with an innovative housing solution pioneered by Australia’s NevHouse Company. Under agreement with the Vanuatu Government, the […]

Channel 9’s Emma O’Rourke reports on an initiative by NevHouse to deliver hope and homes to people on remote Tanna Island, in Vanuatu. In an interview, the Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop stated “the people of Vanuatu have been through a very devastating experience”. Founder Nev Hyman explains how NevHouse is taking plastic out […]