Legend Valve and the EPD opportunity
Legend Valve is a familiar name in plumbing and hydronics, with a deep catalog that touches everything from PEX fittings to thermostatic mixing valves. Yet we could not find public, third‑party verified EPDs under their brand as of December 25, 2025. In an era where LEED v5 puts embodied carbon front and center, that gap can quietly cost specifications on projects that prefer or require EPD-backed products (USGBC, 2025).
Who they are and what they sell
Legend Valve makes valves, fittings, hydronic components, and plastic tubing systems for residential, commercial, and light industrial work. The portfolio spans press copper and brass, SmartClick tool‑free fittings, HyperPure PE‑RT tubing, radiant manifolds and accessories. Their site notes 10,000+ products across 80+ categories, which means thousands of SKUs in active circulation (Legend Valve, 2025).
How many categories and SKUs, roughly
From press and PEX ball valves to anti‑scald thermostatic mixing valves and radiant hardware, Legend plays in several plumbing and hydronics categories. The catalog breadth suggests dozens of distinct product families and hundreds to thousands of individual SKUs in regular demand, often sold through wholesalers.
EPD coverage today
We found no public, third‑party verified Environmental Product Declarations listed under Legend Valve as of December 25, 2025. That does not mean nothing exists behind customer portals, but specifiers generally need public, verifiable documents to count toward project requirements.
Why the absence matters on bids
LEED v5 was ratified on March 28, 2025 and elevates embodied carbon accounting, making credible product disclosures more visible during submittals and buy‑out. Teams still look for ISO‑compliant, third‑party verified EPDs to satisfy materials credits and internal owner policies. No EPD often forces conservative carbon assumptions, which can push a SKU off a shortlist when a comparable valve or fitting does have one (USGBC, 2025) (USGBC, 2025).
A likely bestseller without an EPD, and who wins instead
A core Legend line is its press and PEX transition ball valves, like the T‑1960NL and P‑1960NL series, which appear frequently in mixed copper–PEX systems. If a project needs EPD‑eligible press or PEX components, Viega publishes multiple EPDs that cover press technology product families such as PureFlow and Megapress, verified by ift Rosenheim in 2024 with validity to 2029 (ift Rosenheim, 2024). For code‑driven specialties in the same mechanical rooms, Watts publicly lists EPDs for selected assemblies like backflow preventers and relief valves on its Product Transparency page, signaling a disclosure track record buyers can verify (Watts, 2024) (Watts, 2024). When a design team must show a count of verified product disclosures, those alternatives can be slotted in quickly.
The competitive set on most projects
Legend most often bumps into NIBCO, Apollo/Conbraco, Milwaukee Valve, Matco‑Norca, Bonomi, Viega, Watts, Zurn Elkay, and Sioux Chief. Among these, Viega and Watts visibly maintain EPDs for material categories adjacent to Legend’s core plumbing scope, which helps them meet owner policies or LEED contribution checks at submittal time (ift Rosenheim, 2024) (Watts, 2024). Others may have partial coverage, brand by brand.
Notable gaps and quick wins for coverage
- Press copper and brass ball valves. Product‑specific Type III EPDs for top sellers would cover a large volume of day‑to‑day orders. The PCR path is well trodden in metal fittings.
- PEX and PE‑RT tubing and fittings. Many projects standardize on PEX. A product‑specific EPD for HyperPure PE‑RT and a representative PEX fitting series would close a common gap.
- Thermostatic mixing valves used in hydronic and domestic hot water systems. Hospitals, education, and multifamily specs regularly ask for these, and verified EPDs can simplify approval.
What makes EPDs feasible without disruption
The heavy lift is clean data collection at the plant and from suppliers. Teams that run LCAs and EPDs well tend to front‑load the data wrangling so engineers and operations can stay focused on production, then publish with a program operator familiar to the target market. In the U.S., many plumbing brands choose Smart EPD or SCS for verification and publication, and in Europe operators like ift Rosenheim or IBU are common. Speed comes from disciplined inputs, not cutting corners.
Where Legend looks strong already
The brand has a clear, installer‑friendly message across press, SmartClick, and hydronics, plus a training program that keeps reps and contractors aligned. That sales engine can turn EPDs into a simple yes on submittals rather than a late‑cycle scramble.
What a pragmatic EPD rollout could look like
- Pick a recent full production year and lock the facility boundary for one flagship family in each of three segments: press ball valves, a PEX fitting series, and a mixing valve.
- Reuse the approach to expand coverage to manifolds and common service valves.
- Publish with an operator recognized by target specifiers and list the documents openly so estimators can find them.
Bottom line for specability
Legend Valve sells into many categories with lots of SKUs, yet public EPD coverage appears to be missing. Competitors with published, verifiable EPDs for adjacent plumbing categories are easier to specify when LEED v5 and owner policies ask for disclosure. Closing the gap on a few high‑velocity lines will pay back fast in saved bids, fewer substitution fights, and more confident project teams. It’s a small paperwork sprint that unlocks outsized revenue, definately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Legend Valve publish a sustainability page with EPD listings?
We did not find a dedicated sustainability or EPD listing page on legendvalve.com. If a portal‑only library exists, it will not help specifiers who need public, verifiable links during submittals.
How broad is Legend Valve’s product range and how many SKUs are likely active?
Their site states 10,000+ products across more than 80 categories, which implies thousands of SKUs in circulation (Legend Valve, 2025).
Which competitors in valves and fittings visibly maintain EPDs today?
Viega lists multiple press‑system EPDs verified by ift Rosenheim with validity to 2029 (ift Rosenheim, 2024). Watts maintains an EPD library on its Product Transparency page that includes assemblies like backflow preventers and relief valves (Watts, 2024).
Why do EPDs help win specs beyond LEED points?
They remove risk for design teams who must document embodied carbon or meet owner procurement policies. Without an EPD, products often get modeled with conservative assumptions that make swaps more likely.
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.
