ASC Profiles: products and EPD coverage
ASC Profiles sits at the intersection of architecture and structure. Under one roof it sells metal roof and wall panels and structural steel deck. If you’re chasing specs on school, healthcare, office or industrial builds, the question isn’t whether EPDs matter. It’s which parts of the portfolio have them today, and where adding them would unlock more bids without slowing sales teams down.
Who they are
ASC Profiles is the parent brand behind three divisions in North America: AEP Span (architectural metal roof and wall systems), ASC Building Products (residential, agricultural and light‑commercial panels), and ASC Steel Deck (structural roof and floor deck). Their site lists all three with clear segment focus and links to dedicated product catalogs.
What they sell, at a glance
Across the brands, ASC covers four practical categories: standing seam and other architectural roof panels, architectural wall panels, residential and ag panels, and structural steel decking. Portfolio breadth is wide rather than deep in any single niche. Count on dozens of panel profiles per brand and, when you multiply gauges, widths, finishes and accessories, easily hundreds of SKUs overall.
EPD status snapshot
AEP Span publishes product‑specific, third‑party verified Type III EPDs for its metal roof and wall products, offered in two feedstock pathways, Basic Oxygen Furnace and Electric Arc Furnace, each valid through January 12, 2027 (AEP Span EPD, 2022) (BOF, EAF). ASC Steel Deck also publishes product‑specific EPDs covering roof and floor deck, likewise valid through January 12, 2027 (ASC Steel Deck EPD, 2022) (BOF).
Where coverage appears thinner
ASC Building Products markets through distributors to residential, ag, and light‑commercial buyers and highlights cool‑roof performance and recyclability on its sustainability page, but we did not find a product‑specific EPD posted for its workhorse panels. That gap matters on municipal, education and corporate projects steering toward LEED v5 materials credits, where teams prefer product‑specific or at least industry‑wide EPDs to avoid conservative default assumptions in carbon accounting.
A likely missed spec
The thru‑fastened PBR panel is a staple for light‑commercial roofs and walls. When a project asks for an EPD, competitors can point to industry‑wide cladding EPDs through their associations and portals. For example, MBCI routes specifiers to EPDs for roll‑formed steel panels via MBMA or MCA, which can satisfy many owner programs that accept industry‑wide declarations (MBCI EPDs, 2025) (MBCI, 2025). Without an ASC Building Products EPD to match, that spec can quietly drift elsewhere before sales ever hear about it.
Competitive set on most projects
- Architectural roof and wall: ATAS International, Morin and CENTRIA often show up with broad profile families and published transparency. ATAS, as one example, participates in the MCA roll‑formed cladding EPD program that many design teams recognize (MCA EPD program, 2025) (MCA, 2025).
- Structural steel decking: Verco and Vulcraft, New Millennium, Cordeck and Epic Metals are frequent alternates. Designers also lean on the Steel Deck Institute’s industry‑average EPD when comparing deck options in early design (SDI EPD, 2022) (SDI, 2022).
How many categories, how many SKUs
In practical terms ASC Profiles plays in three to four categories across its brands and into the hundreds of SKUs when variants are counted. That’s enough variety that a single division lacking EPDs can still cost specs across the house when a project standardizes on “EPD‑only” preference.
What to do next if you’re ASC or a peer
Treat EPDs like a catalog essential, not a side brochure. Start where the revenue concentrates. For ASC Building Products, that likely means the residential and light‑commercial staples such as PBR, corrugated, and Skyline Roofing. Publish product‑specific EPDs that align to the same PCR families used by peers so project teams can compare apples to apples. Pick a partner who handles the data wrangling with your plants, then verifies and publishes with your preferred program operator to keep internal teams focused on making and selling product. It sounds simple, but the speed and ease of data collection is what keeps launch timelines on track.
One helpful link
AEP Span maintains a clear sustainability page with EPD and HPD downloads, plus LEED v4 and v4.1 guidance. It’s a good model for how to centralize transparency detials for specifiers (AEP Span Sustainability).
Bottom line for specability
ASC Profiles has credible, current EPDs where architects start their design journey and where engineers finish it. The gap sits in the middle, on residential and light‑commercial panels that still get specified on city, school and healthcare jobs. Close that gap fast, and more bids become winnable without having to discount or scramble to speficy alternates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does ASC Profiles publish product-specific EPDs for architectural metal panels?
Are there product-specific EPDs for ASC Steel Deck?
Yes. ASC Steel Deck has product‑specific EPDs covering roof and floor deck, valid through January 12, 2027 (ASC Steel Deck EPD, 2022) (BOF).
What about ASC Building Products? Do their panels have posted EPDs?
We did not find product‑specific EPDs posted on their sustainability page. That is a commercial risk on projects that mandate or prefer EPDs.
If a project accepts industry-wide EPDs, where do competitors point?
Competitors often reference association EPDs for roll‑formed cladding or steel deck. See MBCI’s links to MBMA or MCA EPDs for roll‑formed panels (MBCI EPDs, 2025) (MBCI, 2025) and the Steel Deck Institute’s industry‑average deck EPD (SDI EPD, 2022) (SDI, 2022).
About the Author
With a passion for sustainability and a love for complex data, Toby helps manufacturers efficiently collect data from across their organization and get their EPDs done right. He’s especially interested in how AI can support human expertise, helping R&D and factory teams work faster, smarter, and with less friction.
