Construction Technology

Build a house | System  Build a house Build a house - Building system moladi is the world's leading house building construction technology. Construction experts are advocating for intensive and extensive adoption of innovation and low cost technology in a bid to significantly reduce the cost of materials and building processes. This is required in order to produce significant numbers of built houses. How to build a house?   "Due to the simplicity of the house building method, construction techniques and skills can be transferred in a short time. In this way, the communities benefit from affordable shelter and entrepreneurs are skilled at the same time, creating employment," Botes says.  How to build a house How to reduce cost of construction - Link    Housing the Base of the Pyramid - The bottom two thirds of the market pyramid Brick and mortar is dependent on expensive skilled artisans, it is slow and wasteful - therefore expensive - The need to c...

Innovation - Beyond "Faster Horses" | moladi Innovation - Beyond "Faster Horses" moladi-creative-destruction “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” - Henry Ford -      “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster bricklayers.” - Hennie Botes  moladi moulds mortar   Creative destruction - Time for CHANGE www.moladi.com     Tags: moladi, bricklayer, innovation, invention, new, change, creative destruction, housing, production, plastic formwork, modular formwork, patented, speed, construction, technology, Henry Ford, Hennie Botes

This Low-Cost Innovation could fix the Most Common Urban Problem of Affordable Housing Innovative Construction Technique Innovative construction technique It is difficult to contemplate in abstract the tremendous strain that rapid urbanization has put on housing and serviced land for the urban poor in developing countries. The United Nations Population Fund has projected that by 2030, Africa’s urban population would reach nearly 750 million, creating a dire need for proper housing and access to basic infrastructure and services. More than a dozen African cities would be among the world’s largest by 2025. Moladi , a South Africa-based family-owned business promises to simplify the housing problem. Founder Hennie Botes, using an innovative system of reusable formwork has designed an efficient construction technique that requires formwork moulds assembled with 30cmx30cm plastic panels by extension. The modular construction technique allows for buildings such as houses, schools, community ...

Frugal Innovation In Africa | Jugaad Innovation in India Moladi: Frugal Innovation In Africa | Jugaad Innovation in India Frugal Innovation In Africa | Jugaad Innovation in India 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 san...