Are competitors publishing EPDs for comparable HVAC equipment?

Yes. For example, Systemair lists AHU and fan EPDs with validity into 2029 via EPD Norway (EPD Norway, 2024), and Construction Specialties carries an NSF‑verified louvers EPD valid 2024–2029 (NSF International, 2024).

Which program operators make sense for HVAC EPDs?

Smart EPD is common in North America for building products, while EPD Norway publishes ECO Platform ECO EPDs widely used across Europe and increasingly referenced globally (EPD Norway, 2024).

What should be prioritized first for new EPDs in an HVAC portfolio?

High‑volume fans, common inline models, and ERVs, followed by DOAS and rooftop units, since these appear on most submittals and are the easiest places for specifiers to switch to an EPD‑holding alternate.

Greenheck: products and EPD coverage snapshot

Q: Does Greenheck already have EPDs, and for which product families?

Yes. We see product‑specific EPDs concentrated on louvers and combination louver‑dampers, with several dozen declarations live across that family.

Greenheck in one glance

Greenheck designs and manufactures equipment across air movement, air control, air conditioning, and air distribution for non‑residential buildings. Think roof and inline fans, kitchen ventilation systems, energy recovery ventilators, dedicated outdoor air systems, rooftop units, dampers, and louvers. Their catalog spans multiple product categories with hundreds of SKUs. See their sustainability posture here for flavor and philosophy (Greenheck sustainability).

What they likely sell the most of

Across education, healthcare, retail, light industrial, and food service, the volume movers are typically roof‑mounted exhaust and supply fans, inline fans, small ERVs, make‑up air, and a wide range of louvers and combination louver‑dampers. On many projects these items are standard components, not discretionary upgrades, which makes transparent documentation a spec advantage.

Where EPDs exist today

We see broad EPD coverage on louvers and combination louver‑dampers, with several dozen product‑specific declarations live and clustered under recent program operator publications. Individual Greenheck product pages for hurricane‑rated louvers directly link to an Environmental Product Declaration, confirming product‑level coverage on that family.

Where coverage appears thin

As of December 18, 2025, we did not find product‑specific EPDs for core fan lines, energy recovery ventilators, or the newer rooftop units. Those are common line items in submittals, so the absence of EPDs can nudge teams toward competitors when carbon accounting or owner policies prefer them. If any exist in niche channels, they are not broadly visible to specifiers yet.

Competitors you’ll meet on the same projects

Different applications pull in different rivals. A few to watch:

Fans and AHUs: Systemair publishes EPDs covering air handling units and select fans with validity into 2029 (EPD Norway, 2024; valid to 2029) (EPD Norway, 2024).
Louvers: Construction Specialties lists Architectural Louvers with an NSF‑verified EPD valid from 2024 to 2029 (NSF International, 2024) (NSF International, 2024). Airolite also markets louver EPDs in the same window via Smart EPD.
Kitchen ventilation and make‑up air: CaptiveAire is a frequent alternate. For lab exhaust and large fans, Twin City Fan, Loren Cook, and Systemair often appear. For air distribution, Price, Titus, and Krueger are common.

Why this matters commercially

On many public and private specs, products without a product‑specific EPD incur a modeling penalty or cannot contribute to owner targets under green building programs. Teams then reach for comparable equipment that carries verified data, which means the EPD holder is less likely to be swapped out late in design. The cost to develop an EPD is typically dwarfed by a single mid‑size project win.

A practical EPD roadmap for HVAC portfolios

Start with the highest‑volume, highest‑visibility items where alternates are easy. For Greenheck’s mix, that usually means roof upblast fans and common inline fans, then ERVs and DOAS units, then the rooftop unit family. Use the same play that leading manufacturers follow: anchor on a widely accepted EN 15804‑based PCR and publish through a program operator that your market trusts, such as Smart EPD for North America or EPD Norway for global ECO Platform recognition (EPD Norway, 2024) (EPD Norway, 2024). When PCRs are fragmented, a seasoned LCA partner will benchmark peers and steer toward the conventional rule set used in your competitive set.

Louvers are covered, fans should be next

With louvers already benefiting from product‑specific EPDs, the next commercial unlock sits with fans and packaged ventilation. A fan EPD signals diligence on embodied impacts right where many designs concentrate quantities. It also simplifies LEED v5 MR credit documentation for design teams, which quietly reduces friction at submittal time. That friction reduction tends to convert into real spec wins.

The quiet risk of waiting

Your reps may not mention missed bids if the product lacked an EPD, they often just chase the next opportunity. Yet owners and designers increasingly prefer product‑specific declarations. The brand that makes it easy to document embodied carbon usually gets the last look at award time. Acting now means you recieve that last look more often.

Bottom line for manufacturers

Greenheck’s breadth is an asset. Louver EPDs show the path, and extending that transparency to fans, ERVs, and rooftop units would close a visible gap against rivals already publishing declarations, especially in AHUs and select fan lines (EPD Norway, 2024; valid to 2029) (EPD Norway, 2024). The fastest wins come from scoping a single reference year, nailing data collection across a few high‑volume SKUs, and publishing through a familiar program operator so specs keep moving without extra back‑and‑forth.