Enhancing Acoustic Comfort in Commercial Spaces with Big River Panels' Acoustic Solutions

Achieving optimal acoustic performance is essential for creating comfortable and productive environments. Big River Panels offers a range of architectural acoustic solutions designed to meet these needs, combining aesthetic appeal with high functionality.

Comprehensive acoustic product range

Big River Panels provides an array of acoustic products tailored for various applications:

Whispa: A versatile acoustic panel system designed to reduce noise and enhance sound quality in interior spaces.
DécorBatten: Combines the warmth of timber with acoustic performance, suitable for wall and ceiling applications.
Celenit: A featured product made from mineralised fir wood wool bound with Portland cement, providing both acoustic performance and a Group 1s Fire Rating.
Wide range of acoustic perforations: Applied to your substrate of choice, NRC ratings to suit your projects!

Case Study: Toi Manawa Kīngi Kāreti, King’s College Performing Arts Centre

A notable example of Big River Panels' acoustic solutions in action is the Toi Manawa Kīngi Kāreti, King’s College Performing Arts Centre. Designed by Patterson Associates, this project utilised Firesafe Décorply, Multigroove, and custom DécorSlats to achieve superior acoustic performance while maintaining aesthetic integrity.

Customisable solutions for design flexibility

Understanding the unique requirements of each project, Big River Panels offers a "Build Your Own" design tool. This allows architects and designers to create acoustic solutions, with access to specifications, data sheets, and other essential documentation.

By integrating Big River Panels' acoustic products into commercial designs, architects can effectively address acoustic challenges, ensuring spaces are not only visually appealing but also acoustically optimised for comfort and functionality.

Architect for Toi Manawa Kīngi Kāreti, King’s College Performing Arts Centre: Patterson Associates

Photography: Sam Hartnett

Whispa

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Whispa is a lightweight decorative, acoustic panel with a smooth felt-like finish.

Pre-Consumer Recycled Content

Whispa is ideal solution for acoustic wall & ceiling linings, especially for schools, hospitals, commercial and public buildings
Paired perfectly behind Décortech's Décorslat panel system

Tested to EN 13501-1:2007 + A1:2009 and has achieved a B-s1-d0 reaction to fire classification which equates to a Group 1S rating under the New Zealand Building Code
Effective sound absorption of upto 0.8 NRC rating

Celenit

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Celenit is a natural and sustainable insulating material, made only with natural materials: wood, Portland cement, marble dust and water.

Celenit is ideal solution for acoustic wall & ceiling linings, especially for schools, hospitals, commercial and public buildings.

Celenit is manufactured using fir wood from sustainably managed forests (PEFC™ or FSC® certificate).

Celenit products are not harmful for human health and the environment and the low energy production process creates limited emissions into the atmosphere (ANAB-ICEA and nature plus certificate). It uses recycled materials such as calcium carbonate, which is the residual dust of marble processing (ICEA certificate).

Finally, the raw materials are close to the production establishment (regional material). For all these reasons, CELENIT panels can be used in projects that require building sustainability certificates such as Leed, SBtool, SB100, and Breeam.

DécorBatten

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DécorBatten is a lightweight acoustic panel with Real Timber veneer timber battens manufactured with Whispa panel as the backing support with great acoustic properties and a Group 1s Fire Rating.

NZ Made

Pre-Consumer Recycled Content

Suitable applications include wall and ceiling linings, acoustic panels
Panels or drop-in ceiling tiles
Especially for schools, hospitals, commercial and public buildings
Ideal in the most critical applications such as entrance areas and exit corridors especially those used for emergency exits in case of fire
Panels arrive ready to install and require no further work

Tested to EN 13501-1:2007 + A1:2009 and has achieved a B-s1-d0 reaction to fire classification which equates to a Group 1S rating under the New Zealand Building Code

FSC Certified

Homestar / Green Star

Décortech Multigroove Acoustic Perforation

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Décortech Multigroove is available as either an acoustic panel with perforations both sides (15mm or 16mm thick substrate) or as a decorative panel with Face Side perforations only (12mm thick substrate).

Multigroove Acoustic Perforation with Firesafe MDF substrate meets NZ Building Code: Clause C - Interior Fire Rating Group 1S

Décortech Slot Perforation

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Décortech has 10 standard slotted patterns ranging from 14 – 25% open areas and can achieve NRC values up to .80.

Décortech Hole Perforation

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Décortech has 10 standard hole patterns ranging from 5 – 30% open areas and can achieve NRC values up to .85.

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