About Hazel
Hazel Brooks is an editor at EPD Guide covering EPDs and the fast-evolving sustainability data landscape. She tracks program-operator updates, standards and guidance changes, and new EPD releases, connecting the dots across the market to report on trends, shifting expectations, and the competitive EPD landscape. Her work focuses on making complex data sets easier to navigate and access, so manufacturers and sustainability teams can act with clarity and confidence.
Recent Articles
Supplier questions for a LEED v5 market
After June 30, 2026, new BD+C, ID+C and O+M projects must register under LEED v5, while projects already registered in v4/v4.1 can keep certifying through June 30, 2032 (USGBC LEED certification deadlines, 2026) ([USGBC, 2026](https://www.usgbc.org/tools/leed-certification/deadlines)). Procurement teams that update vendor prequalification now will cut bid friction, avoid late submittal drama, and surface suppliers whose documentation maps cleanly to v5’s multi‑attribute product framework. Below is a practical set of questions owners and purchasing teams can use to screen suppliers in minutes, not months.
Human impact in LEED v5 for interiors
LEED v5 reshapes interior product conversations around people, not just carbon. For manufacturers and specifiers, the shift means multi-attribute proof, clearer health narratives, and submittals that map to a new procurement framework. Teams that align documentation, messaging, and sales enablement to this human impact lens will win time with design leads, reduce substitution risk, and move from checkbox talk to outcome talk.
LEED v5 “mandatory” after July 1, 2026, explained
From July 1, 2026, new commercial LEED registrations move to v5, but thousands of active v4 and v4.1 projects keep running on their original tracks. That gap is where product messaging often goes sideways. This piece clarifies what changes and what does not, so manufacturers, architects, and specifiers avoid mixed signals, quote accurately, and keep submittals clean. The payoff is fewer frantic “which version?” emails, smoother bid cycles, and better alignment between sales, marketing, sustainability, and operations.
LEED v5 Becomes Mandatory on July 1, 2026
LEED v4 and v4.1 stop accepting new registrations on June 30, 2026, so every new project that registers on or after July 1 will use LEED v5 ([USGBC LEED certification deadlines, 2026](https://www.usgbc.org/tools/leed-certification/deadlines)). For building product manufacturers, that flips materials transparency from a nice‑to‑have into a points machine. A product‑specific Type III EPD and a solid HPD now feed a unified MR credit worth 1 to 5 points, with an extra 1 to 3 points available for Reduced Embodied Carbon ([USGBC Smart Surfaces x LEED Synergies, 2025](https://www.usgbc.org/sites/default/files/2025-12/Smart%20Surfaces%20x%20LEED%20Synergies%20%2812-11-25%29.pdf)). Move now to lock specification and protect margin.
Can Architects Find Your EPDs? A 20 Minute Audit
If architects cannot locate your EPDs in seconds, the spec goes cold and revenue quietly leaks. A recent field study found that 79% of design decision‑makers actively seek sustainable products and 85% begin on the manufacturer’s site, yet many struggle to locate product data or sustainability docs. Visibility of EPDs correlates with perceived value gains, while absence links to lost consideration and lower margins (Parq EPD Guide, 2025). Use this fast internal audit to test real‑world findability and fix bottlenecks that block specs, bids, and shortlist momentum.
Congratulations, Pietrucha’s First‑Ever EPDs Hit The Map
Pietrucha International Sp. z o.o. just published its first Environmental Product Declaration, putting core geosynthetics on the record for carbon and impacts. This moves the brand from "ask us for data" to "here it is," which shortens submittals, de‑risks LEED v5 conversations, and keeps projects from swapping to rivals that already arrive with verified paperwork.
Congrats Tianjin Youfa: EPD debut in steel tubes
Tianjin Youfa Steel Pipe Group has stepped into the transparency arena with its first Environmental Product Declaration, verified by Kiwa in November 2025. For buyers, that means credible data for galvanized pipes and tubes that show up in structural frames, scaffolding, and fire‑protection runs. For Youfa, it means a stronger hand in specs where product‑specific EPDs keep options in play and reduce substitution risk. Visibility next, scale soon, and the commercial flywheel starts to spin.
