Healthy Buildings Start with the Air You Breathe
At Kago Consulting, we believe building health starts with air quality and moisture balance. Through our partnerships with DriWay and Residual Barrier Technology (RBT), we bring advanced environmental technologies that safeguard people, property, and performance.
Our approach combines non-invasive moisture remediation with biodegradable disinfection and air-quality restoration — ensuring that every building we service becomes healthier, more efficient, and environmentally compliant.
Healthy Buildings → Healthy People → Healthy Planet
The Challenge: Damp, Mould & Air Quality
Modern buildings are dynamic ecosystems. When air, humidity, and materials fall out of balance, the results are costly and unhealthy.
Common problems include:
1.Rising Damp — moisture wicking through walls and floors by capillary action, weakening foundations.
2.Mould & Odour — microbial growth triggered by persistent humidity and poor ventilation.
3.Poor Air Quality — airborne particulates, carbon dioxide imbalance, and low negative-ion density that reduce occupant wellness and productivity.
4.Structural Degradation — corrosion, salt crystallisation, and “concrete cancer” caused by trapped moisture.
These issues, collectively known as Sick Building Syndrome, compromise human health, asset value, and ESG performance. Kago Consulting helps property owners diagnose, quantify, and reverse these risks — safely and sustainably.
DriWay Passive Dehydration Technology
Harnessing ambient electromagnetic energy, DriWay neutralises the electro-capillary forces that draw moisture through masonry. This process allows water trapped in walls and foundations to evaporate naturally, restoring hydrodynamic balance without chemicals, drilling, or noise.
Key Benefits:
- Non-invasive and maintenance-free
- No electrical power or consumables
- Permanently eliminates rising damp
- Improves air quality and structural integrity
RBT Protectus Air™ & Protectus Ultimate™
RBT’s award-winning disinfectant technology delivers medical-grade air and surface purification that is biodegradable, alcohol-free, and water-based. Using dry nebulising technology, it forms a microscopic residual barrier that destroys 99.999% of viruses, bacteria, and mould spores while remaining safe for people, materials, and the environment.
Key Benefits:
- Independently tested and globally certified
- Long-lasting residual efficacy (even when dry)
- Non-corrosive, non-toxic, and 100% biodegradable
- Enhances compliance with hygiene and air-quality standards
DriWay Results:
- Over 500 installations across South Africa since 2015
- Up to 36% reduction in wall moisture within 90 days
- Proven success at Sun City, Protea Hotels, Telkom, and Reckitt Benckiser
- Strengthens masonry, eliminates odours, and prevents re-occurrence of damp
RBT Results:
- UNISA Law Building: Mould contamination reduced from “too high to count” to safe limits within four weeks
- Nokuthula School: 6-week restoration of flood-damaged classrooms to safe occupancy levels
- Independent Laboratory Certification: 99.999% efficacy against viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mould
- Global Applications: Hospitals, universities, manufacturing facilities, hospitality and public infrastructure
Industries We Serve:
Reduce humidity, improve comfort, boost HVAC efficiency — Healthier, more productive workspaces.
Manage air quality, corrosion, and dampness — Safer facilities and longer equipment life.
Eliminate odours, mould, and condensation — Cleaner, more comfortable guest and tenant experiences.
Maintain hygiene and air safety standards — Compliance, wellness, and occupant protection.