What just launched
Monodraught has published three product‑specific Environmental Product Declarations for its ventilation line. The first arrived in August 2025, followed by two in November.
- HVR Zero APX, a decentralised, ceiling‑mounted hybrid ventilation unit with heat recovery, launched in August 2025.
- HVR Zero APX Mini, a smaller‑format sibling for compact classrooms and offices, launched in November 2025.
- Windcatcher Zero 170, a roof‑mounted natural ventilation unit with integrated heat recovery, launched in November 2025.
All three are verified and published with the program operator EPD Hub. The EPDs follow the EN 50693 ruleset for electrical and electronic products and systems.
Why this matters in specs now
Projects increasingly expect product‑specific, third‑party‑verified data for HVAC components. Without it, teams default to conservative generics that can act like ankle weights in whole‑building accounting. With modelled classroom units like HVR Zero APX on the record, designers can compare options on performance and carbon with fewer assumptions. Procurement gets cleaner submittals, fewer RFIs, and less last‑minute value‑engineering that only optimizes first cost.
At Monodraught or competing against them?
Follow us for a product-by-product analysis of how Monodraught’s new EPDs stack up against Airmaster, Swegon, and FläktGroup to see which units get spec'd and where EPD gaps could affect your bids.
Where Monodraught plays
Monodraught focuses on low‑energy ventilation and daylight solutions for education and workplace settings, especially classrooms that need fresh air, stable temperatures, and quiet operation. The new EPDs are single‑product declarations that fit how these systems are specified, typically unit by unit rather than as a broad family. That makes the data immediately practical at schedule level.
The competitive picture
Airmaster offers a family EPD that covers several decentralised ventilation units, which gives them strong coverage across school‑room sizes. Swegon and FläktGroup publish EPDs for air handling units, controls, dampers, and terminal gear across European program operators. Their portfolios show broad ventilation coverage, though not always down to the exact decentralised classroom hybrid format in Monodraught’s SKUs. Net effect, Monodraught has entered the transparency arena with credible unit‑level data and is now competing on the same playing field many MEP teams already scan first.
Program operator choice and fit
Publishing with EPD Hub aligns Monodraught with a fast‑moving operator that is widely used for EN 15804‑aligned EPDs in Europe. For design teams, operator familiarity reduces friction when submittals get audited. For manufacturers, the choice of ruleset matters because it sets comparability expectations; EN 50693 is a sensible path for hybrid units with integrated electronics and controls.
Quick scope notes that help specifiers
These EPDs read as product‑specific, not umbrella family statements. That clarity helps when a schedule names a precise unit and airflow range. The hybrid units include sensors and controls in the declared system boundary, which mirrors real‑world installs and avoids the common trap of comparing a bare box to a fully featured unit.
Visibility check on Monodraught’s site
At the time of writing we could not locate these EPDs on monodraught.com product or sustainability pages. If they are live elsewhere, add a clear link on each relevant product page and a central EPD hub page so specifiers can download in two clicks. Visibility wins, and it prevents third‑party libraries from becoming the only source. It sounds minor, but it moves real specs.
What to do next
If you compete in classroom ventilation, expect EPD‑backed comparisons to become standard. If your catalog includes kit typically paired with these units, consider declaring those adjacent parts next so schedules can stay within one verified ecosystem. And if your team is preparing its first LCA, make the data collection ruthlessly simple and pick the PCR your competitors use so comparisons are fair. You’ll feel the difference in the first tender where product‑specific EPDs are non‑negotiable.
Monodraught’s debut is the signal. Spec writers now have the numbers they needed, and rivals will now have to keep up or risk being swapped out on carbon‑aware projects. That is good for the market and even better for teams chasing both IAQ and low‑carbon outcomes with less admin and fewer suprises.