Congratulations LED Linear GmbH on first EPD
LED Linear GmbH just entered the transparency arena with a debut Environmental Product Declaration in January 2026 for its outdoor architectural linear luminaire FUSION IP67, verified and published by EPD Hub. That puts a respected façade and landscape lighting specialist on spec sheets where product‑specific disclosures are now expected. It also resets competitive math in premium linear lighting, where several peers already field EPD‑covered families. The move helps project teams compare impacts fairly and keep LED Linear in play without detours to generic proxies in bids and submittals.
Congrats, PLASTFORM d.o.o.—first EPDs on the board
PLASTFORM d.o.o. just put verified numbers behind everyday plumbing hardware that shows up on real jobs. With first-ever EPDs published in March 2026 for core valve families, the brand steps into specs where product-specific declarations keep bids moving and help avoid default penalties in whole‑building LCA tools. This is a practical, commercial unlock for anyone selling into building water systems.
Congrats, Zintek — first EPDs on the board
Zintek S.r.l., Italy’s specialist in rolled titanium‑zinc for roofs and façades, has published its first Environmental Product Declaration. That single document unlocks smoother access to public tenders, trims carbon‑calculation penalties in design tools, and makes side‑by‑side spec comparisons faster. In short, Zintek just moved from “send us a datasheet” to “show us verified numbers,” a shift that routinely keeps products in the running when project teams narrow short‑lists.
Congrats ALUEUROPA, first EPDs land for recycled aluminium
ALUEUROPA just stepped into the transparency arena with its first Environmental Product Declarations, a smart move for a European aluminium maker supplying façades, windows, and industrial customers. EPDs remove the penalty of guesswork in bids and make it easier for specifiers to choose their material with confidence. That means shorter sales cycles, stronger differentiation on low‑carbon claims, and more projects where the question shifts from "can we use it" to "when can we get it".
Regenerate, Then Prove It
Regeneration is the new bar in materials selection. Architects do not just want lower harm, they want evidence that a product helps restore soil, air, water, and habitats through responsible sourcing and operations. That shift changes sales math. The teams that document stewardship in the supply chain and on the ground are easier to specify and harder to swap out late in design. This piece translates the pledge language into plain proof so a manufacturer can turn values into spec ready claims that stand up in meetings and on submittals.
Secondary Building‑Material Markets, Primary Equity
Circularity is not only about cutting waste or carbon. It is about who captures the dollars when materials move. Secondary markets for building products are often hyper‑local, which means manufacturers can design for reuse and recovery that seed neighborhood businesses, especially BIPOC entrepreneurs, while winning specification preference with practical, documented end‑of‑life pathways.
Congrats Aeiforos Bulgaria: first EPD, circular road materials on spec
Aeiforos Bulgaria SA has stepped into the transparency arena with an Environmental Product Declaration for steel‑slag aggregates used in road and civil works. Published in July 2022 under the International EPD System, the record covers multiple aggregate fractions from the Pernik plant. For public and private tenders that ask for product‑specific data, this puts their recycled aggregates in play instead of on the sidelines. It is a practical win for sales conversations where proof beats promises.
Congrats ACL: first EPD hits the floor
Portugal’s A Cimenteira do Louro has stepped into the transparency arena with its first Environmental Product Declaration, covering a DURUM raised‑access floor panel. For a brand known for architectural concrete and technical flooring, this puts verified numbers where spec teams need them, helping bids move faster and opening doors in offices, labs, and data‑center fit‑outs that favor product‑specific EPDs. It is a smart competitive move that meets the market where it already buys.
Congrats, Faraone: first EPDs for Ninfa railings
Faraone S.r.l. just entered the transparency arena with its first Environmental Product Declaration, and it targets the workhorse of their portfolio. For manufacturers, this move unlocks bids where verified carbon data is now table stakes. It also resets the competitive math in glass-and-aluminium balustrades, where spec teams compare apples to apples when an EPD is on the table.
