{"id":35973,"date":"2017-02-20T07:46:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T07:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoplastglobal.com\/?p=35973"},"modified":"2018-05-24T06:57:19","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T06:57:19","slug":"ventilation-and-house-wellness-thanks-to-geoplasts-foundation-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geoplastglobal.com\/en\/blog\/ventilation-and-house-wellness-thanks-to-geoplasts-foundation-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventilation and house wellness thanks to Geoplast’s Foundation Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"Ventilated foundations with Geoplast’s Modulo<\/em>\r\n\r\nGeoplast’s Modulo<\/a> is a permanent plastic formwork system used to realize foundation slabs between 3 and 70 cm in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Its particular design allows\u00a0a crawl space suitable for the creation of ventilated foundation, thus reducing humidity and Radon Gas, and improving health and safety.\r\n\r\nSince the ancient times, it is known that direct contact with the\u00a0ground is not healthy, as it makes buildings and people exposed to Radon gas and rising damp issues. Radon is an odorless and colorless\u00a0gas that can be found in variable quantities in the Earth\u2019s crust and tends to accumulate in closed, unventilated rooms, especially in ground floors. It is classified\u00a0as one of the most carcinogenic and harmful substances for humans, being the second cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking.\r\nThe soil is also a\u00a0heterogeneous mixture of solid elements, air, and water. Water can cause serious issues when in contact with a traditional foundation: infiltrations, cold, humid and unhealthy environments, condensation,\u00a0mold, as well as the possibility of deterioration of the timber elements of the structure.\r\n\r\nIt is possible to defend ourselves against\u00a0Radon Gas and rising damp by choosing to realize ventilated foundations. This innovative yet simple solution is synonymous with healthy houses and\u00a0guarantees uniform and natural air circulation between the ground level and the ground floor, thus avoiding the direct contact.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nGeoplast’s Modulo, permanent crawl space formwork <\/em>\r\n\r\nGeoplast’s\u00a0Modulo<\/a>\u00a0consists in a permanent formwork in recycled polypropylene that creates a system of pillars and arches which support the ground floor slab once the\u00a0concrete is poured on it. Such a structure permits a uniform stress distribution all over the surface, thus producing an excellent static and dynamic load-bearing capacity.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nInstallation of Geoplast’s Modulo\u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\nModulo<\/a> guarantees a wide number of benefits:\r\n