Congrats, Thorlux: first EPD lights up the spec stage

What Thorlux just published

Thorlux’s debut EPD covers Starbeam Medium, a pole‑top LED luminaire for exterior area and roadway applications. It reads as a product‑specific declaration rather than a broad family roll‑up, which gives specifiers tighter apples‑to‑apples comparisons in façade, campus, and streetscape packages. The document is published with EPD Hub and follows luminaires‑specific PEP rules via that program. Issuance month is January 2026.

Why this matters now

Thorlux manufactures professional luminaires and controls for sectors like healthcare, education, industrial, and public realm projects. A product‑specific EPD removes the penalty many design teams apply when no verified data exists and keeps the conversation focused on performance, not workarounds. It also shortens the paperwork path when whole‑building LCA and LEED v5 submittals expect product‑level declarations.

Scope in plain English

Starbeam Medium is a single‑product exterior luminaire. That clarity helps engineers compare against competing pole‑top fixtures on the same roadway lighting grid or area plan. If additional sizes or optics join this EPD later, the portfolio can evolve without re‑teaching reviewers how to read the scope each time.

The competitive read

Fagerhult appears with a sizable portfolio of luminaire EPDs, including entries that address public lighting equipment, so they are already active in this category. Signify shows a broad footprint across LED lamps, drivers, and luminaires with current declarations. iGuzzini publishes multiple product‑family EPDs that include exterior luminaires. In other words, Thorlux has entered a transparency arena where top peers already compete, and this move narrows the gap.

Program operator and rules

The EPD is verified and published with EPD Hub. For many lighting products, acceptable pathways include PEP Ecopassport rules tailored to electrical equipment, or operator‑specific EN 15804 PCRs. What matters for spec is that the rulebook is clear and comparable so reviewers can trust the math. We like to see teams pick the same rule sets their target competitors use because that speeds acceptance on mixed‑vendor projects.

Commercial signal for specifiers

A published, product‑specific EPD makes bid reviews simpler and avoids defaulting to conservative generic factors in LCA tools. On projects where embodied‑carbon targets are tracked, that switch can move a product from maybe to specified. This is a big step, and it definately shows intent to play in higher‑scrutiny work.

Can we find it on the company site

As of February 4, 2026, we could not locate a public EPD link on Thorlux’s product or sustainability pages. Visibility matters because design teams often download directly from manufacturer libraries. Quick win recommendation: add an EPD page in the sustainability hub and link it from the Starbeam product page so submittal sets stay friction‑free. If a broader family EPD follows, put a short scope explainer there as well.

What to watch next

Two smart next steps would compound the impact. First, expand coverage to additional Starbeam sizes or optics to match how exterior packages are actually bought. Second, publish for one interior staple to keep momentum visible across application types. Both moves meet spec teams where they already compare options and make the shortlist faster.