Bravo iLOQ Oy, welcome to the EPD arena
Battery‑free digital locking has a new spec credential. In February 2026, iLOQ Oy issued its first Environmental Product Declaration for the Oval Half Cylinder, a signal to specifiers that smart access hardware can show its math. Early movers win attention in bids where product‑specific EPDs remove carbon “penalties” and de‑risk substitutions. This debut opens doors in multi‑tenant housing, critical infrastructure, and commercial upgrades where verified data travels faster than claims.
U.S. - Made Matters In Specs Now
Architects are leaning toward U.S.-manufactured materials for practical reasons. That shift is a commercial opening for building product manufacturers who frame domestic production around resilience, availability, predictability, and product stewardship, then prove it with verified impact data. This short guide shows how to talk about “made here” without politics and how to turn it into spec wins using tight documentation like EPDs and HPDs.
Myth: First to market rarely wins the spec
Manufacturers love a launch. Specifiers love proof. Fresh products can spark interest, but novelty alone does not move most architects to write a brand name into Division 01. If your goal is repeatable placement on real projects, think less about debut dates and more about evidence, usability, and risk. The upside is practical. A well‑organized, verified environmental dataset plus clean documentation will beat a shiny press release more often than not.
The Regional Spec Gap
One national product story rarely lands the same way in every region. Specifiers hunt for answers through different channels, trust different proof, and expect different levels of product-development partnership. Manufacturers that localize EPD delivery, messaging, and support see faster shortlist decisions, fewer substitution risks, and better ROI from every new declaration. The play is simple. Keep the LCA math consistent, then tailor the way it is packaged, surfaced, and supported so it matches how architects actually work in the West, Midwest, South, and Northeast.
Architects want in, at the right moments
Want more specs and fewer rewrites? Architects tell us they value being invited to shape product innovation, but only at key points that match their workflow. The sweet spots are early ideation to define real project gaps, and final evaluation near launch to validate usability. Pull them into those moments and product‑specific EPDs and HPDs become easier to land in parallel with go‑to‑market. Treat everything else as noise and watch engineering time and bid cycles stop leaking hours.
Congrats, Greenwood Consulting Group, on your first EPD
Greenwood Consulting Group just entered the transparency arena with its debut Environmental Product Declaration in March 2026. That move puts verifiable carbon data in specifiers’ hands for a core cladding profile category, which means fewer hurdles in LEED‑v5‑driven bids and more straightforward comparisons against incumbent materials. It is a smart commercial step that helps teams stay on more shortlists, not fewer.
Glaseksperten’s first EPD lands in acoustic glazing
Glaseksperten A/S just entered the transparency arena with its debut Environmental Product Declaration in March 2026. For a glass processor serving façades, doors, partitions and specialty interior builds, an EPD removes hidden penalties in carbon‑capped bids and keeps products in play when specs tighten. It also gives sales a clear, third‑party verified story that shortening bid cycles love. The move signals serious intent to compete on data, not only design, and it opens doors across Nordic projects that routinely check operator registries before they shortlist.
Make Environmental Docs Work In Digital Discovery
Manufacturers win more specs when an EPD or HPD is not just posted but usable during an architect’s first digital pass. That moment decides who advances to shortlists and who never gets a call. Make your documentation searchable, understandable, comparable, and immediately usable so spec writers can self-serve fast. Do this well and sales cycles shorten, rep time goes where it matters, and price stops being the only lever.
Pathways vs Parq: Which EPD Path Fits You?
EPD demand keeps climbing and teams face a choice. Go with Pathways’ AI‑driven software model that promises automated data ingestion and unlimited EPDs, or pick Parq’s platform paired with white‑glove data collection that moves work off your plate. Here is a crisp, unbiased comparison so manufacturers can win specs without burning cycles.
