Construction Technology

World Bank - moladi invited to Washington The World Bank Group will hold its 6th Global Housing Finance Conference in Washington, DC, on May 28-29, 2014. Jointly hosted by the World Bank   and the International Finance Corporation , the underlying theme of the conference is on how to expand affordable housing for all. We will explore and showcase new and innovative ideas on how to construct affordable housing development and how to ensure homeowners can access adequate finance to meet their housing needs.  World Bank - IFC - moladi          We are very honoured to have been invited to present moladi at the Housing Technologies and Sustainable Materials Session, which is currently scheduled for May 29 at 2.00pm. The objective of this session is that all participants can be aware of the available housing technology options for specific markets, and identify specific construction technologies most relevant to the conference theme " Housing For All”.   moladi - World

POUR A HOUSE Aerated mortar being poured into the Moladi formwork. moladi Moladi, a South African company, specialises in a reusable plastic formwork for use in construction of affordable housing and low cost housing projects.   In order to change the way we build low-cost housing Moladi developed a system that constitutes the use of a removable, reusable, recyclable and lightweight plastic formwork mould, which is filled with an aerated mortar to form the wall structure of a house in as little as one day.   The process involves creating a mould in the form of the complete house. This wall mould is then filled with an aerated form of mortar. The process is faster than traditional methods of construction and result in a better quality low-cost house.   Each set of Moladi formwork panels can be re-used 50 times making the technology cost effective due to its repetitive application scheme, reducing the cost of construction and transportation significantly. The Moladi system produces dur

Hennie Botes Speaker at African Construction Expo African Construction Expo - Africa’s leading construction expo - Hennie Botes  Hennie Botes - Speaker Hennie Botes Hennie Botes, CEO and founder of the Moladi Construction Systems , is a keen inventor, entrepreneur and born philanthropist. As the designer of a multi award winning affordable housing technology, he has gained more than 27 years of experience in the building industry. Having travelled extensively, Mr Botes has a broad based understanding of the challenges that face affordable housing throughout the world and has unique insight into how business and governments can work together to eradicate the global housing shortage. In addition to driving the success of the moladi technology, Hennie continues to provide consulting services to governments, advisers and institutions internationally. In recognition of his efforts and contribution to the global housing sector, Hennie was awarded South Africa’s Science and Technology’s Man