Hansgrohe, in brief: products and EPD coverage
Hansgrohe lives where water meets design. Think faucets, showers, and thermostats that show up in hotels, offices, health care, and homes. The big question for specifiers is simple. How well are those product lines covered by Environmental Product Declarations so a project team can document carbon without headaches or last‑minute substitutions?
Company snapshot
Hansgrohe is a German sanitary manufacturer best known for two brands, Hansgrohe and AXOR. They focus on fittings and showering rather than ceramics. That means they compete on the parts you see and touch, and the valves that make everything behave.
Across global catalogs they offer faucets for bath and kitchen, thermostatic and pressure‑balance valves, shower systems, overhead and hand showers, hoses, rough‑in “basic sets,” and accessories. Portfolio breadth is wide, and individual SKUs run into the hundreds. This is not a single‑product play.
Where Hansgrohe’s products commonly land
You will see them in office TI, hospitality, multi‑family, education, and premium residential. AXOR leans design‑forward for high‑spec interiors, while the Hansgrohe line balances performance and price. For project teams, the overlap across spaces simplifies alternate approvals when models shift late in design.
EPD coverage today
Hansgrohe publishes product‑specific EPDs for many core categories, including basin and kitchen faucets, shower and bath faucets, thermostats, overhead showers, hand showers, showerpipes, shower hoses, and rough‑in body sets. Most are issued under European operators such as IBU and INIES, with some at EPD International AB. Validity horizons on current declarations generally extend into the late 2020s, which is helpful for multi‑year programs.
These look like product‑family EPDs that map to many variants rather than a single catalog number. For spec writers, that often means one declaration can cover a style range if the functional guts are the same. Always match the declared unit and scope to the exact valve or trim detials to avoid near‑miss rejections.
What might still be missing
Coverage is strong across water‑delivery components. Gaps usually appear at the edges. Think niche adapters, certain mounting kits, specialty finishes, or country‑specific variants that fall outside a family definition. If your submittal hinges on a specific cartridge option, outlet configuration, or finish pack, confirm the EPD lists that variant or its declared technical equivalent.
Competitors Hansgrohe meets in the spec
Direct rivals in fittings and showers include Grohe, Kohler, Delta Faucet, Moen, American Standard, and TOTO. Several of these publish product‑specific or group EPDs for mixers, hand showers, and thermostatic sets. When an owner or rating system prefers verified EPDs, a missing declaration on a given model can tilt selection toward a rival that has one, especially in healthcare and higher‑ed where documentation hygiene matters.
A practical example
If a project standardizes on single‑handle lavatory faucets with matching thermostatic showers, Hansgrohe’s family‑level EPDs can cover a large share of the set. If a particular trim or region‑specific variant is uncovered, the spec team may reach for a competitor faucet or hand shower that carries an active EPD to keep the documentation line clean. That swap is avoidable with a tidy mapping of SKUs to declarations and a plan to close the few uncovered items.
How to tighten coverage fast
Prioritize by revenue and repeat specs. Start with the top ten faucet and shower families used in hospitality and multi‑family, then add the matching rough‑ins. Align on the common PCR choice competitors already use so reviewers see a familiar rulebook. Use family structures to capture variant finishes and heights under one declaration when technically justified. Keep renewal dates on a single calendar to prevent gaps during bidding.
Why this matters for sales and precon
Projects aiming for better carbon accounting or LEED v5‑era preferences are more likely to accept products with third‑party verified EPDs. Without one, teams must model with conservative default factors, which adds friction and can stall your product in substitutions. A complete, current EPD set shortens debate, keeps the design intent intact, and protects margin because you are competing on performance and aesthetics, not just price.
Bottom line for Hansgrohe watchers
The brand is well represented with EPDs across faucets, showers, and controls, which covers the use cases where they win most often. The opportunity is to sweep up edge components and region‑specific variants so every bundle in a typical spec has a clean, verifiable declaration. That is how you stay first‑choice when the schedule tightens and the paperwork gets real.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Hansgrohe product families are most likely to have an EPD today?
Basin and kitchen faucets, shower and bath faucets, thermostatic valves, overhead showers, hand showers, showerpipes, shower hoses, and rough‑in/basic sets are commonly covered across current publications.
Are Hansgrohe EPDs typically single‑SKU or family‑level?
They are often product‑family EPDs that cover multiple variants when the functional components match. Always verify declared unit, materials, and model mapping in the PDF before submittal.
What are the typical gaps that block submittals?
Edge parts like adapters, mounting kits, or special finishes. If a variant sits outside the family scope, request an add or a separate declaration so the whole bundle remains compliant.
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.
