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Fourth Industrial Revolution | Housing Construction

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Fourth Industrial Revolution | Housing Construction The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about empowering people , not the rise of the machines   The world will always need human brilliance, human ingenuity and human skills. - Brad Keywell Fourth Industrial Revolution Fourth Industrial Revolution | Housing Construction  The inefficiencies of moulding a brick or block in a mould then tasking an artisan to lay them. Then chase the walls for water and electrical services. Then relying on another artisan to plaster the walls. Depending on the skills and ability of artisans to produce a house vs. casting a house in a mould employing unskilled workers – eliminating the need to chase and plaster, in a day, at a known cost. Fourth Industrial Revolution | Housing Construction Fourth Industrial Revolution | Affordable Housing This we refer to as the moladi   "injection moulding construction process". Future of Construction - World Economic Forum Molding or Moulding ...
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Frugal Innovation In Africa - moladi

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Frugal Innovation In Africa - moladi FRUGAL INNOVATION IN AFRICA  FRUGAL INNOVATION IN AFRICA - moladi Moladi: Affordable houses in South Africa In many African countries, housing is one of the most sensitive issues affecting the lower income groups. In South Africa for example, close to 13% of the 14.3 million households are informal dwellings (Statistics South Africa, 2011). The term “informal dwelling” is often used in South Africa to designate shacks, corrugated-iron structures and other makeshift shelters. The above statistics represents about 1.8 million households (between 7.2 and 10.8 million people). Informal structures are often made of highly combustible materials such as wood and cardboard which pose serious safety and environmental concerns. The structures are easily damaged and exposed to the external elements meaning that people often live in damp, very hot or very cold conditions. The other concern is inadequate or lack of sanitation and running water which constitute...
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Quality of SA innovations lauded

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