Siemens in Buildings: EPD Coverage at a Glance
Siemens is everywhere in modern buildings, from the panelboard room to the chilled‑water loop to the security desk. If your projects prize verified carbon numbers, the big question is simple. How many of those Siemens products come with a third‑party Environmental Product Declaration, and where are the gaps that can quietly cost you specs?
Where Siemens shows up on projects
Siemens plays across electrification, automation and building technologies. Expect offers in low‑voltage power distribution, building management and HVAC controls, field devices like thermostats, valves and sensors, fire detection and security, and fast‑growing eMobility charging. They also sell industry hardware and software used inside buildings.
Product range, at a glance
Across Smart Infrastructure and related lines, Siemens spans many product families that map to dozens of construction‑relevant categories. The commercial catalog runs to many hundreds of SKUs. That breadth matters because spec teams rarely pick a single item in isolation.
Current EPD footprint we can see
We find a small public set of third‑party EPDs tied to Siemens building‑adjacent products. Examples include connected‑home and room thermostats published under the P.E.P. ecopassport program, plus select industrial electronics via European operators. Coverage feels uneven compared to the scope of the building portfolio, which means spec risk can pop up in otherwise strong bids.
Notable gaps for spec‑driven jobs
Teams frequently ask about EPDs for core electrical gear used on LEED‑or carbon‑tracked projects. Think miniature and molded‑case circuit breakers, panelboards and switchboards, busway, certain fire detection devices, and some EV charging hardware. Public EPDs for these Siemens items are limited today, so owners and engineers may default to competitors when project rules penalize products without verified declarations.
A practical example that hits the panel schedule
Circuit protection is a staple in offices, healthcare, and education. If a Siemens breaker lacks a current, published EPD, engineers can pivot to alternatives with verified declarations. Schneider Electric and ABB both list multiple circuit‑breaker PEPs in the public register, including miniature and molded‑case to air circuit breakers, which keeps them plug‑and‑play for EPD‑required specs (PEP Ecopassport, 2023; PEP Ecopassport, 2025). When a project’s carbon accounting would otherwise apply conservative defaults, having a verified EPD removes that hurdle.
How EcoTech fits with EPDs
Siemens launched the EcoTech label as a product‑level environmental profile that leverages EPD data and adds design and circularity criteria. Siemens states more than 50 percent of its relevant portfolio already carries ISO‑compliant self‑declared EPDs and it targets full coverage for that scope by 2030. EcoTech products are manufactured using 100 percent renewable electricity. These are helpful signals for specifiers deciding what goes on submittals (Siemens, 2025). You can browse EcoTech profiles here too (Siemens EcoTech).
Competitors you will meet on bids
On low‑voltage distribution and devices, Siemens most often faces Schneider Electric, ABB, Eaton, and Legrand. For building automation and life‑safety, expect Johnson Controls and Honeywell. Several of these peers publish broad PEP portfolios for breakers, boards and control devices, and Schneider reports environmental data coverage across 110,000 product references that represent about 70 percent of turnover, expanding toward 80 percent by year end 2025 (Schneider Electric, 2025). That breadth can translate to easier specification in EPD‑required markets.
What buyers actually optimize for
Design teams want clean, comparable numbers from third‑party verified EPDs so they can finish carbon models without guesswork. If the declaration is missing, they often incur a penalty in the model and look for a compliant alternate. Price still matters. Yet the presence of an EPD frequently keeps a product in contention longer, which improves win rate without cutting margin.
Moves Siemens product and marketing teams can make now
Pick one or two product lines that are frequent alternates in bids and get product‑specific EPDs published with a recognized operator. For electrical gear, use the PEP rulebook so your declarations align with what specifiers already see from peers. Make data collection painless for factories and suppliers, since that is usually the long pole. Finally, host the PDFs in a simple, public download center linked from the product page. Dont bury them.
Where this lands for specability
Siemens already signals intent through EcoTech and growing EPD coverage, and that is good. The commercial upside increases when high‑runner SKUs in power distribution and life‑safety have current, verified declarations that slot neatly into LEED‑or policy‑driven submittals. Close that gap and Siemens becomes the easy button more often than not.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Siemens publish EPDs for its building products under a recognized program operator?
We find a small public set today, especially in connected‑home thermostats via the P.E.P. ecopassport program and select electronics via European operators. Coverage does not yet span the full building‑electrical range.
How broad is Siemens’ construction catalog and how many SKUs roughly?
Siemens sells across dozens of building‑relevant categories with many hundreds of SKUs. The exact count shifts by region and portfolio updates.
What competitor EPDs commonly appear on electrical specs in North America?
Engineers often reference PEPs from Schneider Electric and ABB for miniature, molded‑case, and air circuit breakers, plus distribution boards. Eaton and Legrand also appear with category coverage in parts of the portfolio.
What is Siemens EcoTech and how does it relate to EPDs?
EcoTech is Siemens’ product‑level environmental profile that uses EPD data and adds criteria for materials, use‑phase, and circularity. Siemens reports ISO‑compliant self‑declared EPDs across more than 50% of the relevant portfolio and aims for 100% by 2030 (Siemens, 2025).
About the Author
Eric works at the intersection of sustainability, regulation, and business strategy, helping manufacturers navigate the evolving landscape of EPDs and LCAs. Having spoken with hundreds of teams across North America, brings a deep understanding of what drives ROI, what regulators are asking for, and how companies can stay ahead with smart, scalable approaches to environmental reporting.
