Moladi is a South African company established in 1986 that provides a rapid mechanism for delivering quality housing and empowering local communities. It uses an innovative building system of precast concrete panels that allows for faster construction at lower cost compared to traditional building methods. The Moladi system has been tested and certified by the SABS and provides durable, affordable 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. Foundation

23. Reinforcing-Engineer Designed

24. moladi Formwork

25. moladi Truss Block Out

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

27. moladi-Flow

28. moladi-Cast In-situ

29. moladi Formwork

30. Truss Block-Out

31. Truss Block-Out

32. Truss Block-Out

33. Truss Block-Out

34. Superstructure

35. Superstructure

36. Roof

37. Ceiling

38. Complete

39. Wall Properties

40. 40 m²

41. 45 m²

42. 52 m²

43. 62 m²

44. 75 m²

45. 80 m²
1987

46. 110 m²
Bonded by Standard Bank since 1993

47. 120 m²

48. Mexico Double Walk-up

49. Mexico Semi - Detached

50. Classrooms

51. Clinics

52. Ablution Block

53. Offices

54. Factories – Shopping Centers

55. Security Walling

56. Block vs moladi
Our block is BIGGER

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

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

59. 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
* Professional Indemnity
QUALITY
...

60. 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

61. 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

62. Housing Delivery
• Reduce unemployment – Job creation
• Community upliftment
• Supply chain
• Environment
• Education
• Health
• Crime
• Social development
• Carbon footprint

63. 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”
The finishes of a structure determines the value
No quality disparity between “High Income”
structures and “Low Cost” structures

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

65. 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.

66. 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.

67. 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.

68. 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

69. Thermal
Conductivity/Resistance

70. Awards
1991 1997 2006
Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish, or teach how to fish.
They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.
- Bill Drayton -

71. Conclusion
One structure in
One day with
One moladi mould
More structures in
One day with
More moladi moulds