Congrats, KeraGroup: first‑ever EPDs are live

What landed, and when

KeraGroup’s first‑ever EPDs arrived in March 2025 and now total three current declarations. The scope reads like a practical field kit: a modular smoke extraction shaft, a family‑level smoke ventilation hatch line, and a roof access or maintenance hatch. All three are published with EPD Hub as the program operator. One record credits TenBerke as the listed developer for the roof‑access hatch, while the others list no separate LCA consultant in public fields. Month matters because it signals a debut in March with follow‑ons in June and July, not a one‑off.

What these EPDs actually cover

• Orishaft smoke extraction shaft for vertical smoke and heat removal in fire scenarios. Scope is product‑specific with modular sizing noted.
• Orivent smoke ventilation hatches covering several models as a product family tested to EN 12101‑2, used for daily ventilation and smoke exhaust on industrial and commercial roofs.
• Roof Access or Maintenance Hatch covering multiple sizes and upstand options, positioned for safe personnel and equipment egress to the roof.

In other words, this is real‑world kit that appears on drawings often. Not a lab demo.

Quick company backdrop

KeraGroup is a Nordic light and air manufacturer with business units across Finland, Sweden, the Baltics, Poland, Norway and Denmark. Think rooflights, smoke and heat exhaust ventilation devices, upstands, and access solutions for logistics centers, warehouses, offices, and similar building types. Getting these core SKUs covered means fewer detours to conservative generic values in whole‑building LCAs, and less chance of a late‑stage swap because an EPD was missing.

Program operator context specifiers ask about

These first EPDs sit with EPD Hub. If you work cross‑border in Europe, buyers increasingly look for operators aligned to EN 15804 with clear listing pathways into regional data hubs. EPD Hub’s model is widely used across building products and is familiar to reviewers in public ECO listings, which helps smooth acceptance on multinational projects. You can read a short, plain‑English overview here for operator background. (EPD Guide overview of EPD Hub) (epd.guide)

Competitive snapshot

VELUX Commercial is the obvious nearby name in daylight and smoke control. They publish multiple product‑specific EPDs for dome and barrel‑vault rooflights, upstands, and smoke and heat exhaust devices under recognized European operators. That means VELUX already shows up as “submittal‑ready” in many of the same schedules KeraGroup targets. (VELUX Commercial on EPD Guide) (epd.guide)

LAMILUX also has EPDs on file, including a modular glass roof and a flat‑roof access hatch. Coverage is narrower than VELUX but relevant because hatches are now a head‑to‑head touchpoint with KeraGroup’s portfolio. (LAMILUX on EPD Guide) (epd.guide)

Net effect for specs. KeraGroup has moved from “ask us for data” to product‑specific, third‑party‑verified numbers in core smoke and access lines. They are catching up to established players on documentation in exactly the categories that gate many commercial bids. It’s a competive step that removes a common reason to short‑list someone else.

Why this matters commercially

On projects that quantify embodied carbon, products without a product‑specific EPD often trigger conservative defaults that make a product look heavier than it is. A credible EPD keeps attention on performance, delivery, and price. Sales teams also avoid silent losses where a submittal is sidelined for lack of third‑party verification. The cost to produce an EPD is frequently earned back with even a single mid‑sized project win when the spec requires it.

Website visibility check

We looked for these new EPDs on KeraGroup’s site, including the Responsibility page, and could not find a public EPD library or links at the time of writing. A simple “EPDs and LCAs” page that links the three PDFs and clarifies which product families they cover would make discovery faster for design teams and distributors. (KeraGroup Responsibility page) (keragroup.com)

What good next steps look like

• Extend coverage to adjacent daylight elements that ride the same schedules as hatches and NSHEVs, for example curb upstands and common rooflight assemblies.
• Keep family‑level scoping where practical so specifiers can map sizes and options without juggling many PDFs.
• When choosing partners for the next wave, prioritize teams who take on most of the data collection so your engineers and plant leads stay focused on production rather than spreadsheet archaeology.

The takeaway

KeraGroup has entered the transparency arena. Three targeted EPDs in smoke ventilation and roof access move their catalog into submittal‑ready territory where VELUX and LAMILUX already compete. Publish the links on the website, keep extending coverage to adjacent families, and let verified numbers carry more of the weight in your next spec conversation.

Looking for operator context and a quick competitor read while planning your next declarations. See our snapshots for VELUX and LAMILUX. (epd.guide)