Smith & Fong Co.’s PlybooSound
Smith & Fong Co., manufacturer of Plyboo bamboo architectural plywood and flooring products, has launched PlybooSound, a line of bamboo architectural panels with sound-dampening technology.
Available in eight different patterns and colors, PlybooSound incorporates Smith & Fong’s proprietary QuietWall sound dampening system, which provides a Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) of 0.50 on average. Panels are produced with the company’s RealCore technology, which ensures the highest quality standard.
PlybooSound is made from FSC 100%-Certified bamboo, which is also rapidly renewable and manufactured formaldehyde-free. Sheet sizes are 4 by 8-feet by 3/4-inch thick and available prefinished or unfinished in Amber or Natural colors. The line is designed in San Francisco and fabricated in the USA from domestic and foreign components.
PlybooSound panels can contribute toward three different USGBC LEED credits (MRc6 Rapidly Renewable Materials; MRc7 Certified Wood IEQ4.4 Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood). PlybooSound panels are Class C fire-resistant (Class B available custom order), and California Section 01350- and CARB Phase II emissions-compatible or better. Panels are also available in a 10’ length as a special order.
Founded in 1989 and headquartered in San Francisco, Smith & Fong Co. was the first U.S. company to manufacture bamboo flooring for sale in North America, offering its initial product under the brand name Plyboo® in 1993. In 1996 the firm began producing bamboo plywood, followed by coconut palm flooring and plywood products in 2000. Today, the company’s products are distributed and sold throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and the Middle East. Smith & Fong is committed to sustainability through innovation.
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