This document describes Moladi, a company established in 1986 that provides an innovative construction system for affordable housing. The Moladi system uses reusable plastic formwork to construct homes and other buildings quickly and cost effectively. It addresses issues with traditional brick construction methods like unreliable supplies, skilled labor dependence, waste, and unpredictable costs and timelines. The Moladi method allows construction with unskilled labor, minimal waste, lower costs, and more consistent quality compared to brick construction. The system has been used to construct over 30,000 homes as well as other buildings like clinics and schools since 1987.

1. WELCOME
Established - 1986

2. ONE STOP HOUSING SHOP
Materials
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Construction
Finance

3. BRICK CONSTRUCTION CYCLE
 Erratic supplies = Erratic delivery
 Dependant on skilled labour
 Waste
 Rework
 Slow delivery
 Inconsistent quality
 Unpredictable cash flow
 Increased cost
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Lean construction

4. INNOVATION
“Our age of anxiety is, in
great part, the result of trying
to do today’s jobs with
yesterday’s tools”.
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5. THE ISSUE…
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6. INNOVATION
“Don't find a fault, find a remedy.”
Henry Ford
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8. INNOVATION
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9. RAFT FOUNDATION FORMER
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10. RAFT FOUNDATION - COMPACT
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11. RAFT FOUNDATION-TRENCHING
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12. RAFT FOUNDATION-TRENCHING
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13. RAFT FOUNDATION-TRENCHING
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14. RAFT FOUNDATION-REINFORCING
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15. RAFT FOUNDATION-CONCRETE
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16. RAFT FOUNDATION-LEVEL
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17. POWER FLOAT SLAB
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18. ERECT moladi FORMWORK
4 Hours
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20. PLUMBING
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22. REINFORCING
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23. PLASTIC FORMWORK
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27. PLASTIC FORMWORK
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28. Henry Ford of Housing
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29. REINFORCING
 moladi structures are
monolithic structures which
are resistant to
earthquakes.
 All the water and electrical
piping is positioned inside
the formwork cavity and
cast in the walls.
 No chasing required.
 No plastering required.
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30. MORTAR MIX
 1800kg or 0.720m³ of local
decomposed granite/ river sand.
 250kg of ordinary portland
cement: (OPC).
 5 litres of moladiCHEM
 200 litres of water.
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This is a generic mix for example purposes only

31. FILL
River Sand+Cement+Water+moladiCHEM
2 Hours
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32. PLASTIC SHUTTERING
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33. STRIP FORMWORK
2 Hours
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34. PLASTIC FORMWORK
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44. HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
5 Days
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45. MORTAR – NOT CONCRETE
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46. 40 M²
Low Cost Housing
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47. 40 M²
Low Cost Housing
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48. 52 M²
Nhbrc award
ABSA Housing competition
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49. 60 M²
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50. 68 M²
Moladi construction technology
Affordable Housing
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51. 75 M²
moladi 75m
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Unit

52. 87 M²
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53. FIRST moladi UNIT
1987
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54. FIRST moladi UNIT
2013
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55. 110 M²
Bonded by Standard Bank since 1993
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56. 120 M²
Award winning construction technology
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57. 120 M²
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58. WALK UP
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59. SEMI DETACHED
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60. CLASSROOM
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61. CLASSROOM
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62. CLINIC
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63. ABLUTION BLOCK
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64. STEEL PORTAL APPLICATION
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65. STEEL PORTAL APPLICATION
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66. SECURITY WALLING
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67. DOUBLE STOREY
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68. moladi CONSTRUCTION CYCLE
 Constant supply = constant delivery
 Known cost
 Unskilled operators
 Next to no waste
 Increased productivity
 Reduced cost
 Consistent quality
 Predictable cash flow
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69. BENEFITS
 Reduce unemployment: Job creation
 Community upliftment
 Supply chain
 Environment
 Education
 Health
 Crime
 Social development
 Carbon footprint
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70. BENEFITS
 Train and employ local unskilled labour
 Utilize local materials
 Re-useable
 Reduced transport cost
 Low construction cost
 Rapid construction time
 Practicable designs
 Quality approved materials
 Variety of finishing details
 Low maintenance cost
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71. BENEFITS
 Speed without compromising quality
 No need to plaster
 No need to chase
 No beam filling
 Waterproof
 Reinforced
 Waste reduction
 Logistics
 Alterations and additions
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72. A WALL IS A WALL IS A WALL
 A structure with a shower can be termed
 “Low Cost”
 A structure with a bath can be termed
 “Affordable”
 A structure with a Jacuzzi can be termed
 “High Income”
o The finishes of a structure determines the value
o No quality disparity between “High Income”
structures and “Low Cost” structures
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73. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
 Social acceptance
 Durability
 Quality
 Variety
 Increase in value
 Re-sale ability
 Minimise risk - Insurance/Professional
Indemnity
 Certified
 Bondable/Financed
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74. PRODUCTION
One structure in
One day with
One moladi mould
More structures in
One day with
More moladi moulds
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75. RADICAL CHANGE
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76. THANK YOU
One stop housing shop
Hennie Botes – www.moladi.net