iBUILD Global and iLima Digital Foundary announce a technology partnership accelerating the delivery of affordable housing for Africa [Johannesburg, South Africa, 5 October 2020] iBUILD Global and iLima Digital Foundary have partnered to pioneer new supportive technologies and alternative business models that accelerate industrialized construction methods and create affordable housing for Africa. iBUILD and iLima have jointly launched their new partnership to make available innovative technologies for developers within the construction industry. Both companies are pioneering solutions for greater ecosystem collaboration…

New Innovative Digital Platform Promises to Change the Future of Affordable Housing in Communities for Good Affordable housing in South Africa is going digital – bringing more quality homes, faster. [Johannesburg, South Africa, 2 November 2020] – iLima Digital Foundary will officially launch the AI-driven Afrika Construction Innovation Platform (ACIP) at the 36th Annual AUHF Conference this week. The conference will focus on drawing in investors, developers, and professionals to discuss and debate market growth and opportunities in green development,…

Hundreds of Financiers and Developers gather online for Africa’s premier Affordable housing Conference This year’s AUHF Virtual conference & AGM will provide a platform for Africa’s affordable housing leaders to reconnect and meet with international stakeholders [Johannesburg, South Africa, 2 November 2020] – The 36th annual African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) (www.AUHF.co.za) Virtual Conference & AGM (www.AUHFconference.com | 02-06 November 2020) will connect hundreds of senior African and international investors, financiers and developers online under the theme, “Investing in the…

A home for anyone, and everyone in a home MOLADI and ILIMA Digital Foundary announce a technology partnership accelerating the delivery of affordable housing for Africa [Johannesburg, South Africa, 5 October 2020] – Moladi, a global leader specializing in a reusable plastic formwork for use in construction of affordable housing and low cost housing projects, mainly in third world countries, is partnering with iLima Digital Foundary whose mission is to pioneer alternative construction technologies and alternative business models for affordable…

AUTODESK and ILIMA Digital Foundary (PTY) Ltd announce a new initiative accelerating the delivery of affordable housing for Africa​ Autodesk, the world’s leading design software company, is partnering with iLima Digital Foundary whose mission is to pioneer alternative technologies and alternative business models for affordable housing for Africa. This will be delivered through iLima’s new Africa Construction Innovation Platform (ACIP) and Smart Building Advisor (SBA) which will aim to accelerate the building of safe, high quality, sustainable, low cost homes…

DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER PDF iLima Digital Foundary: Disrupting the current process for building Affordable Housing in Africa While most industries are well advanced in their digital transformation, the construction industry is still in its infancy. Current construction processes are not capable of addressing Africa’s booming construction needs of >500million homes and buildings in the next 30 years (this equates to >45 000 homes per day, Source Shelter Afrique). Traditional construction is known for its exorbitant costs, significantly high levels of waste…

PRESS RELEASE RELEASE DATE 02 June 2020 iLima DIGITAL FOUNDARY and NEW STORY ANNOUNCE NEW TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP JOHANNESBURG, June 02, 2020 — iLima Digital Foundary, has partnered with US-based nonprofit New Story to bring Felix, a rapid data collection and analysis platform, to iLima’s Afrika Construction Innovation Platform (ACIP). Most recently, New Story teamed up with construction tech company ICON to build the world’s first 3D printed neighbourhood in Mexico as part of their mission to pioneer solutions to end…

Karsten Popp joins San Francisco State University Advisory Board for certificate program in BIG DATA The board is comprised of diverse, innovative and extremely well-connected network of top-flight Silicon Valley executives. The program dives into the diverse potential of big data as well as the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for developing predictive and analytical models.The Silicon Valley professional network as well as the Big Data content is very relevant for the iLima initiative for Affordable Housing in…