Congrats Performance Portfolio on first‑ever EPDs
Specs in Southeast Asia are moving fast toward verified carbon data. Performance Portfolio Sdn Bhd just put points on the board with its first‑ever Environmental Product Declarations, a smart move for concrete that competes on more than price. Here is what they published, who verified it, and how that shifts the spec battle in their backyard.
Congrats, Nakano Singapore—first EPDs on the board
Fresh on the registry and right on time for low‑carbon specs. Nakano Singapore just published its first Environmental Product Declarations in November 2025, a clear signal to project teams that their coatings data is ready for bid rooms and carbon models.
Congrats, Fibergrate: first‑ever EPDs go live
Fibergrate just stepped into the transparency arena with its debut Environmental Product Declarations. For FRP grating and structural shapes, that means fewer documentation dead‑ends and more bids where the numbers are ready when specifiers ask. Here’s what launched in November and how it reshapes the competitive board.
Congrats, Heath Ceramics’ first EPD is live
Heath Ceramics just published its first-ever Environmental Product Declaration for tile, putting verified numbers behind a design icon. For project teams, that turns “beautiful and handmade” into “beautiful, handmade, and spec-ready” without the usual back-and-forth.
Airam’s First EPDs, Welcome to the Arena
Big milestone for a Nordic lighting name. Airam has published its first-ever Environmental Product Declarations, signaling to specifiers that its core luminaires can now be documented cleanly in carbon‑aware bids. The debut arrived in November 2025 and sets up a faster path into short‑listed packages where verified product data is a must.
Congrats Varberg Timber on first flooring EPD
Swedish wood specialist Varberg Timber just published its debut product‑specific EPD for flooring. It is a small document with big commercial weight, because many projects now default to conservative, penalizing assumptions when a product‑specific EPD is missing. This puts the brand squarely in the transparency arena and makes it easier for specifiers to pick their oak floors without guesswork.
Congrats, Innovare: First EPD for i-FAST Wall System
Innovare just put a key credential on the board. In November 2025 they published their first Environmental Product Declaration for the i-FAST external wall system, giving specifiers a verified data sheet for embodied impacts and a smoother path in carbon-accountable projects. It is the signal many buyers wait for before short‑listing a newcomer.
Congrats 9Wood on first EPDs for wood ceilings
Wood ceilings show up in brand‑defining lobbies, serene classrooms, and anywhere designers want warmth without noise. When those projects require documented impacts, an Environmental Product Declaration is the ticket past conservative defaults. 9Wood just got that ticket, and it changes the spec math in their favor.
Congrats, Gaco‑Western’s first EPDs hit the roof
A familiar coatings name just got specification‑ready. In November 2025, Gaco‑Western published its first wave of product‑specific EPDs for silicone and acrylic roof coatings. That small move unlocks bigger conversations in bids where designers and owners need verified carbon data, not promises. Here’s what shipped, who verified it, and what the new transparency means in a very competitive roofing aisle.
Congrats, Bison: first EPD for pedestal systems
Rooftop decks are a puzzle of parts. Pavers or wood tiles get the glory, yet the quiet hero is the pedestal that makes everything level and serviceable. Bison Innovative Products has just put that hero on the record with its debut Environmental Product Declaration, making life easier for specifiers who need verified data, fast.
Congrats M‑Light, your first EPDs are live
M‑Light just flipped on the lights in the transparency arena. Their debut Environmental Product Declaration covers a flagship luminaire family, putting verified data behind a workhorse fixture category that shows up in schools, transit, and everyday public interiors. This is what they published, who verified it, and how the move lands against the closest competitors in lighting.
Bravo, Pittco. First EPD lands for curtain wall
Pittco just stepped into the transparency arena. Their debut Environmental Product Declaration covers a flagship curtain wall system, giving specifiers a verified document they can drop straight into submittals instead of juggling generic proxies. For teams screening bids by product‑specific EPDs, this flips the conversation from “can we model it” to “can we use it today.”
