Housing Technology

  

 
 

cast housing

moladi addresses the six key challenges embodied in the low cost housing shortages, which face developing countries today

  • lack of resources

  • insufficient funds

  • shortage of skills

  • work flow control

  • time constraint

  • waste
 

 

        

quality affordable housing - a global shortage - moladi the solution

low cost housing
       

One  of the important principles  under a lean production paradigm is termed ‘lean assembly’.  This refers to simplifying the process of assembly through industrialisation, modularisations, standardisation, and continuous flow processes.  The reduction of operations required for a production process means less chance of the occurrence of errors, waste and rework. This follows from the same logic that the fewer the number of operations, the higher the quality of the product and a predictive timeline, resulting in cost savings.

Certification:
       
       

 

  • moladi represents the most advanced patented technology and innovation in the industrial construction of low-cost and affordable houses, schools, clinics and other structures and is a leader in this field.

  • moladi construction process is not dependent on skilled labour.

  • moladi panels are lightweight and robust.

  • moladi is especially suited for repetitive housing schemes.

  • moladi is a reusable, interlocking modular plastic form system for moulding complex structures.

  • the numbers of moladi components are modular, making adjustments in dimensions simple, adapting to endless design layouts

  • moladi reduce construction cost without compromising quality

      
  • stronger than brick - An affordable technique to effectively build durable, earthquake, cyclone resistant shelter, whilst maintaining acceptable design aesthetics for social acceptability amongst a wide range of cultures
  • speed – One house in one day with one mould or many houses in one day with many moulds
  • savings - A cost effective, holistic design and build technology, that far outweighs many of today's retrofit schemes designed to strengthen existing poorly designed structures by demonstrating the use of moladi as opposed to costly solid concrete-block, masonry structures or timber frame units
  • innovative - A realistic modern alternative to overcoming the widespread misuse of scarce materials, particularly timber, by introducing a system that combines moladi with other indigenous materials suitable for easy handling
  • job creation - An alternative way to enable and empower sections of society by providing a building technology that encourages self participation by means of technology transfer.
  • environment - Reduce pollution and environmental destruction of our natural ecology by addressing the poor living conditions of billions of poverty stricken communities who are one of the major sectors of society that contribute to global warming.
       

housing technology

plastic formwork

    
summary
   

√  mould houses with reusable plastic formwork

√  walls are cast with a river sand, cement mixture

√  earthquake and cyclone resistant

√  durable and strong

√  quality approved materials

√  variety of finishing detail

√  rapid construction time

√  high production output capacity

√  one house in one day with one mould

√  more houses in one day with more moulds

√  reduce construction cost

√  utilize indigenous materials

 

  

√  south african bureau of standards tested

√  good thermal insulation properties

√  waterproof

√  fireproof

√  termite proof

√  reduce transport cost

√  reduce waste

√  holistic design and build technology

√  versatility in design

√  not dependent on traditional skills

√  utilize indigenous unskilled labour

√  create jobs

 
           moladi form can be filled manually
 

or mechanically                  

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