{"id":7843,"date":"2023-02-08T15:41:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/?p=7843"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:54:11","slug":"3a-composites-usa-announces-successful-completion-of-nfpa-285-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/3a-composites-usa-announces-successful-completion-of-nfpa-285-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"3A Composites USA Announces Successful Completion of NFPA-285 Testing<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Third-party testing confirms architects and builders can specify and utilize ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS and ALUCOBOND\u00ae EasyFix\u2122 for Type III-A,B construction.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Davidson, NC \u00a0\u2013 February 8, 2023<\/strong> \u00a0\u2013<\/strong> 3A Composites<\/strong><\/a> USA, the manufacturer of ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS <\/strong><\/a>aluminum composite material (ACM) and ALUCOBOND\u00ae EasyFix\u2122<\/a>,<\/strong> has successfully passed third party NFPA-285 testing on a wood-framed assembly, a Type III-A,B construction often used in the multi-family and mixed-use market sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

NFPA-285 is a fire test method which evaluates how fire is expected to spread on an exterior multi-story wall. This outcome positively confirms that ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS panels installed utilizing ALUCOBOND\u00ae EasyFix\u2122 (a patent-pending system developed to reduce labor and installation costs in wood-frame construction) are compliant with standards set by the International Building Codes (ICC-IBC) for wood frame construction, clearing the way for use in future projects<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhile ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS has a track record of meeting ICC-IBC requirements, including NFPA-285 compliant assemblies, these new results expand the list of tested assembly types and enable architects and builders to meet the stringent NFPA-285 requirements while reducing installation costs and delivering on-trend facades,\u201d<\/em> Nick Scheib, general manager, Architectural Division, 3A Composites Americas.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The recent test confirms the fire-resistant characteristics of ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS and highlight its appeal for use in multi-story wood-framed and podium construction. In summary, ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS ACM and the ALUCOBOND\u00ae EasyFix\u2122 attachment system supports various NFPA-285 compliant assemblies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS is available in 91 trend-forward stock colors and finishes, as well as custom colors to easily support the creative vision of any architect or designer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe results of these tests once again demonstrate the commitment of 3A Composites to provide industry-leading innovations that perform to the highest standards, especially those pertaining to fire safety and performance.\u201d<\/em> stated Scheib.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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3A Composites is a leading producer of materials for the metal facades market. Since 1969, the company has been developing, manufacturing and marketing high-quality aluminum composite panels, structural composite material, plastic sheets and lightweight foam boards for the architecture, visual communication and transport and commercial building industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third-party testing confirms architects and builders can specify and utilize ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS and ALUCOBOND\u00ae EasyFix\u2122 for Type III-A,B construction. Davidson, NC \u00a0\u2013 February 8, 2023 \u00a0\u2013 3A Composites USA, the manufacturer of ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS aluminum composite material (ACM) and ALUCOBOND\u00ae EasyFix\u2122, has successfully passed third party NFPA-285 testing on a wood-framed assembly, a Type III-A,B […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[11,40],"class_list":["post-7843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-acm","tag-exteriors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7843"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8087,"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7843\/revisions\/8087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}