Bravo, Mekina: first EPDs on the board
A fresh entrant just made transparency tangible. Mekina’s first Environmental Product Declaration(s) are live, putting its GRP permanent formwork panels in clear view for bridge and infrastructure specs. Issued in November 2025 and verified by EPD Hub, this move turns carbon questions into answers and keeps the conversation about performance, cost, and program goals where it belongs.
Congrats, Melchers: First EPDs for Raised Floor Pedestals
Melchers just stepped into the transparency arena with its debut Environmental Product Declaration for raised floor pedestals, issued in November 2025. If you sell into offices, data centers, or switchgear rooms, this puts an essential substructure component on the spec-ready map.
Congrats flexxica on first ever EPDs
Acoustic meets luminous. flexxica has stepped into the transparency arena with a debut Environmental Product Declaration that puts its PET felt acoustic portfolio on record for specs and bids. If office projects are asking for proof, this is the proof.
Congrats, Surbana Jurong on your first EPDs
Surbana Jurong Pte Ltd just entered the transparency arena with a first wave of Environmental Product Declarations for JURCEM mortars and screeds. That single step moves familiar jobsite materials from datasheet talk to third‑party‑verified impacts, which is what many specs now ask for. Here is what launched, who verified it, and how this reshapes competitive conversations against established mortar and flooring‑chemistry brands.
Congrats, Puustamo: first EPDs open the door
Puustamo just stepped into the transparency arena. In November 2025 the Finnish door maker published its first Environmental Product Declarations, giving specifiers plug‑and‑play numbers for core interior and exterior pine doors. This is the quiet kind of milestone that shortens submittals, removes conservative penalties in whole‑building LCA tools, and makes selection easier when projects prefer product‑specific EPDs under LEED v5.
Congrats, Giza’s first EPD lands
Giza just put verifiable numbers behind its power cable story. For utilities, industrial sites, and civil owners that now screen materials by carbon and documentation, this is the moment a good product becomes easier to specify.
Varmforzinkning’s first EPD goes live. Welcome to the arena.
Street and area lighting specs keep asking for product‑specific carbon data. Varmforzinkning just put a verified number on the board, which means buyers can now point to a declaration instead of a guess. Here is what launched, who it helps, and how this shifts the competitive math.
Congrats, Veliki Majdan: first EPDs now live
Veliki Majdan has entered the transparency arena with its first Environmental Product Declarations. Two declarations for zinc concentrate and lead concentrate, released in December 2025, give buyers and smelters clearer numbers to work with. It is a simple move with outsized commercial upside because transperency removes guesswork in bids and procurement.
Congratulations Elfa International AB, first EPD is live
Storage mainstay Elfa just put product‑level carbon data on the record. In December 2025, the company debuted its first Environmental Product Declaration for a core interior line, giving specifiers a clear, comparable signal on shelves that show up in countless residential and light‑commercial fit‑outs.
Congratulations, Reclaimed Brick Company’s first EPDs
Specs don’t wait. With their first Environmental Product Declaration now live, Reclaimed Brick Company turns a circular story into verified numbers that specifiers can cite. This is the moment reclaimed masonry moves from nice-to-have to project‑ready.
Congrats, Dörken Systems’ first EPD is live
A familiar building‑enclosure name just turned on a powerful new spec signal. Dörken Systems has entered the transparency arena with its first Environmental Product Declaration for a flagship membrane. That single PDF now shortens conversations with architects who default to EPD‑backed options in competitive bids.
Congrats, Firth Steels: first EPDs go live
Firth Steels just entered the transparency arena. In December 2025, the UK manufacturer published its first wave of product‑specific Environmental Product Declarations covering core building‑envelope and structural decking lines. That puts verified data where specifiers expect it, and it quietly changes the math in shortlists where a missing EPD adds friction or a penalty in whole‑building LCA models.
Congrats Hide‑a‑lite on its first EPD
Lighting specs move fast, and product‑specific EPDs are now table stakes in many bids. Hide‑a‑lite just stepped in with its first declaration, a practical start that meets buyers where they are and signals serious intent to play in the transparency arena.
