Class A Fire Rated Aluminum Cladding: An Architect’s Guide

Specifying exterior cladding for a fire hazard zone used to be a paperwork exercise. Pull the manufacturer’s brochure, check that “Class A” appeared somewhere, attach it to the submittal, move on. The 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires changed that. AHJs, insurance carriers, and code consultants now want to see the underlying test data and the […]