NCRMI to make coir-based acoustic panels.

The National Coir Research and Management Institute (NCRMI), in association with the Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID), has taken up a project to make coir-based acoustic panels. This will be cheaper and more durable than the acoustic panels available in the market.

NCRMI has taken the initiative to launch the project considering the growing concerns about the health risks and the lack of bio-degradability of the synthetic materials which are used to make acoustic panels.

According to K.R. Anil, Director, NCRMI, IIID will develop and supervise the project which intends to engineer and design a comprehensive system covering not just acoustic panels but also a complete system from fixing to designing of various interior spaces.

'We are hoping to complete the project in another six months' time. We have carried out several rounds of experiments. The actual cost factor will be worked out once we finish the project,' he said.

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