Panels & Furniture Asia January/February 2023

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT
intumescent finishes have been
added to the boards to prevent fire
outbreaks. Interior wood cladding,
combined with other insulation
solutions, can also meet acoustic
needs. Chastagnier noted this for
ceiling applications: “What brings this
acoustic aspect is the combination
of insulation with cladding. The air
gaps let the sound escape into the
sound insulation. The rooms sound
different, with less resonance and the
impression of a relaxing space.”
Ducerf also reported that the Bard
107 Texture is easy to install on
wooden battens. It is possible to
hand over finished spaces to a
client more quickly than with, for
example, traditional plasterboard,
where there are more stages in the
implementation. The prefabricated
aspect and faster speed of execution
of Bard 107 would therefore be
appealing to architects and project
managers. For indoors, wood cladding
requires minimal maintenance.
MEETING SUSTAINABILITY
REQUIREMENTS
The rising demand for wood in interior
design or as a construction material
in France can also be attributed
to the introduction of the new
environmental regulation, RE 2020.
Generally speaking, RE 2020 aims to
reduce the carbon footprint of new
buildings over their lifecycle, since
the construction industry is one of
the most carbon-intensive industry.
As such, it encourages constructing
with more environmentally friendly
materials.
Debize elaborated: “All of our
hardwood products benefit from the
dynamics of RE 2020. There is a real
trend towards natural, ecological
and bio-based materials. With
wood, projects gain in coherence
by associating aesthetics and
environmental approach. Today, it is a
strong trend in the development and
architecture markets.”
Additionally, Ducerf uses wood that
is certified by the Programme for the
Endorsement of Forest Certification
(PEFC), and is sourced from local
forests to produce Bard 107. This
not only promotes the local timber
industry, but also lowers the carbon
footprint of the manufacturing
stage — the transportation of wood
is often carbon-intensive, and can be
mitigated by using locally harvested
timber and avoiding importation of
raw materials.
MEETING CUSTOMISATION
REQUIREMENTS
Ducerf can tailor their production
of Bard 107 to various project
requirements with different board
widths and lengths. For instance,
a solid oak ceiling cladding
had to be made without visible
fixings for a high school, and the
cladding needed to be removable.
Chastagnier recalled that “the
design office proposed a layout
with invisible fixings”.
This customisation is possible
since Ducerf used a new moulding
machine to develop Bard 107.
According to the company, the
moulder allows for rapid changes of
series and pointing, thus profiling
the undulations onto the board
surfaces. Notched knives have
been developed to produce the
pattern and a unique surface finish.
There are also knives to plane and
calibrate the material, and knives
to also oscillate to structure the
surface. The moulder can also
be used to profile decking and
cladding boards, and a cutting
option has been added. The
cladding can be processed in
continuous boards or finger-jointed
boards, of lengths up to 6m. P
Legend
1 The relief texture
of Bard 107
plays with light
and shadow,
enhancing the
atmosphere of an
interior
2 Ducerf uses solid
oak or THT ash
and poplar to
produce Bard 107
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