Halton at a glance: products, SKUs, and their EPDs
Halton is a global indoor‑air specialist with a broad portfolio that shows up in kitchens, hospitals, labs, ships, and heavy industry. Buyers increasingly ask for product‑specific, third‑party verified EPDs to keep projects eligible for carbon accounting and LEED v5 credits. Here is where Halton’s coverage is strong today, and where a few timely EPDs could unlock more specs without turning every bid into a price fight.
Who Halton is and where they play
Halton designs and manufactures indoor‑air solutions across several product families. The public site lists kitchen and galley ventilation, room and cabin air distribution, airflow management dampers and outdoor intake, air handling components, fire and smoke safety, plus healthcare, cleanroom, and laboratory ventilation. In short, they are not a pure play in one niche, they cover many.
Product range and rough SKU scale
Across regions, Halton markets dozens of kitchen hood models and controls, dozens of fire and smoke safety components, and likely hundreds of air distribution SKUs when you roll in diffusers, plenums, valves, and chilled beams. Exact counts vary by market and certification, but it is a broad catalog.
EPD coverage snapshot today
Halton has several product‑specific, third‑party verified EPDs in market. Kitchen hoods are the current anchor, including Capture Jet and dishwashing‑area hoods published with IBU and EPD Hub, each verified to EN 15804 A2 and ISO 14025 (IBU, 2024) (IBU, 2024); (EPD Hub, 2025) (EPD Hub, 2025). We also see a chilled beam family covered. These EPDs are valid into the back half of the decade, which keeps them usable on current bids.
Where gaps likely remain
Based on Halton’s catalog breadth, the EPD footprint looks concentrated in foodservice hoods and one room‑conditioning line. We did not find publicly listed EPDs for common volume drivers like fire and smoke dampers, VAV terminals, standard grilles and diffusers, or outdoor louvres at the time of writing. If those are core to a project’s bill of materials, missing EPDs can nudge specifiers toward brands with ready‑to‑attach documents that simplify carbon accounting.
Why gaps matter commercially
On projects pursuing LEED v5, EPDs remain a go‑to way to document embodied carbon for materials scope. Teams prefer product‑specific, externally verified Type III EPDs because they count cleanly and reduce friction during submittals (USGBC, 2025) (USGBC, 2025). Lacking an EPD does not always disqualify a product, but it can add penalties or force conservative assumptions. That makes a competitor with a verified EPD feel like the safe pick.
Competitor pressure points with EPDs already on the table
In air control, Greenheck publishes product‑specific EPDs such as the ESD‑635D louver under the Smart EPD program, issued February 11, 2025 and valid five years (Smart EPD, 2025) (Smart EPD, 2025). In fire dampers, Nordic supplier Bevent Rasch has multiple product EPDs in The International EPD System, with validity through 2028 for specific SKUs, a direct spec alternative where fire/smoke control is in scope (EPD International, 2024) (EPD International, 2024). For larger HVAC assemblies, FläktGroup released an AHU EPD in June 2025 via EPD Hub, an example of how equipment‑level EPDs are becoming routine in Europe and bleeding into global specs (EPD Hub, 2025) (EPD Hub, 2025).
A likely best‑seller without an EPD and the risk
Fire and smoke dampers are common repeat‑line items in healthcare, education, and mixed‑use. If a project team is sorting submittals for life‑safety airflow components and one brand lists a verified EPD while another does not, the latter can fall behind even if performance is equal. It’s a missed chance to get on shortlists, fast.
What good looks like for the next 90 days
Pick the highest‑volume families first. In this portfolio, that probably means a representative circular fire damper, a rectangular smoke control damper, a top‑selling VAV terminal, and a staple ceiling diffuser. Bundle adjacent sizes and options to keep the PCR fit tight and the declared unit practical. Keep data collection lightweight for plant teams by requesting exactly the utilities, materials, and scrap you need for the chosen reference year, nothing more. Publish with a program operator aligned to target markets so project engineers can reference a familiar registry.
Signals that help sales immediately
Make the EPD links impossible to miss on every product page and cut sheet. Provide a one‑page “EPD at a glance” for each family with scope, modules covered, reference service life, and verifier details. Cross‑link to a sustainability hub so submittal reviewers do not have to hunt. Halton already maintains a good central page for enviromental reporting with annual data and aims, which is a helpful trust anchor (Environmental Responsibility at Halton).
The takeaway
Halton’s EPDs are growing and credible, especially around professional kitchen hoods. Expanding coverage to fire and smoke dampers, VAVs, and staple air distribution SKUs would close the most visible gaps and cut friction on LEED v5 projects. The brands they meet in the spec arena increasingly show up with verified EPDs in hand. Speed, ease, quality and completeness win here, because every new declaration turns a maybe into a yes on someone’s submittal list.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Halton products already have third‑party verified EPDs available?
Several kitchen hood families are published and verified to EN 15804 A2 and ISO 14025, including Capture Jet and dishwashing‑area hoods through IBU and EPD Hub. A chilled beam family is also covered. See Halton’s downloadable certificates for details (IBU, 2024) (EPD Hub, 2025).
Where are the most commercially impactful EPD gaps for Halton right now?
Fire and smoke dampers, VAV terminals, common grilles and diffusers, and outdoor louvres appear under‑covered. These are frequent line items across healthcare, education, offices, and labs where EPDs help teams document embodied carbon.
Which competitors might substitute into the same specs with EPDs today?
Examples include Greenheck for louvres with Smart EPD documents, Bevent Rasch for fire dampers in The International EPD System, and FläktGroup for AHUs via EPD Hub. Each provides project‑ready declarations that reduce submittal friction.
Why does LEED v5 make EPD coverage more urgent?
LEED v5 increases emphasis on embodied carbon outcomes. Product‑specific, externally verified EPDs remain a straightforward way for teams to document materials contributions without penalties (USGBC, 2025).
About the Author
Walker Ryan is a climate-tech entrepreneur focused on driving industrial decarbonization through better data. As the founder and CEO of Parq, he helps manufacturers generate high-quality, third-party–verified carbon disclosures at scale—accelerating a traditionally slow and expensive process. Before starting Parq, Walker led over $200 million in sustainability-focused investments as VP of Strategy & Growth at ReStream Solutions, following earlier experience in investment banking at Deutsche Bank. He brings a rare mix of capital markets expertise and hands-on sustainability knowledge to tackling the infrastructure of industrial emissions.
