SanFoot-Sonus pairs the natural beauty of wood with sound absorption, and its NRC value of 0.85 is the figure a design team can carry into a specification when a room has an acoustic requirement. Knowing how that value sits alongside the species, match, and installation decisions helps a specifier write the whole panel into the specification at once.
Because the value belongs to SanFoot-Sonus itself, the acoustic requirement and the finish can be written into the specification together.
What the NRC Value Adds to a Specification
SanFoot-Sonus carries an NRC value of 0.85, which gives a specifier a stated sound absorption figure to write into the document. The panel can carry the species, cut, and match a design calls for, and at the South San Francisco Community Civic Campus that was Douglas Fir Quarter Cut Random Match. The value is listed in our Look Book alongside that project, so a design team can see the number next to an installed example.
A SanFoot specification already names the species, cut, match, and finish for the wall. For SanFoot-Sonus, the NRC value can sit alongside those fields, so the acoustic requirement and the look of the wall live in the same specification.
Natural Wood Doing Acoustic Work
Wood’s cellular structure naturally absorbs and diffuses sound, which is why natural wood acoustic panels have a place in concert halls, theaters, and lecture venues. SanFoot-Sonus brings that together with the look of natural wood veneer, so the surface a client sees and the acoustic function come from the same panel. Wood also carries the psychological and biophilic benefits we have described in performance spaces, which means the panel contributes to the feel of the room as well as its sound.
The panels are also kerfed, which allows them to be formed to a changing radius during installation. That makes SanFoot-Sonus suited to curved walls where the radius changes along the length of the surface.
South San Francisco Community Civic Campus
At the South San Francisco Community Civic Campus, completed in 2023, SmithGroup specified SanFoot-Sonus in Douglas Fir Quarter Cut Random Match across 5,400 square feet. The panels were kerfed to form a changing radius during installation, and the two lower bands use an integrated aluminum substrate for maximum impact resistance while maintaining a cohesive visual effect.
The project shows an acoustic panel meeting a changing radius and an impact zone while the visual field stays cohesive. For guidance on specifying SanFoot-Sonus, including species, match, and how the panel fits the geometry of your project, contact Jacaranda.
