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EcoWALLS™ Fluted Panels from NBL - Eco Flooring Pte Ltd, Panels That Are More Than Aesthetic and Appearance

Fluted panels offer a sophisticated alternative to paint colours, wallpapers or tiles to spruce up walls. They are corrugated panels with protruded ridges and depressed grooves with engineered composites and natural wood finishes. Fluted panels are gaining popularity as featured walls due to their ability to bring life to dull backgrounds. On 28 October 2021, PropertyGuru, Southeast Asia’s pioneering PropTech firm, recommended fluted panels as a leading interior design trend for 2021/2022. With tactical textures, innovative sound insulation, and sustainable features, EcoWALLS™ fluted panels from NBL Express are an inspirational choice in the interiors market.

Tactical Textures

The application of linear lines and corrugated shapes of fluting brings the timeless elegance of classical architecture to complement flat surfaces. More than aesthetic and appearance, linear lines and corrugated shapes form tactical textures. They subtly establish focal points that naturally shift our focus towards the panels. Fluting has parallel spaces between ridges and grooves to facilitate a streamlined formation. With tactical installation, the panels can deflect lighting and hide unsightly scratches, marks or dents of the background wall. Moreover, they conceal cables of entertainment and other electronic devices and thus help to manage cables neatly.

Besides textures, the versatile laminated shades match the background colours of living rooms or concierge areas and add an attractive focus. In the office or retail spaces, matching fluted panels create a continuation design on reception areas. For instance, metallic chrome aligns well with reddish-brown mahogany to facilitate an industrial warmth. Hence, the subtle alignment provides a streamlined focus that welcomes guests, clients or patrons.

Innovative Sound Insulation

Does your apartment or workplace have open spaces or high foot traffic? Wood alone is not dense enough to absorb noise. With innovative insulation from composites of engineered materials, fluted panels minimise external and internal noises. Engineered composites with depressed grooves act as a perforated resonator to minimise sound. They absorb sounds from the surrounding atmosphere to provide decent levels of acoustic insulation. If you are in music studios, this sound insulation is a sound investment to reduce the impact of noise and echo.

The hollow spaces of grooves and protrusion of ridges allow air to permeate but absorb and disrupt soundwave passages. The absorption and disruption fragmentise the soundwaves, which consequently reduce unpleasant noises. Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) measures the level of noise that the material can absorb or reflect. The scale tips from 0 to 1, with 0 meaning no sound and fully absorbed or reflected at the other end. Smooth wood surfaces have an NRC range of 0.05 to 0.15. In contrast, corrugated composite panels have an NRC range of 0.25 to 0.80. Think how this humble innovation can bring peace on top of glamour to home and workplaces walls and ceilings.

Sustainable Features

While wood grain finishes of EcoWALLS™ furnish the raw beauty of natural wood, the film lamination repels water, termite and mould. The corrugated composite may not be the strongest, but research indicates the composite has sturdy tensile strength and flexural rigidity. Tensile strength is the ability to support the load without fracture, while flexural rigidity refers to the resistance to bending. The composite materials are a sustainable investment and cost-effective alternative to wall frames and studs. Furthermore, composite materials require low maintenance and have low carbon emissions.

Engineered wood composites are transforming the building industry with sustainable features. Wood-polymer composites have low cumulative energy demand (CED) during the production and processing of composite materials. The composite nanostructure and film lamination allows the enhancement of material and mechanical properties. Hence, with an optimal amount of materials and a high level of mechanical performance, fluted panels are economically and structurally efficient. Therefore, these sustainable features make EcoWALLS™ fluted panels an eco-friendly and economically sustainable choice.

Beyond visual aesthetics, fluted panels are relatively flexible to install and provide practical benefits in residential and commercial spaces. Looking for fluted panels and resilient walls and would like to know more? NBL Express is a leading provider of indoor and outdoor flooring solutions in Singapore. You can read customer reviews from Homees.co for reference. Contact us for a consultation to find inspirational ideas and seek quotations. Our showroom is at 536 Balestier Road Singapore 329861 and operates daily from 10 am to 7 pm. We look forward to serving you.