Moladi is a mechanism for rapidly delivering quality housing that empowers local communities. It uses contemporary solutions and harnesses local materials and labor to provide affordable housing. Moladi walls undergo rigorous testing by SABS and are certified as waterproof, durable under impact tests, and provide thermal insulation exceeding standards for low-cost housing.

1. Established 1986

2. moladi is
A MECHANISM for the RAPID
delivery of QUALITY housing
EMPOWERING local
communities
…a contemporary
company that
harnesses
and implements
contemporary
solutions

3. Foundation-Raft Former

4. Foundation-Compact

5. Foundation-Compact

6. Foundation-Trench

7. Foundation-Trench

8. Foundation-Engineer Designed

9. Foundation-Professional-Indemnity

10. Foundation-Concrete

11. Foundation

12. Foundation-Power Float

13. moladi Formwork

14. moladi Formwork

15. moladi Formwork

16. Plumbing

17. Plumbing

18. moladi Formwork

19. moladi Formwork

20. Reinforcing

21. moladi Formwork

22. Reinforcing-Engineer Designed

23. moladi Formwork

24. moladi Truss Block Out

25. moladi-Mix Plant
River Sand-Cement-Water-moladiCHEM

26. moladi-Flow

27. moladi-Cast In-situ

28. moladi Formwork

29. Truss Block-Out

30. Truss Block-Out

31. Superstructure

32. Superstructure

33. Roof

34. Ceiling

35. Complete

36. Wall Properties

37. 75 m²

38. 80 m²
1987

39. 110 m²
Bonded by Standard Bank since 1993

40. 120 m²

41. Classrooms

42. Clinics

43. Ablution Block

44. Block vs moladi
Our block is BIGGER

45. Construction Cycle
– Erratic supplies = erratic delivery
– Dependant on skilled labour
– Waste
– Rework
– Slow delivery
– Inconsistent quality
– Unpredictable cash flow
– Increased cost

46. moladi Cycle
– Constant supply = constant delivery
– Known cost
– Unskilled operators
– Next to no waste
– Increased productivity
– Reduced cost
– Consistent quality
– Predictable cash flow

47. Key Benefits
• NHBRC – Rational Design
• Agrément Certified (CSIR)
• SABS tested and approved
• Engineer Certified *
– Foundation
– Super Structure
– Roof
• Superior wall strength
• Quality Controls
• Community acceptance NBR SABS - 0400
...QUALITY
* Professional Indemnity

48. Key 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
...SAVINGS

49. Key Benefits
• Speed without compromising quality
• No need to plaster
• No need to chase
• No beam filling
• Waterproof
• Reinforced
• Waste reduction
• Logistics
• Alterations and additions
...SAVINGS

50. Fundamental Criteria
• Social acceptance
• Durability
• Quality
• Variety
• Increase in value
• Re-sale ability
• Minimise risk - Insurance/Professional Indemnity
• Certified
• Bondable/Financed

51. SABS Test
Waterproof
• Test method is for the worst case
scenario i.e. Cape Town 1,000-mm
rainfall per annum with a wind speed of
30 metre/second conducted over a 24-
hour period.

52. SABS Test
Soft Body Impact
• A 30 kg bag swings to impact the wall 900 mm
above the floor height to access the
serviceability criteria
• 1800 mm above the floor height to access the
safety criteria.
• Two impacts of the bag where executed on the
exterior wall surface for each of the above
criteria and the wall was inspected after each
impact for any sign of cracks, damage or
collapse – none.

53. SABS Test
Chisel Impact
• After two impact of the chisel from a
height of 375 mm above the floor
height a slight indentation was visible.
The depth of the indentation was less
than 3 mm.

54. SABS Test
• All test conducted by the South African Bureau of
Standards, have been executed on a 100 mm (4
inch) wall as this is an acceptable norm for in situ
walls and is also the standard applied to low cost
housing units.
• Thermal conductivity of 100 mm moladi wall =
0,54 W/m.K

55. Thermal
Conductivity/Resistance