Congratulations, Zillij—first EPD published
Specs are moving faster toward verified data. Zillij just put numbers on the table with its first Environmental Product Declaration, giving buyers measurable transparency where beautiful craft already spoke for itself. Here is what they released, who verified it, and what it means in a crowded Division 08 conversation.
Congratulations, C.R. Jackson—first‑ever EPDs on the board
C.R. Jackson, Inc. has entered the transparency arena with a first wave of mix‑specific asphalt Environmental Product Declarations published in December 2025. The count in public registries now sits at a dozen current EPDs, all aligned to the asphalt mixtures rulebook. That puts their paving mixes in specification shape for owners that ask for third‑party verified data at bid time, and it gives sales teams a sharper, faster answer when the EPD question lands in the inbox.
Mortar & Plaster’s EPDs debut: plasters and dash coats
Specs reward proof. Mortar & Plaster, the Abu Dhabi dry‑mix specialist, now has Environmental Product Declarations that put its core wall‑finish lines on the map for carbon‑scored projects. That means fewer conservative defaults in LCAs and fewer last‑minute swaps when design teams need verified data to move forward.
Solupak’s first EPD arrives in insulation
A small document can change big decisions. With its first product-specific Environmental Product Declaration now live, Solupak enters the transparency arena for thermal insulation and makes it simpler for specifiers to evaluate EPS options without guesswork.
Phonix’s first EPDs hit the roof
Specification teams love momentum. Phonix just published its first wave of product‑specific Environmental Product Declarations for core roofing membranes, giving buyers the third‑party proof they look for when carbon counts, credits matter, and substitutions lurk. Here is what launched, who verified it, and how it changes the competitive math.
EIROPLASTS enters EPDs with ventilation duct duo
First‑time EPDs are a fast pass into more specs. EIROPLASTS just published its debut declarations for plastic and metal ventilation ducts, putting core SKUs on the short list for projects that now expect verified carbon data as table stakes.
Urban Evolutions enters the EPD arena
Reclaimed wood royalty just added third‑party proof to the spec sheet. Urban Evolutions’ first Environmental Product Declaration(s) are live, which means architects and contractors can now model embodied carbon with product‑specific data instead of generic penalties. Here is what that unlocks in bids, and how it repositions a beloved reclaimed brand.
Axkid’s first EPDs, and a new bar for child seats
Big news for kid‑mobility. Axkid has published its first wave of product‑specific Environmental Product Declarations, bringing verified transparency to child car seats where it has been rare. The set spans core seat types and is issued by EPD Hub, positioning Axkid to meet buyer requests for proof, not promises.
Magnorvinduet enters the EPD arena
Fresh on the boards. Magnorvinduet has published its first Environmental Product Declarations, putting verifiable carbon data behind core window and door lines. That single step opens more doors in Nordic and EU projects where product‑specific EPDs are fast becoming a sorting rule, not a nice‑to‑have. Here is what they released, how it fits typical specs, and where this debut places them against familiar names in the region.
Romcim’s first EPDs, and what it changes
Fresh to the transparency arena, Romcim has published its first Environmental Product Declarations. For specifiers and contractors, that means less risk in carbon‑accounted bids and fewer unknowns at the submittals table. Here is what was released, who verified it, and how this stacks up next to Romania’s cement heavyweights.
Safe At Site launches first EPDs for ProGuard
Safe At Site just put numbers behind its road‑work safety story with a first wave of Environmental Product Declarations. Four declarations now cover the ProGuard concrete‑filled steel barrier family, giving specifiers credible data where temporary work‑zone protection meets urban streets and high‑speed corridors.
BAUMIT Bulgaria’s first EPDs are live
Fresh declarations unlock faster specs. BAUMIT Bulgaria EOOD just put product‑specific EPDs on the record for core facade and finishing materials, giving project teams confidence and helping bids land without extra carbon penalties that slow decisions.
