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Future of Construction - moladi

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Future of Construction - moladi Future of Construction - World Economic Forum - Case Study - moladi     Strong population growth in many developing and emerging countries and mass urbanization – an estimated 40,000 people moving into African cities every day – create a strong demand for affordable housing. Beyond housing, many developing countries are lagging behind in access to social infrastructure and public services such as schools, hospitals or the justice system. Consider Tanzania: the country faces a shortage of 3,115 courtrooms. Moladi Construction System aims to address that magnificent challenge by providing a scalable, low-tech and low-skilled affordable building solution using in-situ casting. Founded in 1986 by South African social entrepreneur Hennie Botes, the company aims to replace the classic brick-and-mortar construction with an easier method: using lightweight, removable and re-usable plastic formwork that are filled with a patented fast setting aerated mor...

HENNIE BOTES - SA Innovation Summit

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HENNIE BOTES - SA Innovation Summit  Hennie Botes - CEO moladi Hennie BOTES BIO Career highlights: 2006 – Housing Innovation Award Winner of the ABSA Bank and NHBRC (National Home Builders Council) national competition in South Africa -   Link 2011 – moladi selected by the Smithsonian Institute to exhibit the technology in association with its Cooper Hewitt Museum at the UN Headquarters in New York -   Link 2016 – Best of African Design – moladi showcased for a year at the Cube Museum in the Netherlands -   Link TITLE OF PRESENTATION Entrepreneurship – A Triathlon FAVOURITE QUOTE Invention creates, Innovation solves. WEBSITE www.moladi.co.za