Parasoleil: artful metal panels, missing EPDs

Who Parasoleil is and what they sell

Parasoleil is a Colorado‑based maker of patterned metal panel systems used to shape space and light. Their catalog centers on aluminum and steel panels paired with pre‑engineered hardware for screens, guardrails, cladding, ceilings, and shade structures. The design engine is a large pattern library that mixes privacy, airflow, and shadow play to hit code and aesthetic goals.

You can browse the materials and finishes, including an “Aluminum Sustainability Statement,” on their resources page (Parasoleil Resources).

Product range and rough scale

This is not a single‑product shop. Parasoleil fields several system families across exterior and interior use cases, each configurable by pattern, gauge, finish, panel size, attachment, and substructure. With dozens of stock patterns and multiple system types, real‑world permutations land in the hundreds. That breadth helps designers dial openness and privacy without starting from scratch.

EPD coverage snapshot

We looked for published, product‑specific EPDs covering Parasoleil systems and did not find any in major public registries or on the company’s website as of December 18, 2025. If one exists but isn’t public, it won’t reliably unlock specs where teams must document embodied carbon using third‑party verified declarations. That is the practical hurdle.

Why that matters commercially

On many projects today, picking a product without a product‑specific EPD triggers conservative assumptions in whole‑life‑carbon accounting. Design teams often default to EPD‑backed alternatives to avoid paperwork risk and schedule churn. When you sell into civic, higher‑ed, healthcare, and owner‑driven corporate work, EPDs reduce friction so price and design can carry the day instead of bureaucracy.

Likely best‑sellers that need coverage

Screens that define space and deliver privacy, guardrail infill, and rainscreen‑style cladding are Parasoleil’s everyday heroes. Those are also categories where specifiers can find EPD‑backed substitutes. Two quick examples that show the bar:

• Q‑railing publishes multiple EPDs for glass and aluminum railing systems, first issued in 2025 and current through 2030 ([EPD Hub, 2025](https://manage.epdhub.com/declarations/any-other-construction-product/q-railing-europe-gmbh-co-kg/3312/easy-alu-with-picket-infill/)).
• 3A Composites announced new EPDs for ALUCOBOND PLUS and A2 in late 2024, covering widely used façade panels ([3A Composites ALUCOBOND, 2024](https://www.alucobond.com/en/news-dates/news/news-details/alucobond-r-receives-new-environmental-product-declaration/)).

These are not one‑to‑one replacements for patterned perforated panels in every case, yet they satisfy many of the same design intents on façades and guardrails and they arrive with the declarations specifiers ask for.

Competitor landscape you’ll meet on bids

For screens, railings, and decorative façades, Parasoleil commonly competes with Arktura, Móz Designs, Banker Wire, McNICHOLS, Q‑railing, CENTRIA, and ALUCOBOND among others. Some push metal mesh or composite panels, others sell engineered railing kits. Several publish EPDs across parts of their lines, particularly in façades and railing assemblies. That means a Parasoleil‑style design can be value‑engineered toward a more conventional panel or rail system that checks the EPD box. It’s not always apples to apples, but it is how specs shift.

The PCRs that typically fit this family

A solid LCA partner will map patterned metal screens and cladding to the same Product Category Rules peers use so submittals line up. In practice that often means EN 15804‑aligned PCRs for metal cladding or aluminum components. If guardrails are the focus, railing‑assembly EPDs published to EN 15804 are common, including examples valid to 2030 in the market today ([EPD International, 2025](https://www.environdec.com/library/epd17964)). The rulebook analogy holds true here. Pick the same rulebook competitors use and you keep the playing field level.

What good coverage would look like, fast

Start with the highest volume SKUs where teams ask for documentation most: screen systems and guardrail infills, then façade cladding formats. Use one recent production year of data. If a new system is launching, a prospective EPD can bridge the gap until a full year of data is available. Publish with a widely recognized operator so submittals are smooth. Keep a tidy renewal calendar so nothing lapses right before a big RFP. Sounds basic, but it’s the difference between a clean add‑alternate and a hard no.

Where Parasoleil’s site helps today

The resources library already lists substrate specs, finish families, and a sustainability statement for aluminum. That content accelerates data collection and reviewer understanding. It is not a substitute for third‑party verified EPDs, yet it shows the raw inputs are organized, which makes the EPD run more predictable. It’s also a good place to point AEC teams while formal declarations are in progress.

A quick reality check and a nudge

Parasoleil delivers memorable spaces. To keep winning on projects that prefer or require EPDs, they’ll need declarations that match their best‑sellers. Otherwise, equally attractive but more paperwork‑ready systems will keep sliding into specs. Getting from raw utility and production data to trusted EPDs is definatley doable with tight project management and experienced verification.