EPD Newcomers: mageba’s first EPDs hit the spec
Bridge bearings and expansion joints rarely get the spotlight, yet they decide whether a highway rides smooth or shudders. mageba just published its first Environmental Product Declaration(s), stepping into the transparency arena and making life easier for teams chasing verifiable, spec‑ready data.
EPD Newcomers: INVISIBLE’s first acoustic spray EPD
INVISIBLE has entered the transparency arena with a product‑specific Environmental Product Declaration for its VISIBLE Zero Carbon Acoustic Spray. For architects and contractors who rely on third‑party data to keep bids moving, this is the green light that turns a novel finish into a spec‑ready option.
Farrell Furniture joins the EPD Newcomers club
First EPDs change how a brand shows up in specs. Farrell Furniture just published a first wave of declarations across core office pieces, turning quiet capability into visible proof that helps win work when projects ask for product‑specific, third‑party verified data.
Accuride enters the transparency arena with first EPDs
Specifiers want hardware that moves smoothly and paperwork that moves a project forward. Accuride just delivered the latter with its first-ever Environmental Product Declarations, putting linear motion systems squarely on the radar for data-driven bids and LEED‑v5‑minded teams.
EPD Newcomers: Tenmat enters the transparency arena
Specs move fast when the paperwork is ready. Tenmat just turned on the lights for its façade firestopping range with first‑ever EPDs, giving estimators clean numbers and design teams fewer reasons to swap products late in the game. Here is what shipped, who verified it, and how that changes the competitive math in cavity barrier selections.
EPD Newcomers: Dura Composites’ first EPDs land
Specs teams keep asking a simple question that decides shortlists fast. Do these products have an EPD I can trust today. Dura Composites just answered yes, entering the transparency arena with their first wave of Environmental Product Declarations covering balcony and terrace workhorses.
EPD Newcomers: Girnghuber GmbH enters the arena
Girnghuber GmbH just filed its first Environmental Product Declaration for an unfired clay brick. That single document opens doors in specs where product‑specific EPDs are now the ticket to play, and it signals a serious push into low‑energy masonry that buyers can actually evaluate.
Zero Waste Scotland’s first EPDs land in door hardware
Fresh on the registry: Zero Waste Scotland now has Environmental Product Declarations covering core door‑sealing systems. For specifiers, that means family‑level transparency on products that quietly make buildings perform better. For competitors, it means a new name in the shortlist whenever projects require verified disclosures.
Synthetex enters the EPD arena with HYDROTEX
Synthetex just published its first Environmental Product Declaration, putting its signature HYDROTEX fabric‑formed concrete system on the record for carbon and impacts. For civil, water, and coastal projects that are increasingly EPD‑aware, this flips the spec conversation from why to why not. Here is what dropped, how it sizes up, and where the transparency edge shows up in bids and prequals.
Svenska NaturTak’s first EPDs: green roofs go on record
Svenska NaturTak has published its debut Environmental Product Declaration for sedum and meadow vegetation mats. That single move puts hard numbers behind a staple of Nordic green roofs and places the brand squarely in specs where a product‑specific EPD flips a maybe into a yes.
Wolf Bavaria steps into EPDs, loudly
Acoustic panels, decoupling strips, even dry radiant floor panels now come with proof. Wolf Bavaria’s first product‑specific EPDs move their core systems from claims to verified numbers, which means fewer headaches in specs and smoother paths through submittals when low‑carbon, product‑specific documentation is a gatekeeper.
Axter’s first EPDs arrive for hot‑melt roofing
Hot‑melt waterproofing finally has Axter’s name on the transparency board. With product‑specific declarations now published for Wilotekt‑Plus and Hyraflex, spec teams get verified data for the structural waterproofing systems that show up on inverted roofs, podium decks, living roofs, blue roofs and car parks. Here is what landed, who verified it, and how that changes the competitive math in bids and submittals.
B-CABLES enters the EPD arena
Specs move fast when projects need verified carbon data. With its first Environmental Product Declarations now live, B-CABLES gives specifiers product‑specific transparency on common control and signal cables, shrinking the friction at bid time and avoiding the guesswork that can quietly sideline a solid product before price even enters the chat.
