Affordable
Housing
Affordable Housing
Decent affordable housing is one of the key factors in
the fight against poverty and social exclusion. It is not just about putting a
roof over someone’s head. Academic research proves that access to a clean and
stable home implicates an improvement in security, health and education.
Moladi, a South African based company
established in 1986, makes housing accessible to low-income people through
innovative and eco-friendly formwork technology
Affordable Housing Construction System
Affordable Housing
The Moladi construction system consists of a reusable
and recyclable plastic formwork mould, which is filled with stone-less concrete
and a special cement additive. This additive ensures that, once the mortar is
set, the formwork can be removed – and reused up to 50 times. According to the
founder Hennie Botes, the brickless walls can withstand all types of weather.
The formwork is lightweight allowing easy transportation. Due to the simplicity
in design and the repetitive application scheme, construction costs can be
reduced significantly. The Moladi model is not only cost-effective but fast,
to: Botes comments that the wall structure of a house can be completed within
one day. A further plus point, especially in remote areas, is that the
construction does not require heavy machinery or electricity.
With the motto “Train the unemployed to build for the
homeless” Moladi combines construction with economic development. The company
offers training locally for the unemployed thereby creating jobs and empowering
the community as a whole. Due to the simplicity of the approach, construction
techniques and skills can be transferred in a short time. In this way, the
communities benefit from affordable shelter and skilled entrepreneurs (in the
area of low-cost housing) at the same time. Moladi’s success in over 20
countries shows that affordable housing is an important key in finding
solutions to promoting security and alleviating poverty.
Affordable Housing
Affordable
Housing Links: -
§ Siemens
EmpoweringPeople.Award - Dr. Ernst Friedrich “Small is Beautiful”
§ FSG - Discovering better ways to solve social problems
– Creating Shared Value "To Build or Not to Build?" - That Is the
Question
§ Forbes India - Technological Innovation - Creating Shared Value
§ Financial Mail – Affordable Housing – Better ways to build
§ National Mirror – Nigeria - Adopting alternative building materials, technologies to
reduce 16 million housing deficit
§ DesignMind - New Multistorey Floor Slab Formwork System
§ Job creation - Train the unemployed
to build for the homeless
§ No need for bricks and
blocks or mortar - Brickless Building System
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