Construction Technology

Cast in place construction method Cast in place construction method - moladi Cast-In-Place (CIP) concrete is a building construction method where locally supplied ready mix concrete or site mix mortar (concrete without stone or coarse aggregate), steel reinforcement and plastic formwork are delivered to the construction site and production of concrete and mortar structures takes place on location or insitu.   moladi , an award winning South African based company, established in 1986, makes low cost housing accessible to low-income people through innovative and eco-friendly technology, creating employment. The moladi Low Cost Housing System consists of a reusable and recyclable plastic formwork mold, which is filled with stone-less concrete and a special concrete additive. This additive ensures that, once the mortar is set, the formwork can be removed - and reused up to 50 times. The brick-less walls can withstand all types of weather and is earthquake and hurricane resistan...

Kenya government housing backlog needs solution Kenyan government to construct 300,000 housing units for staff  Kenya housing backlog The government of Kenya through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is planning to put up 300, 000 houses for civil servants by 2017. The social housing project will see the country alleviate housing needs by civil servants, some of which – like the police – have been reported to live in deplorable conditions. The government will start construction of 10, 000 units this year according to the director of housing in the ministry, Mr. Patrick Bucha. In addition to benefiting the civil servants, the project will also help non-governmental workers and the rest of the public, since the government will open up spaces for commercial purposes for the same. The government will collaborate with private investors in order to finance the construction, development and maintenance of the housing units. The project will entail construction of modern, s...

MOLADI - CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE UAE  moladi in Abu Dhabi MOLADI - CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE UAE - NOVEMBER 2014 Moladi CEO, Mr Hennie Botes, has been invited to present the South African invention to “Innovate Change”. A solution for the delivery of quality affordable mass housing. Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is becoming a hotspot for constructions projects as more than $2 trillion has been awarded for this purpose for the next three years. In United Arab Emirates (UAE), there are about $75 billion worth of construction projects planned in Abu Dhabi in the next three years, along with numerous project opportunities in the Western Region. Prefabrication has not had a steady increase in its utilisation in the Middle East for commercial and residential projects; however, property and construction developers are looking at this as one of the ways to mobilise further growth. Prefabrication and modular construction is taking a leap frog now as technologies, such as BIM, has en...

TOILET STRUCTURES-NOT PREFAB OR PRECAST moladi innovative building technology provides the know-how for the local community to build their own toilet structures   VIP Toilet Job creation is much needed in South Africa and this is what moladi does best - "Train the unemployed to build"  VIP Toilet Structure  Ablution Block built by moladi formwork For more information on moladi VIP Toilet System visit www.moladi.com   Keywords - VIP toilets, moladi, vip, vip toilet system, ablution block, toilet structures, precast toilet, loo, pit latrine, pit toilet, precast, precast structures, transport, site built, formwork, Bucket eradication program, innovation