Isover Saint‑Gobain UK enters the EPD arena
Specs move fast when the paperwork is already done. Isover Saint‑Gobain UK just published its first Environmental Product Declarations for glass mineral wool, putting clear numbers on performance so project teams can compare apples to apples instead of guesswork. It is a smart, commercial move that opens more doors in bids where product‑specific EPDs are a pass‑fail filter.
Palonot’s first EPD enters the arena
Fire safety meets transparency. Palonot has published its debut Environmental Product Declaration for its ionic‑liquid fire retardant, signaling a clear move into spec‑driven markets where EPDs increasingly decide who gets shortlisted. Here is what they released, who they now line up against, and how this opens new doors across mass timber and other wood‑forward builds.
Stitches first EPD puts carpet tile on the map
A new name just stepped into the transparency arena. Stitches has published its first Environmental Product Declaration for commercial carpet tile, a move that turns a quiet spec blocker into a green light for submittals and bids. Here is what launched, who it serves, and how the competitive picture shifts right now.
Dortek enters the EPD arena for GRP doors
Hygienic GRP doors live in the most demanding corners of a building. Labs. Theaters. Food rooms. When these products step into third‑party verified transparency, spec decisions speed up and risk goes down. Dortek just made that move.
Magnorvinduet publishes first EPDs for windows and doors
Magnorvinduet just switched on a powerful new spec lever. With its first product‑specific Environmental Product Declarations now live, the brand can show carbon numbers where buyers used to see guesswork. That means fewer hurdles in prequalifications, smoother documentation in bids, and a clearer path into projects that reward verified transparency.
Unipromet’s first EPDs enter the spec lane
Fresh on the scoreboard. Unipromet has published its first Environmental Product Declarations, putting road safety hardware, welded steel pipes, and noise barriers into clear view for specifiers. This is the kind of transparency that shortens bid questions and opens doors in infrastructure and industrial projects where product data now travels with the submittal.
CSC enters the EPD arena for joists and deck
Specifiers keep asking for verified carbon data. This week, Canam Steel Corporation (CSC) answered with their first Environmental Product Declarations, giving project teams a faster path to document embodied carbon for two workhorse categories that live in almost every commercial build.
Edux’s first EPDs open the door to more specs
Door buyers hate uncertainty. With project teams leaning harder on product‑specific declarations, a missing EPD can quietly push a good product off the shortlist. Edux just fixed that. Their debut wave of Environmental Product Declarations covers core door lines and gives specifiers third‑party‑verified data they can actually use at bid time.
RZB’s first EPDs light the way
A German mainstay in professional lighting just flipped on a new kind of visibility. RZB has published its first Environmental Product Declarations for core indoor luminaires. That single move puts their spec sheets on a different shelf and helps project teams compare apples to apples on carbon without guesswork.
Artek’s first EPD lands for Chair 611
A classic enters a new chapter. Artek oy ab has published its first Environmental Product Declaration for Chair 611, a design icon that shows up in hotels, workplaces, and public interiors. This is a practical door‑opener for specifiers who need verified data to keep projects compliant and moving.
DÖRKEN’s first EPD arrives for DELTA roofing
Specs are moving faster toward product‑specific transparency. DÖRKEN just entered the arena with its first Environmental Product Declaration for a flagship roofing underlay. If you sell or specify membranes, this matters for submittals, shortlists, and staying visible in database‑driven searches that gatekeep projects today.
ASMODAS’ first EPDs put doors on more specs
ASMODAS just stepped onto the EPD field with declarations for two door families. For a brand known for security and fire performance, that shift turns product strengths into spec strength. Here is what they published, how it fits common PCRs, and where this puts them against the usual suspects in doors.
Congratulations Desco Coatings on first EPDs
Desco Coatings just turned transparency into a sales asset. Their debut Environmental Product Declarations went live in November, putting core resinous flooring components on the record so project teams can specify with confidence instead of guesswork.
